デースバッハの天然記念物・トップ20

Originally built to increase the low water level so that the cellulose works in Schwarza always had enough water. Today the dam is mainly used to produce drinking water.

The hiking trail is very adventurous, if you dare to do it please be careful. There are a lot of trees on the route. You have to crawl over or under the trees. It is not suitable for everyone. This section should actually be closed for safety reasons.

Impressive rock formations. Challenging hiking trail over and under tree trunks. Great rest area with benches and fire pit and shelter with stamping station.

The Meurasteine are a three-tiered wall on a rocky ridge and extend a little into the Schlagetal. The jagged rocky section is a good 500 million years old and consists of quartzite. You can do a little scrambling here, over steps hewn into the rock. A shelter also "floats" there.

Nice view over the reservoir

What a beautiful bike path there. A treat and one should do it.

Has the charm of a war memorial, only with eternal water instead of an eternal flame.

The Schwarza spring rises 4 kilometers from Neuhaus am Rennweg and 250 m from the Rennsteig, at an altitude of 717 m. The spring water, which rises from a crack between slate and red sandstone, always has a constant temperature of around 6 degrees Celsius both in midsummer and in winter, which is often icy here. The spring was set in in 1855. In the meantime, however, the spring has looked for another way up and rises about 2m away from the source. In the further course, she looks for her own way (Fig. 4). In spring, a stream already flows past the Schwarzaquellhütte above the Schwarza spring. After 300 m the Schwarza joins the Habichtsbach, which at the confluence has already covered twice as much distance from its source. In the further course the Schwarza flows through the partially deeply cut Schwarzatal until it flows into the Saale after 53 kilometers in the Rudolstadt district of Schwarza. After more than 200 kilometers, the Saale flows into the Elbe at Barby. This makes the Schwarza part of the Elbe's catchment area, as does the previous "River Landscape of the Year", the Havel. The catchment area of the Schwarza and its tributaries covers a total of 507 square kilometers. The Schwarza has many natural stretches of water. Source: http://www.schwarza-fluss.de/schwarza.htm