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Rosenthal-Bielatal

Herkules Spring

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Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains

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Rosenthal-Bielatal

Herkules Spring

Recommended by 165 hikers out of 175

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Location: Rosenthal-Bielatal, Saxon Switzerland, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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1. View of the Hercules Columns – Kanzelstein Viewpoint loop from Bielatal

4.84km

01:20

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of the Hercules Columns – Grenzplatte Viewpoint loop from Ostrov

24.7km

07:23

600m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Johanniswacht Viewpoint – Ascent to Kaiser-Wilhelm-Feste loop from Bielatal

6.24km

01:47

120m

Intermediate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Michi LE

June 26, 2023

Rosenthal-Bielatal

Climbing paradise in the forest

Idyllic holiday resort in the middle of a hiking and climbing paradise, surrounded by extensive forests and bizarre rock formations.

The towns of Bielatal and Rosenthal are located in the middle of a huge forest area that stretches as far as the Czech Republic. Above all, the upper Bielatal is characterized by its very own character, which is most evident between Schweizermühle and Ottomühle. Here, in the middle of the forest, a multitude of rock towers in the most fantastic weathering forms present themselves to the eye of the hiker.

The Sachsenstein, the Hercules columns, the Johanniswacht and the pulpit tower are also unique natural monuments that only give an idea of the once raging forces of nature. Three larger caves also testify to this: the Benno cave, the ice hole and the 19 meter deep Schwedenloch with its ice pit behind the Ottomühle.

In the district of Brausenstein, a blast furnace ruin of the former hammer mill has also been preserved as a monument to a venerable place of work from the past. In Bielatal, especially the little visitors are attracted by a tour through the rugged rock labyrinth.

Source: saechsische-schweiz.de/rosenthal-bielatal

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Charly

June 21, 2020

Great source to replenish drinking water and to refresh yourself.

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🎸 Steffen 🌻

March 16, 2024

small spring,

called Hercules Source

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Location: Rosenthal-Bielatal, Saxon Switzerland, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

Herkules Spring

1. View of the Hercules Columns – Kanzelstein Viewpoint loop from Bielatal

2. View of the Hercules Columns – Grenzplatte Viewpoint loop from Ostrov

3. Johanniswacht Viewpoint – Ascent to Kaiser-Wilhelm-Feste loop from Bielatal

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