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Pfaffens Ruh Cave – Small waterfall loop from Hennersdorf (Sachs)

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Pfaffens Ruh Cave – Small waterfall loop from Hennersdorf (Sachs)

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Pfaffens Ruh Cave – Small waterfall loop from Hennersdorf (Sachs)

02:30

8.98km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.11 km

View of the Zschopau River from Schönthal Bridge

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Wooden bridge over the "Zschopau" on the Schönthalweg.

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4.87 km

Pfaffens Ruh Cave

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It can only be reached by bike to a limited extent, there is only a narrow path to get there. On the other hand, it is steeply downhill.

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5.21 km

Stützwiese (Former Witzschdorf Ski Area)

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former "ski area" of the Witzschdorf youth

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5.99 km

Small waterfall

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Little waterfall

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6.15 km

Villa Heydenreich

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Stately manufacturer's villa of the Saxon sewing thread factory Rudolph Heydenreich, built around 1890

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6.52 km

Forest path and junction, Mörbitz Forest

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Many signposts and a notice board

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7.07 km

Tree of Stones

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great, always worth a trip

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7.84 km

Path Between the Railway Line and the Zschopau River

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The path along the Zschopau River between Hennersdorf and Witzschdorf is known as the "Wasserrand" (waterside path). It was created around 1900 for tourism, as a destination for day trips …

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8.98 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.35 km

3.21 km

2.41 km

Surfaces

4.68 km

2.86 km

946 m

378 m

112 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

23°C

14°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

April 18, 2022,Witzschdorfer Runde am und im Zschopautal

Short Easter Monday round with family. But it went quite a bit up and down! It was nice, in Witzschdorf (Mitteldorf) there is the Gasthof Witzschdorf (jelly index doesn't apply here, they didn't have any!), where you can have lunch at normal prices (around €13.14). From the back you have a wonderful view over the Zschopautal to the Augustusburg. You …

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February 11, 2024,Historischer Rundweg Witzschdorf

A nice little round, unfortunately a bit difficult to walk through the Sachsenforst at the moment.

erzgebirge-tourismus.de/wandern/wanderwege-touren/tour/geschichter-rundwanderweg-witzschdorf/tour.html.

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April 6, 2026,Zschopautal bei Waldkirchen-Witzschdorf-Hennersdorf

From Waldkirchen station, we climb up a beautiful old hollow path (Hammerweg) to the wonderfully hillside-located Witzschdorf (with a nice inn) and continue over the ridge path with distant views to Augustusburg, descending again to the river Zschopau in Hennersdorf. There is one of the two wooden bridges near Augustusburg. Along the Zschopautalbahn, we first stopped at a pub / …

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October 10, 2021,Wanderung 10.10.2021 13:29

The recorded hiking time and the speed cannot be correct and differ from the Appel device (2.47h, 4.9km / h).
Otherwise a very nice and not so strenuous tour with a wonderful view of the Augustusburg.

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April 27, 2025,Auf dem Kammweg zwischen Witzschdorf und Hennersdorf

There's also a ridge trail with great views in the Zschopau area.
I returned along the Zschopautalweg, always along the Zschopau River. For the last few meters before Witzschdorf station, I walked 20 meters beside the tracks, despite the no-entry rule. Judging by the trail that runs along there, several others had the same idea. But I'd like to point …

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Pfaffens Ruh Cave – Small waterfall loop from Hennersdorf (Sachs)

View of the Zschopau River from Schönthal Bridge

Pfaffens Ruh Cave

Stützwiese (Former Witzschdorf Ski Area)

Small waterfall

Villa Heydenreich

Forest path and junction, Mörbitz Forest

Tree of Stones

Path Between the Railway Line and the Zschopau River

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