Heinrichs Eck Viewpoint – Heinrich Cotta's Grave loop from Tharandt

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Heinrichs Eck Viewpoint – Heinrich Cotta's Grave loop from Tharandt

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Heinrichs Eck Viewpoint – Heinrich Cotta's Grave loop from Tharandt

02:43

9.55km

220m

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: July 31, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.48 km

Historic charcoal kiln site on the Weißeritz Valley slopes

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A beautiful place with a lot of history, once a year there is also a charcoal sale.

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7.56 km

Heinrichs Eck Viewpoint

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Heinrichs Eck is a lookout point in the Tharandt forest and offers a wonderful view of the valley.

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7.60 km

Judeich Memorial Grave

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Johann Friedrich Judeich studied forest science at the forest academy in Tharandt and economics in Leipzig from 1846 to 1848. In 1849 he became an unskilled worker at the royal …

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7.63 km

Wettinplatz Memorial Site

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Created for the 800 year celebration of the Saxon dynasty Wettin.

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7.67 km

Heinrich Cotta's Grave

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"Johann Heinrich Cotta (born October 30, 1763 in the forestry house Kleine Zillbach between Zillbach and Wasungen, † October 25, 1844 in Tharandt) was an important German forestry scientist and …

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7.85 km

Kienberg Viewpoint (355 m)

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On the Kienberg it is easy to linger and you can enjoy the view.

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7.92 km

Tharandt Forest Botanical Garden

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Trees from many parts of the world have been planted in the forest botanical garden of Tharandt and serve as visual aids for visitors and students.

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8.69 km

Tharandt Castle Ruins

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The castle was built at the beginning of the 13th century at the behest of Margrave Dietrich von Meißen to protect himself against the neighboring burgraves of Dohna. Already in …

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9.55 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.58 km

1.06 km

999 m

637 m

261 m

Surfaces

4.16 km

2.13 km

1.50 km

1.48 km

199 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

7°C

60 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

June 2, 2024,0️⃣2️⃣ 0️⃣6️⃣ 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ Rundwanderung in Tharandt ❤️ Ruine ❤️ Schloss ❤️ Kienberg ❤️ Cottas Grab ❤️ Wettiner Platz ❤️ Köhlerei

With the Sunday weather being quite nice, we went to Tharandt. ☀️🌞💕🌥️⛅

Similar to the Tharandt Ruin - Cotta's Grave in the Tharandt Forest tour, round trip from Tharandt...
we started from the Park and Ride car park at Tharandt train station.

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April 30, 2022,Ruine Tharandt – Cottas Grab im Tharandter Wald

Beautiful round, few people, many butterflies and birdsong.
We had to walk to the main entrance to the forest botanical garden because the first smaller entrance was closed.
Otherwise, many ways to adjust the round.
Public transport S-bahn Tharandt

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January 16, 2022,Runde im Tharandter Wald

Heimatrunde - Heimatkunde. Today we have again discovered a piece of closer environment with interesting and beautiful spots. The round a little shorter today...... had to go to coffee gossip 🎂🍰☕️

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