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Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve – Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway loop from Rabenau

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Freital

Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve – Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway loop from Rabenau

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Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve – Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway loop from Rabenau

01:21

4.93km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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Tal der Roten Weißeritz

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319 m

Rote Weißeritz River

Highlight • River

It's just incredibly beautiful here 😊.

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910 m

Cascades at the Rabenauer Grund Hydropower Plant

Highlight • Structure

The 460 meter long headrace tunnel begins at a weir around twelve meters wide near the Rabenauer Mühle. It is two meters wide and 2.20 meters high. The moated castle is located on the steep slope of the Rote Weißeritz, from which the water is led to the turbines via a 176 meter long pressure pipe with a diameter of 1.10 meters. The fall height is 39.22 meters with a maximum flow of 3.3 m³ per second. Excess water is channeled back into the Rote Weißeritz via a natural stone cascade at the moated castle.
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917 m

Rabenau Gorge Hydroelectric Power Plant

Highlight • Monument

The Rabenauer Grund hydropower plant is a run-of-river power station on the Rote Weißeritz in Rabenauer Grund. There is an energy trail

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964 m

Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Rabenauer Grund is ideal for beautiful hikes, cycling, running ... Along the Weißeritz, this wildly romantic reason is really an experience.

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1.21 km

Weisseritz Valley Stone Arch Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Weißeritz Bridge km 3.123
"The four bridges were built in 1881 in massive stone arch bridges. The low train mass enabled a comparatively slim, elegant construction that still meets the requirements of rail operations that have now increased."
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2.19 km

Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway

Highlight • Monument

The Weißeritztalbahn is today Germany's longest-serving narrow-gauge railway. It started operations in 1883. Since the Weißeritztal was too narrow for a standard-gauge railway, a railway line with a track width of 750 millimeters was used for the first time. The train still runs between Freital and Kipsdorf.

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2.47 km

Rabenauer Grund and the Rote Weißeritz stream

Highlight • Gorge

Due to the Rabenauer Grund, the Weißeritz is wildly romantic. You can go hiking and walking here wonderfully.

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4.22 km

Weißeritz Valley Railway bridge at the hydroelectric power station

Highlight • Bridge

Weisseritz Bridge km 2.556
"The four bridges were built in 1881 in a massive construction as stone arch bridges. The low tensile masses enabled a comparatively slim, shapely construction that still meets the increased requirements of railway operations today."
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei%C3%9Feritztalbahn#Br%C3%BCcken

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4.93 km

End point

Camper Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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4.39 km

521 m

Surfaces

4.08 km

637 m

113 m

< 100 m

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Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve – Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway loop from Rabenau

Rote Weißeritz River

Cascades at the Rabenauer Grund Hydropower Plant

Rabenau Gorge Hydroelectric Power Plant

Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve

Weisseritz Valley Stone Arch Bridge

Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway

Rabenauer Grund and the Rote Weißeritz stream

Weißeritz Valley Railway bridge at the hydroelectric power station

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