• 7.52 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: easy
  • Great panorama
  • Hiking
  • 1:59 h
  • 7.52 km
  • 127 m
  • 127 m
  • 330 m
  • 408 m
  • 78 m
  • Start: Spa square spa town Hartha
  • Destination: Spa square spa town Hartha

A circular route through the Tharandter Forest starting from the spa town of Hartha. First, it passes the Ernemann Hut, named after Heinrich Ernemann, a Dresden entrepreneur in the cinema and photo industry. He owned a villa built in 1900 called "Heinrichs Eck" in the spa town of Hartha (today: Am Hartheberg 21) and was a patron of the town. The route continues into the valley of the Triebisch River to the Kling Spring. Then, it leads along the sandstone quarry "Spechtshausener Switzerland" to the basalt quarry at Ascherhübel with the Witch's House. At the "Snack bar at the edge of the forest" in Spechtshausen there is the possibility to stop for a break. Afterwards, the route continues to the Spechtshausen Forestry Office and the Prussian Redoubt from 1762. Over the Bell Chair in the spa town of Hartha, the path returns to the starting point.

Start
Start
Spa square spa town Hartha
A small snack bar with slate boards in a wooded location, wooden fence and outdoor seating.
Destination
Destination
Spa square spa town Hartha

Pavements

Unknown (2%)
Street (8%)
Asphalt (5%)
Gravel (8%)
Trail (70%)
Path (7%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Spa square spa town Hartha - Ernemann Hut - Triebisch Valley - Kling Spring - Spechtshausener Switzerland - Basalt quarry at Ascherhübel - Witch's House - Snack bar at the edge of the forest - Spechtshausen Forestry Office - Prussian Redoubt - Bell Chair Hartheberg

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy footwear and weatherproof hiking clothing required.

Additional information

Snack Bar "At the Edge of the Forest" website: https://www.imbiss-am-waldrand.de/

Additional information on the Tharandter Forest: https://www.osterzgebirge.org/gebiete/tharandterwald.html

Author

Geopark Sachsens Mitte

Organization

Dresden Elbland

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

  • Spechtshausener Switzerland
  • Snack bar at the edge of the forest
  • Spechtshausen Forestry Office