Brüderweg Cliffside Trail – Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve loop from Tharandt

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Brüderweg Cliffside Trail – Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve loop from Tharandt

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Brüderweg Cliffside Trail – Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve loop from Tharandt

05:18

18.4km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Tal der Roten Weißeritz

Weißeritztalhänge

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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362 m

Brüderweg Trail, Weißeritztalhänge

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The Brüderweg is a great hiking trail with alpine passages and is very narrow, so it is not recommended for strollers, people who have problems with narrow paths where there …

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1.81 km

Brüderweg Cliffside Trail

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The Brüderweg is an exciting section, where you can expect a few narrow passages with an auxiliary rope and footbridges. So hiking is a lot more fun, right?

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4.01 km

Backofenfelsen Viewpoint

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The oven rock can be described as one of the most beautiful viewpoints in the nature reserve "Weißeritztalhang". As an extension of the Brüderweg, this highlight can be built into …

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10.3 km

Rabenauer Mill

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The Rabenau mill was first mentioned in 1235 as a large mill. It belonged to the local castle and later to the electoral property.

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10.4 km

Rabenauer Grund – Valley of the Red Weißeritz

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The Rabenauer Grund is a hiking and walking path along the red Weißeritz. The idyllic nature along the Weißeritz is beautiful. There is a good place to stop for refreshments …

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13.1 km

Weisseritz Valley Stone Arch Bridge

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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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13.4 km

Rabenauer Grund Nature Reserve

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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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13.4 km

Cascades at the Rabenauer Grund Hydropower Plant

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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 …

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18.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.04 km

6.06 km

1.94 km

1.12 km

1.05 km

238 m

Surfaces

8.25 km

5.10 km

2.40 km

1.86 km

792 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Monday 2 November

7°C

2°C

12 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

February 22, 2025,☀️ Runde 🥾 Hainsberg, Rabenau, Somsdorf, Tharandt

Wonderfully varied route in beautiful sunshine ☀️.
There was even a bit of ice and snow in the valleys ❄️.
And in the Rabenauer Grund there was even a "stalactite cave" (picture 19) = icy stalagmites 😅.
Highly recommended.

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June 24, 2025,Brüderweg - Somsdorfer Klamm & Teufelskanzel

A wonderful hike with everything that goes with it. Hillside paths with exposed sections, so surefootedness is required. Wild water, small streams, forest and meadow paths, and a mysterious gorge. Highly recommended for those with good stamina.

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January 15, 2023,An Wilder und Roter Weißeritz (RE-Tharandt - RE-Tharandt)

Tour 14 from the Rother hiking guide Central Saxony
Actually, I wanted to hike the ecumenical pilgrimage route from Dahlen to Wurzen. However, I picked out a connection via Riesa, which the train could not implement today. So I went straight to Dresden and picked out this plan B tour. Great round between Tharandt, Freital and Rabenau with many highlights.

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September 24, 2022,An Wilder und Roter Weißeritz

Today we went to the Weißeritztal slopes.
From Tharandt we went over the Brüderweg in the direction of Freital. Then back via Rabenau and the Somsdorfer Klamm.
Finally, a nice roast venison in the "Schiller Eck" in Tharandt. 😋

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