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Hike of medium difficulty through the Saxon Switzerland National Park, 412 meters of altitude gain.
Hohnstein - Bärengarten - Halbenweg - Räumichtweg - Brandaussicht - Tiefer Grund - Dorfgrund - Waitzdorf - Waitzdorfer Rundweg - Mühlweg - Kohlichtgraben - Kohlmühle - Sebnitztal - Schwarzbachmündung - Mühlweg bis - Altendorf
GPS data updated 2021
Hohnstein
Altendorf
From Hohnstein we descend to the Bear Garden. There we walk along the old wall remains on a forest hiking trail via the Halbenweg and Räumichtweg in the direction of Brandaussicht. After a fantastic panoramic view from this "balcony of Saxon Switzerland", located 170 meters above the Polenz Valley, we descend over 800 steps into the Tiefen Grund. After about 300 meters of road, the Malerweg leads right up the Dorfgrund to Waitzdorf. From the Waitzdorfer Rundweg we follow the Mühlweg and arrive at the Kohlmühle via the Kohlichtgraben. The markings lead us into the Sebnitz valley to the mouth of the Schwarzbach. We now hike on the Mühlweg to the stage destination Altendorf and enjoy the view to the Schrammsteinen from there.
GPS data updated 2021
Accessible all year round
Detailed stage descriptions: https://malerweg.link/gps Attention detours: https://malerweg.link/status
Sturdy shoes required
The Saxon Switzerland National Park Centre in Bad Schandau is the visitor centre for the protected area. How was the mysterious rocky world formed? Which rare animals live here? How does the forest habitat work? The museum provides information on these topics in a clear and family-friendly way with numerous models. The highlight is a multivision show in the cinema with fantastic images from the national park region.
(detour distance 2.5 km | 1 h)
Dresdner Straße 2 B
01814 Bad Schandau
Phone: +49 35022 50240
April to October: Mon. - Sun. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
November to March: Tue. - Sun. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
via the A4 freeways from Leipzig, Erfurt and Görlitz: Continuing via the A17 coming from Dresden in the direction of Prague via the Pirna exit.
from Berlin: via the A13 then A4 in the direction of Görlitz via the exits Ottendorf Okrilla or Burkau in each case via Neustadt Sachsen.
Parking lot - "Hohe Eiche" or "Alter Bahnhof".
Arrival:
Departure:
Order here: "Wanderboschüre" (Herausgeber: Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.)
Order here: Malerweg-Shop
Tourist Information Hohnstein: +49 (0) 35975 86813
Tourist information Altendorf: +49 (0) 35022 42774 o. 50372
Tourist information Bad Schandau: +49 (0) 035022 90030
Hosts with the certificate "Hiker-friendly along the Malerweg" along the 3rd stage
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