1. Route: Exploring the former narrow-gauge network by bike

Highlights on the Tour

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Information

Culturally interesting
Rest stop available
Loop trail

Starting point

Roßmäßler Building Tharandt, TU Dresden campus, Department of Forest Sciences

Destination

Roßmäßler Building Tharandt, TU Dresden campus, Department of Forest Sciences

Author's tip

Geological open-air museum

Historical narrow-gauge railway facilities

Local history museum and town hall Wilsdruff

Narrow-gauge railway museum Wilsdruff

Burgk Castle

Getting there by car

Motorway A4 to the Wilsdruff junction, then follow the signs to Tharandt:

Parking

Parking at the market (Am Markt), Naturmarkt (Pienner Straße/Dresdner Straße), P+R at the station, and the TU Dresden Forestry Campus (access from Dresdner Straße to the signalman’s hut) as well as on Roßmäßlerstraße and at the primary school (Wilsdruffer Straße)

Public transport

S-Bahn S3 Dresden-Tharandt-Freiberg, Regionalbahn RB30 Dresden-Zwickau or Regionalexpress RE3 Dresden-Hof to P+R Tharandt station (Fare zone Freital VVO)

Equipment

Bicycle helmet

Safety guidelines

The route may include sections with loose surfaces that are difficult to ride.

More info / Links

Moderate difficulty cycling route. Good basic fitness required.

Further cycling events around and through the Tharandt Forest can be found here:

www.radteam-tharandterwald.de

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