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Saxon Switzerland

Bad Schandau

View of sandstone cliffs – Rock formation loop from Lichtenhainer Wasserfall

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Saxon Switzerland

Bad Schandau

View of sandstone cliffs – Rock formation loop from Lichtenhainer Wasserfall

Moderate

4.7

(477)

1,487

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View of sandstone cliffs – Rock formation loop from Lichtenhainer Wasserfall

02:23

8.36km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Lichtenhainer Waterfall Tram Stop

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Memories awaken here, as a child I used to drive the Gotha cars through my hometown. You should take the train to the Kirnitzschtal, so that the street is not …

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732 m

Kuhstallstraße Trail to Neuer Wildenstein

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Nice way up to the cowshed.

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1.55 km

Himmelsleiter Stairway (Saxon Switzerland National Park)

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If you have the time and, above all, the courage, you should not miss the ascent through the ladder ladder. A long and narrow staircase leads up through a narrowing …

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1.77 km

View up to the Kuhstall

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From down here you have a beautiful view of the Neuer Wildenstein.

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1.80 km

View of sandstone cliffs

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Kletterfelsen

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2.30 km

Rock formation

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Great for exploring and climbing.

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3.34 km

Flößersteig Trail

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Nice path, parallel to the road.

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6.98 km

Kirnitzsch along the Flößersteig

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A clear mountain stream with lots of fish.

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8.36 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.04 km

3.30 km

745 m

156 m

123 m

Surfaces

2.79 km

2.54 km

2.10 km

901 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Tuesday 28 July

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June 9, 2025,Pfingstausflug ins Kirnitzschtal 😍

For today's Mill Day, I combined several destinations at once: the wildly romantic Kirnitzsch Valley, where the historic trams ran over Pentecost, a short hike 😉😁, and a visit to the Neumann Mill, where wood was once sawn and paper was made using hydropower.

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October 1, 2021,Kirnitzschtal, Flößersteig, Neumannmühle über Kuhstall zurück

Definitely visit the technical museum of the Neumannmühle. THAT is technology that inspires !!!

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June 10, 2025,Bad Schandau - Kuhstall & Flößersteig

The last time I was at the Kuhstall was in the early 2000s. Reason enough to go back. We parked at the Lichtenhain Waterfall. My wife was shocked to see the Kirnitschtalbahn coming towards us on our side.

We took the easy path up. The Kuhstall was still impressive. We continued up the Himmelsleiter (Stairway to Heaven). Then a short …

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August 13, 2021,Aufstieg zum Kuhstall, Himmelsleiter und Schneiderloch - Runde von Mittelndorf

Last day, last hike 🙈

At the end of this year's vacation in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, we hiked a slightly more relaxed tour today.

The goal was the so-called cowshed, one of the destinations that every hiker in Saxon Switzerland must have seen.

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June 28, 2023,Tour zum Kuhstall über Flößersteig zum Lichtenhainer Wasserfall

Today we took public transport to Kirnitzschtal to the Lichtenhainer Wasserfall stop and from there we walked up to the cowshed. You can't really say hiking, because the path was set up for true mass tourism. But the cowshed and the view was very nice, but even nicer over the sky ladder one floor higher, on the Wildenstein!
From there …

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October 8, 2023,Runde über Kuhstall - Flößersteig

A relaxed tour through Bohemian Switzerland. A bit of fitness is required at the beginning because it takes some time to climb. An early start for the hike is recommended, as the first stage destination, the cowshed, is not yet that crowded. Today there are some patches of fog coming through, so the view is limited. But the cave-like archway …

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May 24, 2024,Vom Lichtenhainer Wasserfall zum Kuhstall und mit Schleife über den Flößersteig zurück

Since rain and thunderstorms were forecast from midday, we only planned a relatively short tour today. With the historic Kirnitzschtalbahn from Bad Schandau to the Lichtenhain waterfall. From there up to the Kuhstall rock bridge (very impressive) and then through a sea of rocks and crevices (after climbing the Himmelsleiter to the very top of the rock) downhill again on …

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June 25, 2024,Vom Lichtenhainer Wasserfall (leider defekt)über den Kuhstall zur Felsenmühle

The tour, which is classified as easy, really challenged us over around 2km on the Kirnitzschflüssle. Absolute sure-footedness and sturdy shoes are a must, and dogs 🐕 can only go without a leash due to the high climbing stones, narrow paths and thick tree roots. But 100% adventurous!

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View of sandstone cliffs – Rock formation loop from Lichtenhainer Wasserfall

Lichtenhainer Waterfall Tram Stop

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View up to the Kuhstall

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