Kaffee-Kurt in the Preßnitz Valley – Přísečnice Reservoir loop from Wolkenstein

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Kaffee-Kurt in the Preßnitz Valley – Přísečnice Reservoir loop from Wolkenstein

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Kaffee-Kurt in the Preßnitz Valley – Přísečnice Reservoir loop from Wolkenstein

03:50

55.3km

610m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 30, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 16.0 km for 2 m

After 39.4 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.03 km

Preßnitztal Cycle Path near Streckewalde

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Beautiful path on the former railway embankment with only a slight incline.

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9.63 km

Kaffee-Kurt in the Preßnitz Valley

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Originally based in the Schwarzwassertal, the nationally known Kaffee- Kurt has taken up residence at the Pressnitztalmuseum in Niederschmiedeberg! Start 12.08.2023. Good luck Kurt!

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16.6 km

Andreas Gegentrum Stolln Visitor Mine

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Andreas Gegentrum Stolln

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19.7 km

Schmalzgrube

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Schmalzgrube emerged from a hammer mill in the Ore Mountains. There used to be a small stamp mill and a hut with an oven. The blast furnace has been preserved as a ruin.

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24.5 km

Přísečnice Reservoir and Memorial to the Submerged Villages

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Gorgeous landscape, moving history

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25.4 km

Přísečnice Reservoir

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Always worth a trip. It's worth doing a circuit on a gravel bike or mountain bike. You'll have peace and quiet on this route.

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34.3 km

The Schwarzbachtal is a side valley of the Rote Weißeritz. The valley is partly designated as a nature reserve. Here you cycle directly along the Schwarzbach and can enjoy the wild, romantic atmosphere of the valley.

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35.6 km

Pressnitztalbahn Steam Railway

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The Pressnitz Valley Railway does not always run, you should have a look at the timetable beforehand.

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55.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.3 km

13.6 km

6.61 km

2.64 km

206 m

103 m

Surfaces

27.4 km

19.1 km

5.39 km

1.50 km

1.45 km

558 m

Elevation

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Highest point (790 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Monday 9 November

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

August 13, 2023,Preßnitztalsperre 🇨🇿 🚵‍♂️🚵🏻

Cycle and enjoy.
Through the beautiful Preßnitztal up to the dam and back. In Niederschmiedeberg we had a little chat over the Kurt coffee and bought some backpack biscuits.
Now it's time again
Kurt is going crazy 👍☕️
It was shit 😉

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July 25, 2025,Im schönen Preßnitztal entlang

Already driven many times, but always interesting and beautiful.

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August 22, 2023,Von Cranzahl über die 7 Berge und durchs Preßnitztal nach Wolkenstein

Drawn a beautiful Saxon-Bohemian hook into the landscape with the help of the Ore Mountain Railway (from Selva to Cranzahl - by the way, bikes are free of charge)... 😎
The first third of the tour over the seven mountains to the Preßnitztalsperre is pretty intense (at least for me with my portly touring cucumber). The hammer here is the …

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