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#45 of 300 · Saxon Switzerland National Park and Elbe Sandstone Mountains

Malerweg (Painters' Way)

GermanySaxony

An eight-stage route through the sandstone landscapes of Saxon Switzerland that inspired Romantic painters, passing the Bastei rocks, the Großer Winterberg, the Großer Zschirnstein and the table mountains on both banks of the Elbe.

Distance
112 km
Point to point
Ascent
4,000 m
High point 560 m
Time
8 days
Multi-day trek
Difficulty
Moderate
Sustained climbing or a long day, no exposure.
Best months
Apr–Oct
When the route is usually in condition
Start
Pirna-Liebethal
Finish: Pirna

Route

Topographic map of Malerweg (Painters' Way), from Lohmen to PirnaLohmenStadt WehlenBasteiHohnsteinWaitzdorfGroßer WinterbergSchmilkaGroßer ZschirnsteinPapststeinGohrischKönigsteinPirnaStart: LohmenFinish: Pirna© OpenStreetMap contributors, SRTM · © OpenTopoMap
StartFinishWaypoints joined by straight lines, not a GPS track.
  1. Lohmen
  2. Stadt Wehlen
  3. Bastei
  4. Hohnstein
  5. Waitzdorf
  6. Großer Winterberg
  7. Schmilka
  8. Großer Zschirnstein
  9. Papststein
  10. Gohrisch
  11. Königstein
  12. Pirna

Wildlife along the route

This hike hasn't been surveyed yet. Its species list is built from iNaturalist records around the route by the survey script — see how the data is made.

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