Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway – Swiss Bridge loop from Seifersdorf

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Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway – Swiss Bridge loop from Seifersdorf

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Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway – Swiss Bridge loop from Seifersdorf

01:53

7.21km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Tal der Roten Weißeritz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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927 m

Spechtritzgrund

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The Spechtritzgrund is the section between the Rabenauer Grund (staircase at the mill weir) and the Langegrundbach, which forms the border with the Seifersdorfer Grund. Rock formations can be seen …

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2.38 km

Weißeritztalbahn Steam Railway

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quaint ancient railway line - steam locomotive beautifully restored

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3.07 km

Millstone in the Rabenauer Grund

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It's just incredibly beautiful here 😊.

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3.22 km

Steam Railway in the Tal der Roten Weißeritz

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when the sun shines into the valley early in the morning ☀️ simply beautiful.

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3.27 km

Covered wooden bridge over the Rote Weißeritz River

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The bridge was rebuilt after the flood in summer 2002, and urgent renovation work on the wooden structure began in April 2021.

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3.61 km

Swiss Bridge

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The bridge was originally dismantled after the Swiss Federal Gymnastics Festival in 2002 and brought to Rabenau as a donation. However, the bridge was damaged by the flood and had to be replaced.

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4.79 km

The stop was the most badly damaged of all the stations on the line during the Weißeritz flood. During reconstruction in 2008, the remaining buildings were demolished. The current waiting room is a replica.
Source: dresden-elbland.de/de/poi/bahnhof/weisseritztalbahn-haltepunkt-spechtritz/8778818

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6.28 km

Trumpeter Rock

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The rock protruding from the old railway bridge opposite the Weisseritz was called Rabenstein in earlier times, and according to legend it has been called Trompeterfelsen since the beginning of …

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7.21 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.79 km

578 m

502 m

301 m

Surfaces

3.55 km

1.84 km

1.06 km

420 m

293 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

7°C

70 %

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Comments

June 12, 2025,Nachschlag von Seifersdorf nach Rabenau 🥾🍺

Since I still had some time before the ride down to the valley, I hiked to the Rabenauer Mill. Here, I enjoyed a cool Feldschlösschen beer on tap 🍺. The glass was almost empty when the diesel locomotive started driving uphill. I had a bad feeling. Single-track line... it turned out as it had to: a technical defect. Return by …

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