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Path to the Upper Lock (Obere Schleuse), Landschneider, Saxon Switzerland National Park

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Path to the Upper Lock (Obere Schleuse), Landschneider, Saxon Switzerland National Park

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Path to the Upper Lock (Obere Schleuse), Landschneider, Saxon Switzerland National Park

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    October 2, 2025

    It's about a 35-minute walk from the parking lot in Hinterhermsdorf to the Upper Lock in the Kirnitzsch Gorge. The hiking trails are well signposted and vary in difficulty. See: saechsische-schweiz-touristik.de/elbsandstein/entdecken-erleben/ausflugsziele/details/obere-schleuse.html

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      June 30, 2025

      Beautiful, natural path to the upper lock.

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        Location: Sebnitz, Saxon Switzerland, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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