8 days | approx. 115 km ELBE SANDSTONE MOUNTAINS/ MALERWEG

View from ‘Carolafelsen‘

SPORTIVE WALKING TOUR MALERWEG TRAIL Tours that are as individual as you! 1. Day: Individual arrival in trail. You continue your hike taking 800 Enjoy the stunning view on the You travel individually to the city of steps down into ‘Tiefen Grund’ valley. Schrammstein massif located on the Pirna, which is known as the ‘gate to Passing Waitzdorf you reach Altendorf or other side of the Elbe River while ’. continue along the Panorama trail, which walking towards Krippen. leads you down to Kirnitzschtal valley. 2. Day: Pirna-Liebethal – 6. Day: Krippen – – Koenigstein (approx. 17 km/ 5 hrs) In the morning, 4. Day: Altendorf/Kirnitzschtal – (approx. 21 km/ 7 hrs) Before you reach you take the bus to the start of your first Schrammsteine – Neumannmuehle the health resort Gohrisch, you climb up hiking tour right on Malerweg trail. You (approx. 17 km/ 6.5 hrs) Walking on the mesa Papstein and mesa Gohrisch. will hike through three wild and romantic Gratweg trail through Schrammstein Along Pfaffenstein and cave Diebeskeller grounds. Passing Wehlen – a peaceful massif, you hike uphill to Schrammstein you will follow the Malerweg trail until town right by the Elbe River – you will viewpoint. Passing Big and Small Dome, you reach the Fortress of Koenigstein. If reach your today’s end of the tour you reach Affensteinweg trail which leads you still have time left, you should not Rathen. But before that you can enjoy you directly to Waterfall. miss to explore the fortress that has the view from the most famous After visiting the natural arch Kuhstall become famous as the ‘unconquerable’. observation deck of the Elbe Sandstone you walk back down to Kirnitzschtal Mountains: the Bastei Bridge. valley in order to reach the technological 7. Day: Koenigstein – Pirna monument Neumannmuehle. You go (approx. 17 km/ 6.5 h) Your last hiking 3. Day: Rathen – – back by bus to Kirnitzschtal valley where stage on Malerweg trail leads you up to Altendorf/Kirnitzschtal (approx. 22 km/ you spend the night. Rauenstein massif. From here you can 6 – 7 hrs) From the first highlight of your catch a sight of Bastei Bridge on the hiking tour – the Hockstein rock – you 5. Day: Neumannmuehle – Schmilka – other side of the Elbe River. Your final have the perfect view onto your next Krippen (approx. 22 km/ 7-8 hrs) After destination Pirna is about to be reached milestone: the city of Hohnstein. Walking taking the bus to Neumannmuehle you in the afternoon. through Polenztal valley you will reach hike up to ‘Zeughaus’ and climb up ‘Brand’ viewpoint. The phenomenal ‘Großer Winterberg’ mountain. Now you 8. Day: Individual departure panoramic view at Brand viewpoint is the descend down to Schmilka, crossing the highlight of today’s hike on Malerweg Elbe River by ferry (extra costs) and you walk upstairs to Schöna and reach Our package: Reinhardtsdorf.

 Welcome drink  7x overnight stays incl. continental breakfast  all visitor’s taxes  Train tickets on 2nd, 4th and 5th day  Luggage transfer from Price per person: Attention accommodation to accommodation dbl sgl This walking tour does require a certain  1 package of detailed travel 509 € 649 € basic condition as well as a sure foot and information and maps per room Solo walkers 749 € no fear of heights.  24-hours-service-hotline

Additional nights The time data refers to the average, pure Pirna 47 € 70 € walking time. Kirnitzschtal 51 € 68 € Arrival: daily from 01/04 to 31/10/2018 Dresden 55 € 80 € Accommodation: guesthouses/3-star-hotels other places 47 € 61 € Minimum number of participants: 1

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