East ascent Gorischstein – Gohrischstein loop from Bad Schandau

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East ascent Gorischstein – Gohrischstein loop from Bad Schandau

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East ascent Gorischstein – Gohrischstein loop from Bad Schandau

04:21

14.3km

450m

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: October 15, 2026

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Sächsische Schweiz

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.17 km

East ascent Gorischstein

Highlight • Gorge

The ascent is also a little adventure.

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8.17 km

View from Gohrisch

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You can only get to this point on the Gorisch with a bit of climbing. The sunset from here looking over the weather vane view is beautiful.

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8.21 km

Gohrisch Plateau

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Excellent trail running terrain.

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8.27 km

Gohrischstein

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In my opinion one of the most beautiful rocks in Saxon Switzerland. From here you can see all the highlights around. Both the weathervane view and the refuge view are fantastic.

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9.61 km

Staircase Ascent and Descent at Papststein

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The ascent / descent on the west side of the Papstein is relatively easy for Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Of course, there are also some stairs to climb here. But the …

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9.88 km

View from the Papststein

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A great vantage point as it is worth the effort of the ascent.

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10.1 km

Sattelsteig Ascent to Papststein

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Not quite as steep as the ascent from the parking lot.

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10.7 km

Lichter Cave (Kleinhennersdorfer Rock)

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In the southwest of the Kleinhennersdorfer Stein massif, there is a huge hole in a bare rock face - the gateway to the light cave. Over a man's height, 21 …

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14.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.23 km

2.60 km

2.05 km

1.53 km

800 m

122 m

Surfaces

6.40 km

3.14 km

2.12 km

1.50 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

12°C

7°C

73 %

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Comments

May 18, 2024,Sächsische Schweiz 😍 - Erinnerungen auffrischen

Over 30 years ago I hiked almost everywhere from the campsite between Bad Schandau and Schmilka, and now a few memories of that time have come back.
It is a beautiful area at Papststein, Gohrischstein.

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May 18, 2024,Sächsische Schweiz 😍

Today we set off on foot.

It was a beautiful, at times a little sweaty hike, but it was combined with lots of fun, laughter and happiness. Thank you for that - also to the "participants" of the hiking group... 😂😁👋🏼

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September 22, 2024,Rauf zum Gohrisch– Gohrischstein über Kleinhennersdorf, Krippen zurück nach Papsdorf

A great route to start off in Saxon Switzerland. Just right for the first day. If you are travelling with dogs, they have to carry them up a couple of small ladders. The steps are too narrow for the dogs. But that went quite well. We were travelling with two dogs, one weighing 20kg and the other 30kg.

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