Pfaffenstein – Barbarine Rock Pinnacle loop from Gohrisch

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Pfaffenstein – Barbarine Rock Pinnacle loop from Gohrisch

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Pfaffenstein – Barbarine Rock Pinnacle loop from Gohrisch

02:12

7.57km

170m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Sächsische Schweiz

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3.09 km

Tannhäuser Memorial Plaque

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Tannhäuser is commemorated here in the sandstone.

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3.48 km

Viewpoint at Opferkessel, Pfaffenstein

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Good viewpoint.

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3.66 km

Pfaffenstein

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To fully explore the Pfaffenstein you should plan a day trip. Only then will young and old come at his full expense ...

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3.80 km

Old Innkeeper’s Climb (Pfaffenstein)

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Here there was a former ascent to the Pfaffenstein, the so-called Alte Wirtsstiege. The climb consisted of iron brackets on a 20 m high rock wall. Many of the iron …

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4.13 km

Barbarine Rock Pinnacle

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The Barbarine is one of the most famous features of Saxon Switzerland. Her fairy-tale character inspired already in the 19th century storytellers and mountaineers to make her part of the …

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4.77 km

Goldschmidt Cave

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The narrow and barely marked entrance is a bit hidden, so I added a picture with a marker arrow. The entrance is on the left a little below next to …

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5.08 km

Abseil Point Between Bilch and Ratte

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If you want to ski straight down and have your dumbbell (climbing gear) with you, this is the place for you.

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5.15 km

Entrance to Nasse Schlucht, Sächsische Schweiz

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only if it is dry, you should dare this ascent. Some climbing is required in the middle...

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7.57 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.06 km

3.06 km

415 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.63 km

2.18 km

1.74 km

724 m

225 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

9°C

71 %

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Pfaffenstein – Barbarine Rock Pinnacle loop from Gohrisch

Tannhäuser Memorial Plaque

Viewpoint at Opferkessel, Pfaffenstein

Pfaffenstein

Old Innkeeper’s Climb (Pfaffenstein)

Barbarine Rock Pinnacle

Goldschmidt Cave

Abseil Point Between Bilch and Ratte

Entrance to Nasse Schlucht, Sächsische Schweiz

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