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Schwarze Pockau Rest Area – Upper Schwarzwasser Valley loop from Pobershau

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Schwarze Pockau Rest Area – Upper Schwarzwasser Valley loop from Pobershau

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Schwarze Pockau Rest Area – Upper Schwarzwasser Valley loop from Pobershau

04:50

17.4km

300m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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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Schwarzwassertal

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3.66 km

Schwarze Pockau Rest Area

Highlight • River

Even if you've been there 10 times, you keep going back there. The black Pockau meanders picturesquely through the landscape which is very varied. Sometimes many 🌲🌳 very different 🌿🍀🌻🌼🌸 …

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3.81 km

Nonnenfelsen (Schwarzwasser Valley)

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This imposing rock face rises dozens of meters high right next to the Black Pockau stream. The well-developed hiking trail leads over a small bridge from which you have a beautiful view of the Nonnenfelsen.

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3.91 km

Devil's wall on the Black Pockau

Highlight • Climb

Impressive rocks right on the river

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8.65 km

Upper Schwarzwasser Valley

Highlight • River

The valley of the "Schwarze Pockau," often simply called the Schwarzwassertal. In Kühnhaide, opposite the Schwarzwassertal guesthouse, there is a free hiking parking lot from which you can start your tour through this beautiful area.

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12.2 km

Grüner Graben (Schwarzwasser Valley)

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Very beautiful section of the Green Ditch around Kaffee Kurt. When there is not too much going on, you can feel the touch of wilderness.

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13.7 km

Grüner Graben (Green Ditch) in the Schwarzwassertal

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A narrow path leads along the Grüner Graben through the middle of the forest. You can stop at Kaffee Kurt as far as the Katzenstein. Nice comfortable hiking trail.

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14.2 km

At the Green Ditch

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definitely worth a trip

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15.0 km

Kaisernstein Legends and Myths Information Board

Highlight • Monument

There are several ways to climb the Katzenstein from the Schwarzwassertal. However, you also have the option of driving via Pobershau to the hiking car park at Katzenstein and then walking a few meters.

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17.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.82 km

6.57 km

1.91 km

105 m

Surfaces

7.11 km

4.62 km

3.22 km

1.36 km

1.04 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (720 m)

Lowest point (580 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

25°C

13°C

2 %

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Comments

August 12, 2024,Im Tal der schwarzen Pockau 🏞🚶🏾‍♀️

This morning I decided to use my free time to hike in the Schwarzwassertal again. I actually wanted to park in Hinterer Grund, but was diverted and therefore only got to the Am Katzenstein car park. So I started from there. The green ditch is closed after a short distance and so I went down to the black Pockau, along …

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August 7, 2022,2022-08 SCHWARZWASSERTAL

Aug 2022

Blackwater Valley

From Kuehnhaide:

Where can you find one of the most romantic forest valleys in Saxony? In Kuehnhaide!
In 2020 we walked through a bit here on our Kammweg tour and immediately decided to come back here.
The hiking trail leads through the valley on both banks of the Black Pockau. Countless small stairs and views and …

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November 12, 2022,Die Tour zum Kurt der durchdreht 😃☕️

Rented a domicile in Pobershau for a weekend and off you go 😀. After a hearty breakfast in Waldeck we went up to the Katzenstein 🐈. Enjoyed the fantastic view from there. We continued along the green ditch to the Kurt coffee. As agreed 😃 he just drove up with his Lada. After about 30 minutes his stand was ready …

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November 2, 2024,Rundwanderung Grüner Graben

⚠️ There are currently some closures on the route!

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March 16, 2025,Katzenstein nach Kühnhaide und zurück

The Katzenstein and the valley of the Schwarze Pockau are beautiful in any season. However, in Germany's refrigerator, not only the rocks but also large sections of the paths are still covered in glassy ice, or if it has just thawed, you have to search hard for the clear sections. Large sections of the Grüner Graben have been rebuilt, but …

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September 16, 2023,Schwarzwassertal - durch das Tal der schwarzen Pockau

Great day tour, varied, beautiful landscape. Tour is possible in both directions as there is a parking lot and a restaurant at both end points.
A section next to the moat is currently being built. However, on weekends you can walk carefully through the construction site. If you have a bike or stroller, you should definitely follow the detour. The …

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November 12, 2022,Kurt dreht durch

Today was the implementation of the long-planned tour through the Schwarzwassertal. I can't say anything about the tour, that would mean carrying owls to Athens. It was a very nice round that could be repeated at any time. Apart from that we had an experience as only life can write. We come to forest coffee, nobody brews the dark brown …

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May 13, 2023,Runde durchs Schwarzwassertal

Start at the free Schwarzwassertal hiking car park. Always flat along the Grünen Graben to the Katzenstein. Here you have a wonderful view over the Schwarzwassertal with the black Pockau. Then the serpentine path down into the valley and back to the starting point. Always nice here, I'm fascinated by the bridge relatively at the beginning and shortly before the …

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Schwarze Pockau Rest Area – Upper Schwarzwasser Valley loop from Pobershau

Schwarze Pockau Rest Area

Nonnenfelsen (Schwarzwasser Valley)

Devil's wall on the Black Pockau

Upper Schwarzwasser Valley

Grüner Graben (Schwarzwasser Valley)

Grüner Graben (Green Ditch) in the Schwarzwassertal

At the Green Ditch

Kaisernstein Legends and Myths Information Board

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