Freital/Hainsberg Dippoldiswalde Spa Kipsdorf/Eastern Ore Mountains
120 years of service interrupted by flooding
When the guard blew his whistle at Freital/Hainsberg Station, just
in front of the gates of Dresden, this was the signal for the oldest
serviceable narrow-gauge railroad in Germany to set off. The Weisseritz
Valley Railroad first went into operation in 1882 but on August 12,
2002, flooding of the little Weisseritz River put a sad end to this
service, destroying the rails. However, the railroad will still remain
a magnet for tourists, for what is arguably the most romantic line in
the whole of Saxony, with its 40 bridges, will be rebuilt by 2005. The
Weisseritz Valley Railroad will then again be able to whistle its way
along some 16 miles of track from Freital via Dippoldiswalde to the spa
town of Kipsdorf.
Sideline attractions
Legends Walk in the Rabenau Valley
Rabenau Mill - a historic hotel and restaurant with a splendid view of the Weisseritz Valley Railroad
'Zum Wanderer' historical tourist cafι by the railroad tracks in the Rabenau Valley
guided tour of the Saxon Porcelain Factory Dresden in Freital
winter sport resort of Altenberg with its famous bob and toboggan runs
Malter Dam
Fairy Tale Gardens, Reinhardtsgrimma
Botanical Garden, Schellerhau
excursions to the Eastern Ore Mountains Gallery in the Castle of Dippoldiswalde
extensive hiking tours among the peaks of the Eastern Ore Mountains
excursion to the Forest Botanical Gardens in Tharandt
