Saxon Switzerland - Adventures for Everyone

What is a "forest house"?



The foresters used to call a "Husche" a slide made of logs, on which the cut logs "scurried" down from the mountain slopes into the valley.



The Waldhusche in Saxon Switzerland is a storytelling outdoor area where children and adults can learn everything about forest management… read more

The starting point is the Porschdorf stop or the parking lot at Polenztal in Porschdorf. This is where our path (blue line) begins into the Tiefen Grund. The path meanders along the Tiefen Grundbach, sometimes up and back down to the creek. Later we branch off to the left and hike (blue line) up the… read more

A very nice hike in Uttewalder Grund along the Malerweg in the Saxon Switzerland National Park with the Uttewalder Felsentor as a highlight.



The grounds in the Wehlen bastion area impress with wild romance and all varieties of green that can only exist. Due to the humid climate, the vegetation is diverse… read more

Have you ever consciously looked at the ground you step on during your hikes?

We all perceive it as the underground on which we stand and build, but very few know what it can do with it.



On this educational trail you get an insight into the world of the soil and its direct connections with the flora. In… read more

Waterfalls, high cliffs, fairytale hiking trails. Short and sweet it goes up to the Neuer Wildenstein. There is so much to discover up there in a very small space - you almost forget to enjoy the impressive view.After the cowshed and Schneiderloch have been explored, it goes gently down into the bottom… read more

The starting point is the parking lot or the Eiche bus stop in Hohnstein. We walk past the playground, down into the village and turn left at the town hall (following the signs towards Gautschgrotte). The small road leads into the forest and we now hike following the green line and slash (sign for the… read more

The Königstein Fortress is one of the classic excursion destinations in Saxon Switzerland, which attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world every year. We want to conquer the fortress, which was once considered impregnable, on foot. This hike offers the opportunity to combine… read more

This hike away from the mainstream of tourism opens up impressive views from the Hankehübel and Gickelsberg. The ruins of the robbery castle in Goßdorf are hidden on a lonely rock spur above the Schwarzbach valley. A narrow-gauge railway once ran through this valley, which can still be visited in Lohsdorf.

The Hohnsteiner Kasper is well known in Saxon Switzerland. Its creator, Max Jacob, had been based in Hohnstein with his puppet theater since 1928. From here the characteristic figures with the carved heads conquered the world. A puppet stage - first at Hohnstein Castle and later in its own puppet theater… read more

The Sebnitztal is one of the most beautiful and quiet valleys on the edge of Saxon Switzerland. Only now and then the quiet is briefly interrupted by the railway formerly known as the "Saxon Semmering Railway". After a wonderful panoramic view from the Adamsberg mountain, it goes through the wild Dorfbachklamm… read more

In the Middle Ages, one of the hiking destinations of this tour - the Arnstein - was defied by a fortification: wooden, relatively small, but arguably dangerous! From this nest of robber barons, trade routes were raided and villages plundered. Today, Arnstein Rock Castle, also known as the Ottendorfer… read more

Amazed faces with every new view, that is certain on this tour. The landscape of this hike through the Schrammsteine is guaranteed to be unparalleled!

This hike takes us to the Carolafels - a fantastic viewpoint in the middle of the Saxon Switzerland National Park. From the rocky resting place we have the semicircle of the cathedral in front of us, the jagged sandstone and the light-dark eroded reefs, weather pines and dense forest, the light gray… read more

Do you know where the Schwedenlöcher got its name from?



The name "Schwedenlöcher" goes back to the time of the Thirty Years' War, when the Swedes roamed the country. They had a reputation for destroying, looting and robbing everything. The residents of the neighboring villages brought their belongings… read more