Schwedenlöcher – View of the Elbe Valley loop from Stadt Wehlen (Sachs)

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Schwedenlöcher – View of the Elbe Valley loop from Stadt Wehlen (Sachs)

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Schwedenlöcher – View of the Elbe Valley loop from Stadt Wehlen (Sachs)

05:52

19.2km

610m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 475 m for 77 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 4:40 AM-1:10 AM • Saturday: 5:40 AM-1:10 AM • Public holidays & Sunday: 5:40 AM-11:40 PM (otherwise closed)

After 18.7 km for 77 m

Open: • Monday-Friday: 4:40 AM-1:10 AM • Saturday: 5:40 AM-1:10 AM • Public holidays & Sunday: 5:40 AM-11:40 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.43 km

Schwedenlöcher

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Schwedenlöcher are a particularly exciting section and my personal highlight in Saxon Switzerland. This section got its name during the Thirty Years' War, when farmers from the village of …

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9.26 km

View of Hohnstein Castle and the Polenz Valley from the Hockstein

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Awesome view of the valley and Hohenstein. Fantastic.

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9.30 km

Hockstein Viewpoint and Shelter

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Small shelter that definitely fulfills its purpose 😉👍🏼

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9.39 km

Teufelsgrund Bridge

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Did you know already...
that the Teufelsgrund bridge on the Hockstein is older than the Bastei bridge?

The wooden bridge on the Hockstein, built in 1821, was replaced by a …

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14.2 km

Felsenburg Neurathen (closed due to dilapidation)

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The Felsenburg Neurathen is an interesting starting point for all those interested in history, as signs present interesting facts about this historical place. It is impressive how long ago people …

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14.3 km

View of the Elbe Valley

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Great viewing point on the Bastei. Usually very crowded. If you want to walk and see in peace, you should get there early. There are usually only a few runners.

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14.3 km

Bastei Bridge

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The Bastei Bridge is a classic among hiking destinations in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, with a magnificent view over the Elbe and the Lilienstein. A visit is most worthwhile in …

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14.5 km

Bastei Viewpoint

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One of the most popular views of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, which means the whole area is quite "crowded" in the high season and when the weather is good.

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19.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.34 km

7.37 km

2.47 km

532 m

458 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.33 km

4.13 km

3.01 km

2.97 km

697 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

8°C

69 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

July 30, 2024,Bastei - Hockstein - Honigestein. Pętla po Saksońskiej Szwajcarii.

The tour starts from the most famous - and undoubtedly also the most crowded - attraction of Saxon Switzerland, the area around the Bastei peak. Later it leads along less and less frequented and very picturesque trails. The route is surprisingly diverse considering its short length. Near Honigestein the trail ends among the rocks - perhaps it is possible to …

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October 28, 2024,Stadt Wehlen, Schwedenlöcher, Amselfall, Hockstein, Kurort Rathen (PIR, Pirna)

General conditions of the tour:
- Temperature: 13°C, rising to 17°
- heavily cloudy
- dry
- light wind (10 km/h)

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October 6, 2023,🇩🇪 S Kurort Rathen - Bastion Rundweg - Pionierweg - Honigstein

Today, on my penultimate day in Bohemian and Saxon Switzerland, I looked at the bastion in Rathen. In my opinion the bastion is overrun and too full of Instagram posers for my taste. For outdoorsy people like me, this isn't really an attractive travel destination. This also applies to the Swedish rocks. There's almost no one to be seen around …

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July 30, 2024,Rathen & Bastei & Schwedenlöcher

A fantastic tour in glorious weather!
The Bastei offers many great viewpoints but is so crowded that it is advisable to visit them very early in the morning.
For me the highlight of this tour was not the Bastei but the Schwedenlöcher and it is advisable to approach them from the south, otherwise it is just a matter of walking …

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October 22, 2023,Der Malerweg Etappe 2 Über die Basteibrücke von Stadt Wehlen nach Hohnsteinmit Abstecher zu den Schwedenlöcher

We parked our car in the Obere Straße parking lot in Hohenstein. The day ticket costs €5. The bus and train connections are bad on Sundays. So we took a taxi to the starting point at Meinickestrasse, town of Wehlen. The second stage of the Malerweg is only 11km long. But since we took a detour to the Schwedenlochen, where …

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September 23, 2023,Uttewalde zur Bastei- Richtung HohenStein über Schwedenlöcher zurück nach Uttewalde

Beautiful round, but it was tough. You were rewarded with the view.

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September 13, 2022,Malerweg Etappe 2 - Wehlen -> Polenztal

Started early in the morning from Wehlen and was greeted by the stage with a steep climb. Heaven help me, I'll never get up there (how often have I thought that on the Malerweg...), but somehow it worked. Luckily the sun was already shining that morning, which motivates!
The way to the bastion afterwards was rather unspectacular, but then it …

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April 30, 2023,Wanderung von Rathewalde zur Bastei über den Hockstein zurück

It should go to the bastion .. finally admire the new balcony 😊
Only came on Sunday 30.4. many others also came up with the idea, something was pressing ..
If you want it quieter, you have more peace on weekdays and in bad weather 😁
The way to the Hockstein with a view of Hohnstein was much more relaxed …

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