Black Pockau River – Nonnenfelsen Climbing Crag loop from Strobelmühle

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Black Pockau River – Nonnenfelsen Climbing Crag loop from Strobelmühle

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Black Pockau River – Nonnenfelsen Climbing Crag loop from Strobelmühle

02:27

32.3km

380m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Schwarzwassertal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.45 km

Black Pockau River

Highlight • River

A good hiking trail leads from Hinterer Grund to Kühnhaide, always not far from the Schwarzen Pockau. First through a narrow, wooded valley and later across wide meadows. Pure relaxation.

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9.10 km

Nonnenfelsen (Schwarzwasser Valley)

Highlight • Climb

This imposing rock face rises dozens of meters high right next to the Black Pockau stream. The well-developed hiking trail leads over a small bridge from which you have a beautiful view of the Nonnenfelsen.

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9.12 km

Nonnenfelsen Climbing Crag

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Massive granite with the typical "wollsackverwitterung" (sack weathering) for the Erzgebirge. Climbing is strongly characterized by grip, fine cracks, edges, and concavities.

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9.35 km

Wilddiebs Bridge

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Bridge over the black Pockau, leads towards Weiberbergweg. Next to it is a bank.

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11.5 km

Schwarzwassertal (Black Water Valley)

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The valley of the Schwarzen Pockau is a pearl of the Ore Mountains.

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12.5 km

Schwarzwassertal (Ore Mountains)

Highlight • Gorge

One of the most beautiful valleys in the Ore Mountains, if not the most beautiful. Summer or winter, it's wonderful here ...

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20.7 km

Upper Schwarzwasser Valley

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A picturesque region
The Schwarzwasser Valley is a particularly charming and unspoiled section of the Ore Mountains, stretching along the Schwarzwasser River. It is known for its idyllic landscape, deep …

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23.1 km

Teufelsmauer Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Teufelsmauer in the Schwarzwassertal is an impressive, steeply rising rock face in the central Ore Mountains (Saxony). It is located in the romantic Schwarzwasser valley between Pobershau (a district of Marienberg) and Kühnhaide, directly in the Schwarzwassertal nature reserve.

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32.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.1 km

6.93 km

3.09 km

164 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.7 km

9.56 km

8.66 km

1.40 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

11°C

4°C

20 %

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Comments

September 23, 2025,Schwarzwassertal

It was supposed to be just a short ride. To everyone's surprise, the highway to the Schwarzwassertal valley was finally finished after two years. So we continued to Kühnhaide.

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September 14, 2024,Black Water Valley

Today the Schwarzwassertal lived up to its name. Only my hope of seeing the first snow in Kühnhaide was not fulfilled.

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