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Dresden's green side – discover nature while hiking

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Dresden's green side – discover nature while hiking

Hiking Collection by Dresden Elbland

11

Tours

28:56 h

65.0 mi

5,725 ft

Immerse yourself in Dresden’s green side on these 11 circular walks: discover 623 parks and green spaces. These tours are also a pleasure in autumn: Especially when the days are getting shorter, you benefit from short travel times from downtown Dresden and the now colorful canopy of leaves spreads its characteristic charm and scent.

On the edge of the city, you enter Dresden Heath, one of the largest urban forests in Germany. From the verdant banks of the Elbe River, you gaze upon three castles near Loschwitz and cross the Elbe on the Blue Wonder bridge. The slopes of the Elbe Valley have magnificent views over vineyards, with their romantic churches and independent wineries. In Dresden Heath, you hike along narrow paths beside babbling brooks.

The countryside around Dresden is not to be missed either. The hikes take you to historic mills and old farmhouses, past lonely poplar trees, countless lakes, streams, small forests and open fields with magnificent views. So, put on your hiking boots and get going.

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    To the Haarweiden Reservoir — dream trails on Dresden Heath

    Intermediate
    02:52
    6.81 mi
    2.4 mph
    275 ft
    275 ft
    Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    This appealing circular hike takes you directly to the Dresdner Heide, which is criss-crossed by narrow paths and small streams. You hike mainly through slightly hilly mixed forest with some sandy slopes and occasionally through notches and reasons that were caused by the permanent impact of flowing

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  • Easy
    01:56
    4.42 mi
    2.3 mph
    350 ft
    350 ft
    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    The Fischhaus restaurant in the Radeberger Vorstadt is the starting point of this beautiful hike in the Dresdner Heide. It goes straight into the forest and you hike in a large arc to the sister spring above the Weißer Hirsch district.

    

    Here and in the neighboring Degelequelle you can imitate the residents

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  • Easy
    01:39
    3.88 mi
    2.3 mph
    200 ft
    200 ft
    Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    This attractive circular hike begins at the Heidemühle in the middle of the Dresden Heath. If you don't want to travel by car (there is a car park at the start), you can also take the public bus to get there (bus stop: Dresden Heidemühle).

    

    Right at the beginning of the hike you will pass the memorial

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  • Intermediate
    03:00
    6.90 mi
    2.3 mph
    500 ft
    500 ft
    Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    This attractive hike starts at the Zöllmen, Zschonerbach bus stop. You come to the course of the Zschonergrundbach through a wonderful landscape and past several historical mills and a small natural pool.

    

    First you follow the path to the Schulzenmühle and then you accompany the Zschonergrundbach through

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  • Intermediate
    02:23
    5.07 mi
    2.1 mph
    650 ft
    650 ft
    Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    The Elbe, the Pillnitz Castle Park, an artificial ruin, two mills and lots of nature await you on this varied hike.

    

    The starting point is the Pillnitz Schloss bus stop, where you can immerse yourself in the beautiful castle park. The small entry fee of three euros is worth every penny, because the park

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  • Intermediate
    01:57
    4.43 mi
    2.3 mph
    375 ft
    375 ft
    Intermediate Hiking Tour. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    This wonderful hike is a classic, because it leads past Pillnitz Castle and takes you into the vineyards with wonderful views and to stately wineries where you can taste the excellent Saxon wines.

    

    From the parking lot and the bus stop Pillnitz Schloss you walk through the center of Pillnitz and finally

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  • Intermediate
    03:26
    8.20 mi
    2.4 mph
    275 ft
    275 ft
    Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    The Blasewitz forest park in the Dresden district of the same name is one of the many parks and facilities that make Dresden one of the greenest cities in Europe. It is thanks to the Saxon ministerial official Arthur Willibald Königsheim that in the middle of the 19th century one of the left Elbe woods

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  • Expert
    03:23
    7.26 mi
    2.1 mph
    900 ft
    900 ft
    Expert Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

    The best way to get to the starting point of this delightful tour, Körnerplatz in the Loschwitz district, is by bus. From there it goes straight up to the mountain station of the suspension railway with its viewing platform and a café. If you like, you can start this beautiful hike here with breakfast

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  • Intermediate
    04:08
    9.07 mi
    2.2 mph
    1,075 ft
    1,075 ft
    Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    This panoramic hike starts in the Prohlis district of Dresden at the Altnickern bus stop. You first hike to Schloss Nickern am Gerberbach and then follow this through a green corridor upstream to the small Kauscha dam, which is used for flood protection.

    

    Just a stone's throw away you will reach a small

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  • Expert
    01:42
    3.52 mi
    2.1 mph
    525 ft
    525 ft
    Expert Hiking Tour. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

    Why not take a hike through urban Dresden? This interesting round takes you to Dresden's cable cars and cable cars, through impressive residential areas on the slopes of the Elbe and offers you beautiful views of one of the greenest cities in Europe.

    

    You start on Schillerplatz, which is easily accessible

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  • Intermediate
    02:28
    5.40 mi
    2.2 mph
    625 ft
    625 ft
    Intermediate Hiking Tour. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

    Wherever you are in Dresden: he always proudly moves into the picture. The 252 meter high television tower in the Wachwitz district, which went into operation in 1969, is a prominent landmark in the Elbe Valley in the literal sense of the word.

    

    

    This varied circular hike starts in its shadow at the "Fernsehturm

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Collection Stats

  • Tours
    11
  • Distance
    65.0 mi
  • Duration
    28:56 h
  • Elevation
    5,725 ft

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