Neugrabenflöße – Floßgraben Trail loop from Český Jiřetín

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Neugrabenflöße – Floßgraben Trail loop from Český Jiřetín

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Neugrabenflöße – Floßgraben Trail loop from Český Jiřetín

02:56

10.8km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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588 m

Floßgraben Trail

Highlight • Trail

The rafting ditch was built in 1624-1629 and was used to float wood down to the Freiberg mine, which is more than 18 km away. The remains of the remarkable …

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4.24 km

Fláje New Navigation Canal (Flájský Nový Plavební Kanál) – Neugrabenflöße

Highlight • Structure

4.26 km

Historic Flößer Canals Clausnitz–Fláje

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

This section of the trail is characterized by narrow dams that are still partially preserved and on which the path runs. A nature trail explains the history. Hopefully, wood was …

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8.30 km

Wooden Book Tower Sculpture with Apple in Český Jiřetín

Highlight • Monument

Nice wood carving.

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8.57 km

Wooden Church of Fláje

Highlight • Religious Site

Very beautiful church, which was unfortunately closed when we visited. As Lake55 already wrote: the last building from the flooded Flaje to be relocated here. A remarkable achievement.

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9.00 km

Germany–Czech Republic Border at Sachsen

Highlight • Monument

Here is the border between Germany and the Czech Republic

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10.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.07 km

3.02 km

1.72 km

948 m

Surfaces

4.00 km

2.26 km

1.91 km

1.83 km

750 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

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Comments

June 5, 2022,Neugrabenflöße ⚒️ Flàje - Clausnitz

Walked a raft ditch again 😊 function, about 250 years of wooden rafts for the mining area around Freiberg ⚒️

Thanks to "Unknown", because unfortunately I forgot where I got the tip from 🙈

In 2010 the construction of a nature trail was started. Since then, the nature trail can be hiked over a total length of about 23 km …

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