2nd route: Hiking through the volcanic basin - geology & old mining in the caldera "Tharandt Forest"

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Information

Culturally interesting
Rest stop available
Loop trail

Starting point

Roßmäßlerbau Tharandt, campus of TU Dresden Department of Forest Sciences

Destination

Roßmäßlerbau Tharandt, campus of TU Dresden Department of Forest Sciences

Author's tip

Burgberg with ruins and church Tharandt

Natural monument Kugelpechsteine

KNOX incense candle manufactory

Mining educational trail Grund

Getting there by car

Motorway A4 to the Wilsdruff exit, then follow the signs to Tharandt

Parking

Parking lots at the market (Am Markt), Naturmarkt (Pienner Straße/Dresdner Straße), P+R at the station and TU Dresden Forest Campus (access from Dresdner Straße to the gatekeeper's house), as well as at 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

Food from the backpack, guesthouses/snack bars along the way (forest snack bar Spechthausen, guesthouse Landberg, Sportcasino Grund) and at the destination

Safety guidelines

Challenging route. Sturdy footwear required.

More info / Links

Flyer about the educational trails: Geological Open-Air Museum GFM and Geological Hiking Trail GWW: http://www.gupf.tu-freiberg.de/geologie/tharandt.pdf

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