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Schwarze Pockau Rest Area – Schwarzwasser Valley loop from Hüttengrund bei Pobershau

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Schwarze Pockau Rest Area – Schwarzwasser Valley loop from Hüttengrund bei Pobershau

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Schwarze Pockau Rest Area – Schwarzwasser Valley loop from Hüttengrund bei Pobershau

06:34

23.5km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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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Schwarzwassertal

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Start point

Train Station

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3.84 km

Kaisernstein Legends and Myths Information Board

Highlight • Monument

There are several ways to climb the Katzenstein from the Schwarzwassertal. However, you also have the option of driving via Pobershau to the hiking car park at Katzenstein and then walking a few meters.

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6.64 km

Grüner Graben (Schwarzwasser Valley)

Highlight • Trail

Very beautiful section of the Green Ditch around Kaffee Kurt. When there is not too much going on, you can feel the touch of wilderness.

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16.9 km

Devil's wall on the Black Pockau

Highlight • Climb

Impressive rocks right on the river

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17.0 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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17.1 km

Schwarze Pockau Rest Area

Highlight • River

Even if you've been there 10 times, you keep going back there. The black Pockau meanders picturesquely through the landscape which is very varied. Sometimes many 🌲🌳 very different 🌿🍀🌻🌼🌸 …

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17.2 km

Schwarzwassertal

Highlight • Gorge

In my opinion, it is one of the most beautiful valleys anywhere. Impressive with its flora and fauna, it invites you to go hiking. So don't forget a picnic and plant identification app.

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18.6 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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19.5 km

Schwarzwasser Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Busy when the weather is nice

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23.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.4 km

8.22 km

640 m

322 m

Surfaces

9.10 km

7.65 km

5.04 km

1.53 km

185 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (800 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Tuesday 1 September

20°C

10°C

42 %

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Comments

October 16, 2021,MAB: im Schwarzwassertal von Pobershau nach Kühnheide und über Grüner Graben zurück

I had planned a hike in the Schwarzwassertal for a long time, as I had already read a lot of great reports.
Now I can say that it really is a very nice corner. And when it gets cooler in the afternoon, you can have a hot drink with Kurt coffee in the middle of the forest.

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October 13, 2021,Schwarzwassertal – Runde

Very well signposted paths. Great area, comfortable to walk around.

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May 28, 2022,Schwarzwassertal

Day 3 of our short vacation in the Ore Mountains. The vacation was short, but not this wonderful hike along the Katzenstein, the Grüner Graben, the Schwarzbachtal and the Morgensternhöhe. The 25 kilometers felt so much shorter. I was also lucky with the weather after it had rained this morning.

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May 1, 2024,Pobershau - Wanderung zum Katzenstein, entlang des Grünen Grabens und durchs Schwarzwassertal

What should I write about this tour? It was simply a huge experience. The valley of the "Schwarze Pockau", usually just called Schwarzwassertal, is a nature reserve that is one of the most beautiful of all German low mountain valleys. So it is easy for me to overlook the fact that half of the tour runs along a "forest highway" …

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May 24, 2026,Entlang der Schwarzen Pockau

Start at the free hiking parking lot in Kühnhaide. Along the reconstructed Green Canal, you reach the Katzenstein via a shady path. This offers a view down into the densely wooded valley of the Schwarze Pockau. Continue a bit further along the Green Canal, then follow the Grapevine Trail down into the Hinterer Grund. Now, on a wide valley path, …

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October 29, 2022,Schwarzwassertal

A worthwhile hike in the best late summer weather. First along the Black Pockau past the Nonnenfelsen and the Teufelsmauer. After a rest at the refuge at Neubrückenweg we went to Kühnhaide. The tour could also be shortened at the refuge.
From Kühnhaide always back along the Grüner Graben. Shortly before the rest area of "Kaffee Kurt" we had to …

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June 11, 2022,Grüner Graben im Schwarzwassertal – Katzenstein, Teufelswand & Nonnenfelsen - Runde von Kühnhaide

A very excellent and extremely worthwhile way from Kühnhaide to Katzenstein is the hiking trail on the Grünen Graben. It is a narrow hiking trail, which is rather unsuitable for cyclists due to lack of space. The Green Graben is derived from the Black Pockau in Kühnhaide and runs 8.2 km to Pobershau to supply more water to the Red …

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August 7, 2022,Schwarzwassertal – Nonnenfelsen Runde von Kühnhaide

Always a nice tour, even if currently. the ditch was empty because of the repair work.

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Kaisernstein Legends and Myths Information Board

Grüner Graben (Schwarzwasser Valley)

Devil's wall on the Black Pockau

Nonnenfelsen (Schwarzwasser Valley)

Schwarze Pockau Rest Area

Schwarzwassertal

Black Pockau River

Schwarzwasser Valley

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