Malerweg

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Arrival day, small spontaneous round, Pirna and some surrounding areas. First a lot of single-family houses and high-rise buildings, but then also wide views of the country and Pirna. Special end point, old town, St. Marien and Elbe.



19*C, blue sky..

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Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Saxon Switzerland, landscape of painters and romantics. Tough inclines, wide views and occasionally the Elbe. Many impressive rock formations. Well-known destinations, such as the bridge at the Bastei, heavily overcrowded today on Reformation Day, some viewpoints… read more

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Mountain landscape today wilder and more untouched, less tourism. Tough climbs, bizarrely shaped rocks and breathtaking views.



Acquaintance from yesterday, Stanislaw, after 30km at the stage destination, phone number exchanged.



15*C, cloudy.

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Again a long core zone of the Saxon Switzerland National Park, the landscape is beautiful but not so overwhelming. Tough climbs and the stage with the most vertical meters.



Stanislaw caught up with me shortly before his stage destination, Reinhardtsdorf Schöna, and didn't find the section… read more

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Hard climbs and altitude gain again. Varied stage, over Pfaffenstein and Rauenstein, a lot of open terrain with panoramic views, but no longer the adventurous mountain landscape of the core zone of the national park.



Königstein Fortress highly interesting, huge and time consuming, so a… read more