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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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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-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 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

11.2 km

4.03 km

3.41 km

873 m

195 m

Surfaces

4.44 km

3.92 km

3.76 km

3.63 km

2.25 km

1.76 km

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 6 July

24°C

17°C

36 %

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Max wind speed: 30.0 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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Basalt Organ at Rakotz Lake – Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge) loop from Weißwasser (Oberlausitz) / Běła Woda

Lake in the Muskauer Faltenbogen

Large Lake on Waldseeweg

Basalt Organ at Rakotz Lake

View of Rakotz Bridge and Rakotz Lake

Rakotz Bridge (Devil's Bridge)

Rhododendron Park Kromlau

Kromlau Castle

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