Winter hiking tour Elbe Sandstone Mountains | 8 days

Itinerary

• Day 1: Individual arrival in Bad Schandau
  Use the afternoon for a short stroll through the picturesque spa town.
  Overnight stay in Bad Schandau
• Day 2: Bad Schandau – Schrammsteine – Schmilka (approx. 11 km, duration: approx. 3.5 h, + 230 m, - 260 m)
  Take the historic passenger elevator (extra charge) up to Ostrau and enjoy the magnificent view of the Elbe valley. Continue into the mystical forests of Saxon Switzerland. You reach the winter village of Schmilka and take the S-Bahn back to Bad Schandau.
  Overnight stay in Bad Schandau
• Day 3: "Lichtenhain circular route" Bad Schandau – Lichtenhain waterfall – Bad Schandau (approx. 16 km, duration: approx. 5 h, + 560 m, - 560 m)
  Your day begins with a ride on the Kirnitzschtalbahn (extra charge) or the bus to the Lichtenhain waterfall. You continue your tour from Lichtenhain via the famous Kuhstall and through the wintry Kirnitzschtal valley until you reach the waterfall again. From here you return to Bad Schandau.
  Overnight stay in Bad Schandau
• Day 4: Bad Schandau – Gohrisch and optionally "Gohrischer Folgenweg" (approx. 8-13 km, duration: approx. 5 h)
  Today your hike takes you via Krippen into the "Empire of Stones", as the region around Gohrisch is also referred to. If you wish, you can then take a leisurely winter walk along the Gohrischer Folgenweg and enjoy wonderful views, for example of the famous Lilienstein.
  Overnight stay in Gohrisch
• Day 5: "Cunnersdorf circular route to the Katzstein" (approx. 9 km, duration: approx. 3 h, + 285 m, - 285 m)
  In Cunnersdorf you start your hike to the Spitzstein and from there to the Schneebergblick. Enjoy the wonderful view of the Schrammsteine and the Hoher Schneeberg before you reach the destination of todays loop hike, the Katzstein. You will spend the night again in the climatic spa village of Gohrisch.
  Overnight stay in Gohrisch
• Day 6: Gohrisch – Königstein Fortress – Wehlen (approx. 13 km, duration: approx. 4 h)
  Todays winter hiking tour first takes you to Königstein. Pay a visit to the “impregnable” fortress here. Then continue via Thürmsdorf and the Kleiner Bärenstein towards Wehlen. Take the train to the spa town of Rathen.
  Overnight stay in Rathen
• Day 7: "Bastei circular hike" (approx. 9 km, duration: approx. 3 h, + 120 m, - 120 m)
  Today is all about the famous Bastei. The day begins with the ascent to the Bastei rocks. Via the Stone Table you reach Rathewalde. The path leads you back to the Bastei and you descend to the spa town of Rathen.
  Overnight stay in Rathen
• Day 8: Individual departure
  Today its time to say goodbye to the winter hiking paradise of Saxon Switzerland. Of course, you also have the option of extending your unforgettable hiking vacation with an extra night in Rathen or Dresden. Please enquire with us!
  
  Note:
  Please bear in mind that the routes listed in the itinerary are hiking stages only. The overnight locations may differ from the start and finish locations of the hikes.