Zschopau Valley – Zschopau Valley near Lichtenwalde loop from Frankenberg/Sachsen

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Zschopau Valley – Zschopau Valley near Lichtenwalde loop from Frankenberg/Sachsen

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Zschopau Valley – Zschopau Valley near Lichtenwalde loop from Frankenberg/Sachsen

03:00

11.3km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

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Zschopautalhänge bei Lichtenwalde

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.26 km

View from the Harrasfelsen over the Zschopau Valley

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There is a saga about today's Harras rock, formerly called Haustein, about a bold leap with a horse that is said to have happened in 1449.
Knight Diedrich von Harras, …

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2.47 km

Liebesliederweg (Braunsdorf–Harrasfelsen)

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The Liebesliederweg is one of (folk) love songs - printed on wooden panels - lined path from Braunsdorf Zschopauwehr to Harras rock.

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5.10 km

Braunsdorf Viaduct

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Very nice viaduct where the train also runs over. 😉 From here you can reach the beautiful Liederweg at the Zschopau, but also through the upper forest with lots of …

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5.72 km

Mühlenbrücke (wooden bridge) over the Zschopau

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Have a photo ready, beautiful landscape motif.

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5.79 km

Zschopau Valley

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The Zschopau drains a catchment area of 1847 km². Along the river bank are beautiful hiking trails.

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7.94 km

Drinking and Joke-Song Trail (Zschopau Valley slopes near Lichtenwalde)

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Beautifully laid out with the song panels.

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9.70 km

Zschopau Valley near Lichtenwalde

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Beautiful hike with many sights, ....

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10.2 km

Whitewater canoe course on the Zschopau River

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In winter the gates are pulled ashore, but still interesting to see

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11.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.35 km

1.63 km

1.43 km

344 m

292 m

123 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.03 km

2.01 km

1.60 km

1.22 km

287 m

118 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

6°C

68 %

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Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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Comments

January 6, 2022,🌞❄ Runde um den Harrasfelsen 🪨 entlang der Zschopau

A wonderful lap today through the lightly powdered Zschopautal ❄ - except for the completely softened paths 😝 The grandiose view from the Harrasfelsen made up for the difficult running through the mud 👌🏼
On the way back we saw a curious sight: on our side of the river, wonderfully colorful autumn forest☀️🍂🍁, on the other side winter wonderland ❄⛄ …

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May 1, 2025,Zschopautal nahe Lichtenwalde

A loop through the beautiful Zschopau Valley.
We started at the Braunsdorf hiking car park, below Lichtenwalde Castle. We followed the Mühlgraben and the Zschopau River to Gunnersdorf, where we crossed the river. Initially a bit off the beaten track, later a bit higher, and finally back very close to the water, we returned to Braunsdorf. Here we had a …

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December 4, 2022,Runde Braunsdorf Frankenberg

Very nice Sunday tour with lots of nature, views and of course with mud in December.

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October 20, 2024,Zschopautal, Harrasfelsen, Schloss Lichtenwalde, Teufelsschlucht und Feengrund 🥾🌞🍂

Parts of this tour were probably part of everyone's standard school hiking day repertoire in childhood. This tour is simply a classic, whether it's a children's afternoon at the Fünferbrücke, a Father's Day tour to Harrasfelden or an Easter tour through the Teufelsschlucht. You can currently admire various pumpkin 🎃 sculptures in the castle park. It was quite crowded because …

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July 21, 2024,Zschopautalrunde

Always beautiful and when it's warm you can walk along the Zapfenbach to the Zschopau and cool off a bit.

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August 13, 2024,🇩🇪 SN, 🥾🥾, Zschopautal, Braunsdorf- Lichtenwalde- Frankenberg- Braunsdorf

"Enjoy the moment, because the moment is your life."
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Today another hike through the beautiful Zschopau Valley was on the agenda.
As it was supposed to be very hot 🥵, I had decided on a smaller tour, close to the water.
So the decision was made for a hiking tour through the Zschopau Valley from Braunsdorf through the NSG …

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