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Bad Schandau

View of Bad Schandau on the Elbe

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Bad Schandau

View of Bad Schandau on the Elbe

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View of Bad Schandau on the Elbe

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    June 14, 2020

    Hiking

    The Elbe around Bad Schandau to Schmilka really flows from postcard motif to postcard motif, you can really hike here. There are hiking trails on both banks and you are always well served in the surrounding area.
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    December 28, 2025

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    View of Bad Schandau on the Elbe River.

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    Bad Schandau (Schandau until 1920) is a small Saxon town on the Elbe River, located on its right bank, directly adjacent to the Saxon Switzerland National Park in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
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    January 29, 2022

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    Bad Schandau is a small Saxon town as well as a state-approved Kneipp cure and health resort in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains on the Elbe.
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    1. East ascent Gorischstein – Gohrischstein loop from Bad Schandau

    13.4km

    04:13

    460m

    460m

    Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Elevation 140 m

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