Hiking tour on the Malerweg

AugustusTours GmbH & Co. KG
Proprietor: Anke Herrmann
Turnerweg 6
01097 Dresden

• For organisational reasons, this hike can only be booked up to 7 days before the date of arrival.
• We recommend sturdy ankle-high hiking boots for the tours as well as a small rucksack for food and rain protection.
• A good basic level of fitness, surefootedness and a head for heights are required for this hiking tour.
• The complete overview of the booked accommodation is noted on the travel confirmation/invoice and will only be sent to the guest by post by the tour operator after booking the trip.
• Communication during the trip is possible in the following languages: German and English.
• The tour is not suitable for guests with reduced mobility.
• For German nationals, the current identity documents apply. All other persons please note the respective passport and visa deadlines. Your embassy will be happy to provide you with information on this.
• Please also note the information in the General Terms and Conditions of the tour operator Augustus Tours.
• The Saxon Switzerland Tourist Board is only an agent for this tour.

• Day 1: Individual arrival in Pirna/Dresden
• You travel individually to the Florence on the Elbe, Dresden, or the town of Pirna, the gateway to Saxon Switzerland. We recommend a stroll through the medieval lanes.
• Day 2: Dresden/Pirna-Liebethal – Wehlen/Rathen (approx. 12 km/17 km, approx. 4/5.5 h)
• In the morning you will travel by bus or S-Bahn to the starting point of your first hiking stage - to Pirna-Liebethal. You will pass through three wild and romantic valleys with a lush and diverse flora. Your stage destination is Wehlen or Rathen (depending on availability).
• 3rd day: Wehlen / Rathen – Hohnstein (approx. 10.5 km / 7 km, approx. 4 / 2.5 h)
• From Wehlen it is not far to the most famous vantage point in Saxon Switzerland: the Bastei Bridge. Start your stage early in the morning to enjoy the panoramic view undisturbed. You descend into the Amselgrund and head for the second highlight of the day: the Hockstein. Through the Wolfsschlucht you reach the Polenztal, below the village of Hohnstein with its castle.
• 4th Day: Hohnstein – Altendorf / Kirnitzschtal/ Bad Schandau (approx. 15 km, approx. 6 h)
• You will pass the Gautschgrotte cave and the Brandaussicht lookout point, which is today's highlight. The Brandsteinbaude hut offers everything you need to enjoy this view for a long time. Continue down 800 steps to the Tiefen Grund. You will reach Altendorf via Waitzdorf or descend through the Dorfbachklamm gorge into the Kirnitzschtal valley. Depending on availability, you will spend the night in Altendorf, in the Kirnitzschtal valley or in Bad Schandau.
• 5th day: Altendorf / Kirnitzschtal / Bad Schandau – Schrammsteine – Neumannmühle (approx. 18.5 km, approx. 6.5 h)
• You will hike uphill to the Schrammstein lookout point and along the ridge trail through the Schrammstein massif. Passing the Great and Little Dom, you will reach the Affensteinweg. This will take you to the Lichtenhain waterfall. Via the Kuhstall, you will reach today's destination, the Neumannmühle technical monument. A public bus will take you to Bad Schandau, where your hiking holiday comes to a relaxed end.
• 6th day: Individual return journey from Bad Schandau.

IMPORTANT!

The distances given in the itinerary are the pure hiking stages. The overnight accommodation may differ from the start and finish of the hikes, depending on availability.