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Elbe Sandstone Mountains/ Malerweg 10 10 days | approx. 120 km ELBE SANDSTONE MOUNTAINS/ MALERWEG Bastei Bridge WALKING TOUR MALERWEG TRAIL COMPLETE Tours that are as individual as you! 1. Day: Individual arrival in Pirna Passing Waitzdorf you reach Altendorf or Schmilka (extra costs), you walk upstairs We recommend you to take a walking continue along the Panorama trail, which to Schöna and reach Reinhardtsdorf. tour through the medieval alleys of Pirna. leads you down into Kirnitzschtal valley. Here you can marvel at various 7. Day: Schmilka/Reinhardtsdorf – artistically decorated town houses. 5. Day: Altendorf/Kirnitzschtal – Gohrisch (approx. 17/12 km/ 6.5/5 hrs) Schrammsteine – Neumannmuehle Enjoy today’s view on the Schrammstein 2. Day: Pirna-Liebethal – Wehlen (approx. 17 km/ 6.5 hrs) Walking on massif located on the other side of the (approx. 12 km/ 4 hrs) In the morning, Gratweg trail through Schrammstein Elbe River. Before you will reach you take the bus to Pirna-Liebthal. massif, you hike directly uphill to Gohrisch, you climb up the mesa Today, you will hike through three wild Schrammstein viewpoint. Passing Big and Papstein and mesa Gohrisch. and romantic grounds. Small Dome, you reach Affensteinweg trail which leads you directly to 8. Day: Gohrisch – Koenigstein/Weißig 3. Day: Wehlen – Hohnstein Lichtenhain Waterfall. After visiting the (approx. 9/16 km/ 4/5.5 hrs) Today's (approx. 13 km/ 5 hrs) Not far from natural arch Kuhstall you hike back down short hiking route on Malerweg trail Wehlen, you have a picturesque view of into Kirnitzschtal valley in order to reach takes you along Pfaffenstein and cave the Elbe Sandstone Mountains from the the end of today’s hiking tour: Diebeskeller until you reach the ‘Fortress most famous observation deck – the Neumannmuehle, which is a of Koenigstein’. So you have plenty of Bastei Bridge. You walk downhill into the technological monument. You go back by time remaining to explore what has ‘Amselgrund’ valley and head for the bus to Kirnitzschtal valley where you will become famous as the ‘unconquerable second highlight of your hiking tour – the spend the night. fortress’. Hockstein rock. 6. Day: Neumannmuehle – Großer 9. Day: Koenigstein/Weißig – Pirna 4. Day: Hohnstein – Altendorf/ Winterberg – Schmilka/Reinhardtsdorf (approx. 20/13 km/ 7.5/5 hrs) Your last Kirnitzschtal (approx. 15 km/ 6 hrs) In (approx. 14/19 km/ 6/7.5 hrs) You start hiking stage on Malerweg trail leads you the first third of today’s stage, you visit the day taking the bus to through Thuermsdorf and Weißig and today’s attraction: the viewpoint ‘Brand’. Neumannmuehle. Then you hike through uphill to Rauenstein massif. Your final You continue your hike taking 800 steps the rear of the Saxon Switzerland uphill destination is about to be reached: Via down into the ‘Tiefen Grund’ valley. to ‘Zeughaus’. Shortly after, you can Naundorf and Obervogelgesang you experience the stunning Goldstein view reach Pirna in the afternoon – your and continue with climbing up to the hiking tour’s point of departure. Our package: ‘Großer Winterberg’ mountain. After crossing the Elbe river by ferry in 10. Day: Individual departure Welcome drink 9x overnight stays incl. continental breakfast all visitor’s taxes Train tickets on 2nd, 5th and 6th day Luggage transfer from accommodation to accommodation Price per person: 1 package of detailed travel dbl sgl Attention information and maps per room € 609 € 769 This walking tour does require a certain 24-hours-service-hotline Solo walkers € 889 basic condition as well as a sure foot and no fear of heights. Additional nights Arrival: daily arrival from 01/04 to 31/10/18 Pirna € 47 € 70 The time data refers to the average, pure Close out dates: 16/06 to 18/06/2018 Kirnitzschtal, walking time. Accommodation: guesthouses/3-star-hotels Reinhardtsdorf/Schmilka € 51 € 68 Minimum number of participants: 1 Dresden € 55 € 80 other places € 47 € 61 AugustusTours - Turnerweg 6 - 01097 Dresden - Tel. +49 (0)351 5634820 - [email protected] - www.augustustours.de/en .
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