--- title: "7th route: Power of water - timber rafting and electricity" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/7th-route-power-of-water-timber-rafting-and-electricity" description: "The hiking trail leads us along the traces of timber rafting from the Eastern Ore Mountains via the Wilde Weißeritz river to Dresden, as well as to the later use of hydropower for energy and drinking water production. During our hike, we encounter authentic witnesses such as rafting ponds, rafting water channel, wood drop-off sites, charcoal burning, and much, much more. The highlight here is the visit to the Tharandt hydropower plant. Our hike begins at the Meiler parking lot in Tharandt with a visit to the Tharandt hydropower plant and ends in Grillenburg where the fishing festival of the Angling Club Tharandt takes place that day. Points of interest along the way: - Tharandt hydropower plant - Hunting lodge complex Grillenburg - Natural forest swimming pool Grillenburg - Forest experience Grillenburg - Bellmanns Los - Rafting water channel - Duckweed ponds - Markgrafenstein" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2907082/8bc9cb2c1b5c754af51d94f0f7c7629d1b70d720123cb3b421abc11177867673/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share 7th route: Power of water - timber rafting and electricity ========================================================== - 11.75 km long - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Hiking - 3:20 h - 11.75 km - 281 m - 134 m - 228 m - 398 m - 170 m - - Start: Meiler parking lot Tharandt - Destination: Hunting lodge Grillenburg A hike following the traces of timber rafting, wood processing, energy, and drinking water production in the Eastern Ore Mountains and Tharandt Forest. Start: 10:00 AM Meiler parking lot Tharandt End: approx. 2:30 PM Hunting Lodge Grillenburg The hiking trail leads us along the traces of timber rafting from the Eastern Ore Mountains via the Wilde Weißeritz river to Dresden, as well as to the later use of hydropower for energy and drinking water production. During our hike, we encounter authentic witnesses such as rafting ponds, rafting water channel, wood drop-off sites, charcoal burning, and much, much more. The highlight here is the visit to the Tharandt hydropower plant. Our hike begins at the Meiler parking lot in Tharandt with a visit to the Tharandt hydropower plant and ends in Grillenburg where the fishing festival of the Angling Club Tharandt takes place that day. Points of interest along the way: \- Tharandt hydropower plant \- Hunting lodge complex Grillenburg \- Natural forest swimming pool Grillenburg \- Forest experience Grillenburg \- Bellmanns Los \- Rafting water channel \- Duckweed ponds \- Markgrafenstein Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (3%) Asphalt (1%) Gravel (60%) Trail (25%) Path (11%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions From the Tharandt hydropower plant it goes via the charcoal burner’s place and Bellmanns Los to the Seerental and from there to Grillenburg. Read more Tour information - Cultural Interesting - Stop at an Inn Equipment Sturdy footwear required. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**Autobahn A4 to the Wilsdruff interchange, from there follow the signs to Tharandt Read more **Parking**Parking spaces at the market (Am Markt), Naturmarkt (Pienner Straße/Dresdner Straße), P+R at the station and Forstcampus TU Dresden (access from Dresdner Straße to the railway guard's hut) as well as at Roßmäßlerstraße and at the elementary school (Wilsdruffer Straße) Read more **Public transportation**S-Bahn S3 Dresden-Tharandt-Freiberg, Regional train RB30 Dresden-Zwickau or Regional express RE3 Dresden-Hof to P+R Tharandt station (Fare zone Freital VVO) You can return to Tharandt from Grillenburg using bus line 363 after arrival. Read more Additional information http://www.meiler-tharandt.de/ Read more Author Dresden Elbland Redaktion Organization Dresden Elbland Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author - Hunting Lodge complex Grillenburg - Duckweed ponds - academic Lehrmeilerplatz (charcoal kiln training site) - Tharandt hydropower plant Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 01737 Tharandt Download GPX file - - - -