Circular hike between Tharandt and Freital-Hainsberg

13.78 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: difficult
Condition: difficult
Hiking

4:10 h
13.78 km
248 m
254 m
181 m
286 m
105 m
Start: Kuppelhalle Tharandt
Destination: Kuppelhalle Tharandt

A culturally rich hike through the Freital district of Hainsberg with interesting places such as the Hoffnungskirche, the Iron Cross, and the Freigut Heilsberg.

The path passes historic buildings such as the Hainsberg town hall, the Mehnert mill, the Walzen mill, the Hoffnungskirche, as well as interesting sites like the Iron Cross, the Rabenauer Grund, and the Freigut Heilsberg in the district of the current city of Freital, which was only founded in 1921 by the merging of coal mining and industrial communities with farming villages.

Worth seeing along the way:

NSG Weißeritztalhänge
Heilsberg park and estate
Hains Leisure Center
Rabenauer Grund
Weißeritztal Railway
Hainsberg Church
Iron Cross
Backofenfelsen

Pavements

Unknown (28%)

Street (1%)

Asphalt (31%)

Gravel (5%)

Trail (17%)

Path (17%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

From the Kuppelhalle Tharandt, the route follows the Niederleitenweg (marked with a green dot) along the Wilde Weißeritz into Freital. Passing the Heilsbad Park, you reach Weißeritz Park with the Hains Leisure Center. The route continues along the cycling path on Silberstraße (D4). On the return to Kuppelhalle Tharandt, the path goes past Backofenfelsen. Alternatively, a return trip by S-Bahn S3 / RB 30 Freital – Tharandt is possible (Freital VVO fare zone).

Guided hikes can also be offered (https://www.hainsberg.eu/indexwander.html)

Tour information

Cultural Interesting
Loop Road

Equipment

Sturdy footwear recommended.

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

Autobahn A4 to the Wilsdruff exit, then follow the signs to Tharandt

Parking

Parking at the market (Am Markt), Naturmarkt (Pienner Straße/Dresdner Straße), P+R at the station and TU Dresden Forest Campus (access from Dresdner Straße to the railway guardhouse) as well as on Roßmäßlerstraße and at the elementary school (Wilsdruffer Straße)

Public transportation

S-Bahn S3 Dresden-Tharandt-Freiberg, Regionalbahn RB30 Dresden-Zwickau or Regionalexpress RE3 Dresden-Hof to P+R Tharandt station (Freital VVO fare zone)

Author

Dresden Elbland Redaktion

Organization

Dresden Elbland

Website

License (master data)

Dresden Elbland Redaktion

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Heilsberg Park
Hains Leisure Center
Weißeritztal Railway
Rabenauer Grund
Backofenfelsen

Circular hike between Tharandt and Freital-Hainsberg

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