Wheelchair route "Following the footsteps of Richard Wagner through the Liebethaler Grund"
- 1:00 h
- 3.73 km
- 44 m
- 44 m
- 153 m
- 196 m
- 43 m
- Start: Bus turning area Liebethal
- Destination: Bus turning area Liebethal
When Richard Wagner withdrew to Graupa in 1846 during his work on the opera Lohengrin for peace to compose, he also made some hikes in the nearby Liebethaler Grund. It is said that this romantic valley was also a source of inspiration for him. Today, the Malerweg leads through here, and near the now ruined Lochmühle, the impressive Wagner monument created by Professor Richard Guhr bears witness to the composer's stay. The varied hike through the shaded, cool valley is especially recommended after a longer dry period and during the hot midsummer. Those who find the ascent on sandstone pavement from Lochmühle to Mühlsdorf too steep can also use the same path for the return journey.
Good to know
Pavements
Best to visit
Directions
From the parking lot at the bus turning area Liebethal, we first hike along the Wesenitz stream into the narrowing valley. Short bumpy sections as well as the forest floor, especially softened by rain at the beginning, make pushing assistance by accompanying persons advisable. Just before the ruin of the former Copitz electricity works, the path leads close past towering rocks to a long bridge over its water ditch. To get onto the wide footbridge, two relatively high steps must be overcome – assistance is definitely required for wheelchair users! Afterwards, the path continues easily to the Richard Wagner monument directly in front of the nowadays ruined Lochmühle. A short detour on the bridge over the Wesenitz behind the Lochmühle is still worthwhile because a water cascade can be seen from here which was even immortalized by romantic artists in their drawings. The undoubtedly most strenuous part of the hike is then the steep ascent on a sandstone-paved path up to Mühlsdorf. The slope during these approximately 100 meters is probably between 12 and 14 percent. Once there, we first walk on the village street which after a small allotment garden turns into a bike path back to Liebethal with its worth-seeing village church. Finally, the route leads again a few hundred meters down a public street back to the starting point of our hike.
Tour information
Loop Road
Directions & Parking facilities
By car from Pirna, drive through the districts of Copitz and Jessen towards Liebethal, and before the last ascent of the road, continue straight ahead at a sharp left turn to the bus turning area.
Some free parking spaces are available next to the bus turning area. Do not park on the bus turning area, but if necessary, drive back a few hundred meters towards Pirna and park the car in the designated hiking parking lot! There are no separately designated disabled parking spaces.
Arrival Bus line G/L
Additional information
Note: On the square in front of the composer's monument there is a sound station which, when activated by visitors, plays the overture to his opera Lohengrin. An unforgettable experience in this romantic surroundings!
Recommended: The hike can also be thematically very well combined with a visit to the Richard Wagner sites in Graupa; the exhibition in the hunting lodge is completely accessible, and the house also has a disabled toilet.
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Worth seeing: The world's largest Richard Wagner monument, designed by Richard Guhr in 1911.
Safety guidelines
Attention: Two steps at the former Copitz electricity works can only be overcome with assistance from accompanying persons without mobility impairments; electric wheelchair users cannot proceed here.
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