Winter experience Rabenauer Grund and Rabenauer Höhe

The tour starts at the Freital-Coßmannsdorf stop on the Weißeritz Valley Railway or at the nearby hiking parking lot. The trail leads directly into the Rabenauer Grund along the Rote Weißeritz. Passing the cascades, which form an ice-covered spectacle in winter, and the hydroelectric power station, it is also on the ENSO Energy Experience Trail. The path winds its way through the valley, past information boards about the animal and plant inhabitants of this nature reserve, never completely losing sight of the tracks of the Weißeritz Valley Railway. The water of the Rote Weißeritz ripples past the path, sometimes wild, sometimes shallow. After approx. 5 km you reach the Rabenau mill and the Rabenau railroad station. The tracks are crossed and you briefly follow Bahnhofstraße to the left towards Oberstadt. The entrance portal to the "Sagenhafter Mühlberg" adventure trail can be seen from afar. Legendary figures provide insights into the very lively world of legends of the Rabenauer Grund and, as befits a chair-making town, there are some creative seating elements along the way. For children, there are play elements to master the sometimes very steep path and a "remember-what-memory" invites you to solve puzzles.
If you go straight ahead at the upper exit portal and then turn right onto Freitaler Straße, you will come to the market with the chair fountain, St. Egidien's Church and the post mile column. We recommend a visit to the German Chairmaking Museum in Rabenau, which exhibits Rabenau's traditional craft of chairmaking with all its facets of craftsmanship and an original machine room. The return journey is easy from Rabenau station on the Weißeritz Valley Railway.
If you turn left at Mühlberg, cross Freitaler Str. and walk uphill for a while on Hainsberger Straße, then left on Höhenstraße past the Hotel König Albert Höhe to the confessional monument. Afterwards, the trail leads back along Höhenstraße for a while and then takes a sharp left onto Hainsberger Straße. The route continues straight downhill with wonderful views over Freital on the Eckersdorfer Weg, past the former manor house. After the Rollmopsschänke pub, the footpath leads left downhill along Rabenauer Straße and then turns left onto Hainsberger Straße. The tracks of the narrow-gauge railroad come into view again and, after crossing them, the route then turns left again to the Coßmannsdorf railroad station, the starting point.

Sturdy shoes are recommended

Not completely cleared in case of snowfall. Walk at your own risk.

In Freital follow the signs to Coßmannsdorf station, Rabenauer Grund or Weißeritzpark (shopping center).

Freital-Coßmannsdorf station - steam train: Weißeritztalbahn

Bus: City bus of the RVSOE 160, 345, 348, 363

Hikers' parking lot at the Weißeritzpark.

www.stadt-rabenau.de

www.deutsches-stuhlbaumuseum.de

Digital hiking pin

https://www.erzgebirge-tourismus.de/digitale-wandernadel

Ascent from Rabenau railroad station to the upper town via the newly designed "Sagenhafter Mühlberg" adventure trail

Detour to the Rabenau market with chair fountain, St. Egidien church, post mile column

Visit to the German Chair Museum in Rabenau below the market square

Digital hiking pin: The hike is part of the digital hiking pin "For winter hikers". Download the SummitLynx app, activate your cell phone GPS and log in at check-in points worth seeing. These will take you on a total of 9 tours into the world of lookout towers, local sights and fascinating museums.

The special thing about our digital hiking pins is that you can create your own personal tour book with pictures, texts and locations.