Basalt Organ at Rakotz Lake – Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge) loop from Weißwasser (Oberlausitz) / Běła Woda

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Weißwasser/O.L. - Běła Woda

Basalt Organ at Rakotz Lake – Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge) loop from Weißwasser (Oberlausitz) / Běła Woda

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Basalt Organ at Rakotz Lake – Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge) loop from Weißwasser (Oberlausitz) / Běła Woda

05:06

19.8km

100m

Hiking

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

Last updated: September 30, 2026

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Geopark Muskauer Faltenbogen

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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458 m

Alter Ziegeleiteich

Lake

2.08 km

Lake in the Muskauer Faltenbogen

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Very lonely area, only birds and frogs to be heard

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2.71 km

Large Lake on Waldseeweg

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This is a beautiful, calm, large lake at the Waldsee. However, the name cannot be found on any map.

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4.15 km

Eichenhügel

Peak

4.58 km

Basalt Organ at Rakotz Lake

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After almost a year of reconstruction, the Rakotz Grotto in the Kromlau Landscape Park was completely restored in May 2020. In addition to the Anthea figure, the Hercules sculpture is …

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4.78 km

View of Rakotz Bridge and Rakotz Lake

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Great view of the lake and the Rakotz Bridge! Especially when there is no wind, the bridge is best reflected on the smooth water!

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5.03 km

Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge)

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Between Azalea and Rhododendron Park you will find one of the most bizarre bridges in the world. If you ask locals for the bridge, they sometimes look questionable. In the …

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5.23 km

Rhododendron Park Kromlau

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The Kromlauer Park is worth a visit in every season. Kromlau not only has the park to offer. There is a campsite, a lake, the park railway, a good range …

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5.81 km

Kromlau Castle

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A romantic place to SAY is certainly a castle and if the castle still has a unique park, the ambiance is almost perfect!

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6.47 km

White Bridge in Kromlau Park

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This beautiful white bridge, which is of course used as a photo motif at weddings in Kromlau Castle, is located near the grotto house.

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19.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

3.97 km

3.31 km

971 m

251 m

Surfaces

4.42 km

3.99 km

3.91 km

3.61 km

2.13 km

1.73 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 2 November

9°C

3°C

13 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

January 1, 2026,𝐃𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐮𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐁𝐫ü𝐜𝐤𝐞

After all the twists and turns of yesterday, @Stefanie and I headed in a different direction today. Instead of abandoned quarries, this time an active quarry was on the agenda – more precisely, the Nochten open-cast mine. Even though I had already visited this place during my tour around Germany, there are some areas you simply can't get enough of. …

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January 1, 2026,…𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕄𝕦𝕤𝕜𝕒𝕦𝕖𝕣 𝔽𝕒𝕝𝕥𝕖𝕟𝕓𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕟…

Braving the stormy weather, we set off today towards Weißwasser. This small town lies in the heart of the Muskau Fold Belt, a landscape formed by glacial tectonic deformation, which brought many valuable raw materials to the surface in a very small area.

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March 26, 2025,Rakotzbrücke – Regenrunde: Kromlau 🔄 Tagebau Nochten

It was actually obvious that it would rain. After all, I had my Lumix S9 in my backpack. It always rains with that.
But no matter, the Rakotz Bridge and the turquoise lakes were still impressive. I didn't see much of the open-cast mine, though. The weather was too bad.
Anyway, I was there years ago on the narrow-gauge railway; …

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