--- title: "Through the Rabenauer Grund, Spechtritzgrund to the Malter dam" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/through-the-rabenauer-grund-spechtritzgrund-to-the-malter-dam" description: "Whether in spring, summer, fall or winter - the Rabenauer Grund invites you to take a romantic hike along the Rote Weißeritz at any time of year. Discover legendary places, observe rare animals and plants, follow the energy adventure trail or simply enjoy nature. Like many artists and scholars, including Heinrich von Kleist, Heinrich Cotta, Ludwig Richter and F. W. Wegener, let yourself be captivated by this nature reserve, which is rich in trees and herbs, and visit the rocky valley through which the Rote Weißeritz flows, some of which is still unspoilt. For anyone who is curious, the travel chronicler offers a first insight into the tour on her blog with an experience report and a video of her own hike in the Rabenauer Grund in the fall." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2905953/b1db717f7aaab56acbf5614e32cae83fe263bfcd60e5ee8288b1c8bd27d6ec47/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Through the Rabenauer Grund, Spechtritzgrund to the Malter dam ============================================================== - 10.21 km long - Difficulty: easy - Condition: very easy - Hiking - 3:10 h - 10.21 km - 149 m - 15 m - 197 m - 340 m - 143 m - - Start: Station of the Weißeritztalbahn Freital/Coßmannsdorf - Destination: Malter station on the Weißeritz Valley Railway 1 Freital-Coßmannsdorf railroad station 2 Saxony Energy Experience Trail 3 Rabenauer Grund 4 Spechtritzgrund and Seifersdorfer Grund 5 Malter Dam 6 Weißeritz Valley Railway Whether in spring, summer, fall or winter - the Rabenauer Grund invites you to take a romantic hike along the Rote Weißeritz at any time of year. Discover legendary places, observe rare animals and plants, follow the energy adventure trail or simply enjoy nature. Like many artists and scholars, including Heinrich von Kleist, Heinrich Cotta, Ludwig Richter and F. W. Wegener, let yourself be captivated by this nature reserve, which is rich in trees and herbs, and visit the rocky valley through which the Rote Weißeritz flows, some of which is still unspoilt. For anyone who is curious, the travel chronicler offers a first insight into the tour on her blog with an and a of her own hike in the Rabenauer Grund in the fall. Read more Waypoints --------- View on map Start Start Station of the Weißeritztalbahn Freital/Coßmannsdorf - Beer garden - Inn Destination Destination Malter station on the Weißeritz Valley Railway Show more Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (3%) Asphalt (6%) Gravel (47%) Trail (23%) Path (22%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions We start our tour in Freital-Coßmannsdorf, where the Weißeritz-Park shopping center is located on the right, and follow the road 400 m to the Hains leisure pool. After another 300 m, we cross a steel bridge and keep left (towards the ENSO Energy Experience Trail, green hiking markings). We continue along the Rabenauer-Grund-Weg, where after approx. 1 km there are old silver mine tunnels on the right-hand side. After approx. 500 m, the hiking trail leads under a bridge, where the "Plaunscher Grund power station" is located shortly afterwards on the right-hand side. There is a rest area here with an adventure center where you can learn interesting facts about the hydroelectric power station. Following the path, we see the "Needle's Eye" on the right and shortly afterwards two boards about the fauna in the Rabenauer Grund and the "Sky Ladder". We continue past the headrace tunnel, the moated castle and the cascades (on the left). Bridges of the Weißeritz Valley Railway cross the path and a short time later we reach a rest area. We then pass "Nixentump" and "Planwiese" with a picnic area and shelter. The path continues to meander along the Weißeritz, past two villas to the Rabenauer Mühle, where we have completed about half of the tour. We cross the road and reach the "Zum Wanderer" restaurant. We then walk further upstream, climbing a few steps up the rocks and back down again. We cross a bridge. A few meters upstream - on the opposite side of the river - is the Lübauer Gründl, a small side valley along the Borlasbach stream, which may invite you to take a short detour on your next tour. This part of the valley is known as Spechtritzgrund and leads to the former Spechtritzmühle mill. There it continues as Seifersdorfer Grund. We pass the Seifersdorf stop, walk a short distance along the road to the level crossing and shortly afterwards turn right onto the path (Rumbergwiese). The path leads up the meadow and at the end turns right into the forest. Follow the signs for Malter station. The path leads up and down close to the railroad line and repeatedly offers views of the tracks. Eventually we reach the Malter reservoir. Read more Tour information - Stop at an Inn Directions & Parking facilities **Public transportation**Freital-Coßmannsdorf station - steam train: Weißeritztalbahn Bus: City bus of the RVSOE lines 160, 345, 348, 363 Destination: Malter station- Steam train: Weißeritztalbahn Station Malter, Bad Pikto Bus 376 Read more Additional information Tourist Information Rabenau Market 3, 01734 Rabenau Tel. 0351 6498226 Read more Author Tourismus-Information Stadt Rabenau Organization Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author **Places of interest:** \- German Chair Making Museum Rabenau, \- Hydroelectric power plants and adventure stations of the SachsenEnergie adventure trail, \- Dippoldiswalde Tanners' Museum, www.lohgerbermuseum.de **Refreshment stops:** \- Weißeritzpark in Freital - Coßmannsdorf (Tel. +49 351 6477100) \- "Wanderer" at Rabenau railroad station (Tel. +49 4602061) **Rest station:** \- Several shelters and benches along the route Read more Map Weisseritz valleys - Saxon cartography Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 01705 Freital Download GPX file - - - -