Circular route through the Tharandter Forest

  • 7.52 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: easy
  • Great panorama
  • Hiking
  • 1:59 h
  • 7.52 km
  • 127 m
  • 127 m
  • 330 m
  • 408 m
  • 78 m
  • Start: Spa square Spa town of Hartha
  • Destination: Spa square Spa town of Hartha

A circular route through the Tharandter Forest starting from the spa town of Hartha. It first passes the Ernemann Hut. This is named after Heinrich Ernemann, a Dresden entrepreneur in the cinema and photo industry. He owned a villa called "Heinrichs Eck" built in 1900 in the spa town of Hartha (today: Am Hartheberg 21) and was a patron of the town. The route continues into the valley of the Triebisch to the Kling Spring. Then we hike by the sandstone quarry "Spechtshausen Switzerland" up to the basalt quarry at Ascherhübel with the Witch's Cottage. At the "Snack Bar at the Forest Edge" in Spechtshausen, there is an opportunity to stop. Afterwards, the route goes on to the Spechtshausen Forestry Office and the Prussian Redoubt from 1762. Over the Bell Chair in the spa town of Hartha, we return to the starting point.

Waypoints

Start
Start
Spa square Spa town of Hartha
A small snack bar with slate boards in a wooded location, wooden fence and outdoor seating.
Destination
Destination
Spa square Spa town of Hartha

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown (2%)
Street (8%)
Asphalt (5%)
Gravel (8%)
Trail (70%)
Path (7%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Spa square Spa town of Hartha - Ernemann Hut - Triebisch Valley - Kling Spring - Spechtshausen Switzerland - Basalt Quarry at Ascherhübel - Witch’s Cottage - Snack Bar at the Forest Edge - Spechtshausen Forestry Office - Prussian Redoubt - Bell Chair Hartheberg

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy footwear and weatherproof hiking clothing required.

Additional information

Website Snack Bar "At the Forest Edge": https://www.imbiss-am-waldrand.de/

Further information about the Tharandter Forest: https://www.osterzgebirge.org/gebiete/tharandterwald.html

Author

Geopark Sachsens Mitte

Organization

Dresden Elbland

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

  • Spechtshausen Switzerland
  • Snack Bar at the Forest Edge
  • Spechtshausen Forestry Office