3-Heide tour via Dippoldiswalde with connection to the Weißeritz Valley Railway

We start at the Rabenau mill. You can get there by car, by bike through the Rabenauer Grund or with the Weißeritztalbahn from Freital. Along Bahnhofstraße, turn right onto the main road for a short distance and then immediately right again onto the steeply ascending road to Spechtritz and after a short distance turn left onto the well-developed cycle path to Oelsa. At the geologically interesting Götzenbusch, you will be rewarded with magnificent views and then continue straight ahead along a wide forest path through the Dippoldiswalder Heide. We recommend a detour to the Malter reservoir with its ice cream parlors and playground. At the end of the forest, when you turn right onto Rabenauer Straße towards Dippoldiswalde, you will find the Heidehof inn, which is a great place to stop for a bite to eat, as well as the König-Johann-Turm, from where you have a beautiful view. In Dippoldiswalde, the route continues through the town past the market square. A visit to the MiBERZ or LOHGERBER Museum is tempting, and for the little ones there is the great multi-generational playground "Polypark" with a mud park at the train station. Those with tired legs can enjoy a comfortable return trip on the historic Weißeritz Valley Railway past the Malter dam back to the Rabenau mill. Alternatively, the return route continues along the road past Berreuth Castle Park and climbs back up to Paulsdorfer Heide. Passing Paulshain, the path becomes wider, shadier and cooler again through Höckendorfer Heide past Mückenberg. A visit to the Höckendorf zoo (no admission charge, donations are requested) with its native animals and playground is well worthwhile. The route continues along country lanes and roads to Borlas and Lübau. The last stage leads back downhill along the road into the Rabenauer Grund to the starting point, the Rabenauer Mühle, where you can stop for a bite to eat. You can round off your tour with an interesting visit to the German Chair Making Museum in Rabenau.

- with the S-Bahn to Freital Hainsberg-West, then with the Weißeritztalbahn to Rabenauer Mühle

- by bus line 347 of the RVSOE from Possendorf via Obernaundorf to Rabenau, then on foot to Rabenauer Mühle via the "Mühlberg" road

- by bus route 348 of the RVSOE from Freital to Rabenau, then on foot to Rabenauer Mühle via the "Mühlberg" road

Tourist Information Rabenau

Market 3

01734 Rabenau

Phone: 0351-6498226

www.stadt-rabenau.de

Email: tourismus@stadt-rabenau.de

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Dippoldiswalde Town Council

Market 2

01744 Dippoldiswalde

03504/6499-0

German Chair Building Museum Rabenau, Malter Dam, King Johann Tower, MiBERZ and LOHGERBER Museum and Gallery Dippoldiswalde, "Polypark" playground, Berreuth Castle Park, Höckendorf Zoo, ride on the Weißeritz Valley Railway