Walking holidays along the Malerweg Trail in 10 days

Itinerary

• Day 1: Individual arrival at Dresden/Pirna
  The "Florence on the Elbe" shines with the world-famous sights of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), the Zwinger, the Semper Opera House and the Brühl Terrace and forms a picturesque silhouette. Let yourself be enchanted by the historical flair during a stroll through the baroque Old Town.
  Overnight stay in Dresden
  
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  Make it cultural!
  ArtPLUS: Artists in Dresden
• Day 2: Dresden/Pirna-Liebethal – Wehlen/Rathen (approx. 12/17 km, walking time: approx. 4/5,5 hrs, + 310/390 m, - 330/425 m)
  In the morning, you will take the S-bahn train and bus (tickets included) to Pirna-Liebethal, the starting point of your first hiking tour along the Malerweg. During your first hiking stage you will walk through three wild and romantic ravines. Experience one of the special features of the natural landscape in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains: favoured by the microclimate, you will encounter a lush and varied flora in the deep gorges along the Malerweg Trail. The pretty resort town of Stadt Wehlen awaits you at the end of todays hike.
  Overnight stay in Wehlen or Rathen
• Day 3: Wehlen/Rathen – Hohnstein (approx. 11/7 km, walking time: approx. 4/2,5 hrs, + 480/255 m, - 400/175 m)
  The first highlight of today is the probably most famous view point: the Bastei Bridge. Thereafter, you descend into the Amselgrund and head for the second highlight of todays route- the Hockstein. Through the Wolfsschlucht you reach the Polenztal valley, below the village of Hohnstein with its castle, which you will have enough time to visit.
  Overnight stay in Hohnstein
• Day 4: Hohnstein – Altendorf/Kirnitzschtal/Bad Schandau (approx. 15 km, walking time: approx. 6 hrs, + 600 m, - 520 m)
  Today you will hike to the Brand viewpoint which is also called the ‘Balcony of Saxon Switzerland’. You will continue the tour by taking roughly 800 steps down into the ‘Tiefen Grund’ gorge. Passing Waitzdorf you will reach Altendorf or continue along the Panorama trail to the Kirnitzschtal valley.
  Overnight stay in Altendorf, Kirnitzschtal valley or Bad Schandau
• Day 5: Altendorf/Kirnitzschtal – Schrammsteine – Neumannmühle (approx. 18,5 km, walking time: 6.5 hrs, + 700 m, - 755 m)
  Hike directly uphill to the Schrammstein viewpoint and along the ridge path through the Schrammstein massif. Passing the Großer and Kleiner Dom, you reach the Affensteinweg, which leads you to the Lichtenhainer Wasserfall. Via the Kuhstall with its sky ladder, you reach the stage destination - the technical monument Neumannmühle. By bus you return to the Kirnitzschtal valley or to Bad Schandau.
  Overnight stay in Kirnitzschtal valley or Bad Schandau
• Day 6: Neumannmühle – Großer Winterberg – region Schmilka/ Krippen (approx. 13,5 km, walking time: approx. 5.5 hrs, + 620 m, - 720 m)
  You start the day taking the bus back to Neumannmühle to continue the walking tour along the Malerweg Trail. Explore the region called "Hintere Sächsische Schweiz" with Zeughaus and Goldstein view point before climbing up the mountain Großer Winterberg, with 556 metres the second highest mountain in Saxon Switzerland. In Schmilka you take the Elbe ferry and travel by S-bahn train to your accommodation in Bad Schandau/Krippen or continue hiking the Malerweg via Schöna and Reinhardtsdorf to Krippen (another approx. 9 km).
  Overnight stay in Krippen
  
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  Make it even more beautiful!
  Hike to the Prebischtor in Bohemian Switzerland
• Day 7: region Schmilka/ Krippen – Gohrisch (approx. 18 km, walking time: 6.5 hrs, + 640 m, - 470 m)
  Take the S-Bahn to the end of yesterdays hike to Schmilka or continue directly from Krippen on the Malerweg. Climbing the table mountains Papststein and Gohrisch are on your tour plan today. You will spend the night in Gohrisch.
  Overnight stay in Gohrisch
  
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  Make it even more beautiful!
  Hike to the Lilienstein table mountain
• Day 8: Gohrisch – Königstein/Weißig (approx. 9/17 km, walking time: approx. 4/6 hrs, + 270 m, - 470 m)
  Todays short hike along the Malerweg leads you over the Pfaffenstein, past the Diebeskeller cave to Königstein Fortress. This leaves enough time for a visit to the "Impregnable".
  Overnight stay in Königstein or Rathen
• Day 9: Königstein/Weißig – Pirna/Dresden (approx. 21.5/15.5 km, walking time: approx. 7.5/5.5 hrs, + 670 m, - 660 m)
  Passing Thürmsdorf and Weissig, the last hiking stage on the Malerweg trail leads you to the Rauenstein massif. From the top you can catch sight of the Bastei Bridge on the other side of the Elbe River. Over the ridge you walk on towards Pirna. Depending on availability, you will sleep in Dresden (tickets included).
  Overnight stay in Dresden or Pirna
• Day 10: Departure
  After an unforgettable hiking trip along the Malerweg you will start your return journey today. Or you can extend your hiking vacation with an additional night in Dresden and enjoy the cultural flair of the baroque "Florence on the Elbe". We would be happy to book additional nights in Dresden or Pirna for you - just ask us!
  
  Please note
  that the routes indicated in the itinerary are the hiking stages only. The places of accommodation may differ from the starting and finishing points of the hikes.