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View of Bastei – View of the Bastei Bridge loop from Königstein (Sächs Schweiz) Hp

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Germany

Saxony

Saxon Switzerland

View of Bastei – View of the Bastei Bridge loop from Königstein (Sächs Schweiz) Hp

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4.8

(446)

1,833

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View of Bastei – View of the Bastei Bridge loop from Königstein (Sächs Schweiz) Hp

04:44

78.3km

550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 49.0 km for 72 m

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Start point

Train Station

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9.28 km

Elbe Cycle Path Along the River Valley (Saxon Switzerland)

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Very beautiful routes, directly on the Elbe.

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14.4 km

View of Bastei

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The view of the cliffs of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains is one of the most beautiful experiences during a river tour in Germany.

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14.5 km

View of the Bastei Bridge

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Impressive from every perspective: from below, from the side, from above.

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18.7 km

View of Königstein Fortress

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It's always great to cycle towards Königstein from the Elbe Cycle Path. The fortress offers impressive views from many corners. This point is one of them.

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21.9 km

View of Königstein Fortress

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Of Elberadweg you can of course also up. But, if you have miles left, the best point is to take a look at the fortress. Imposing - summer and winter.

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27.9 km

Elbe Cycle Path – Saxon Switzerland

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A cycle path with great surroundings and many opportunities to rest.

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31.8 km

View of Lilienstein

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From the Elbe cycle path, there is a stunning view of the striking Lilienstein mountain lying downstream.

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45.5 km

Elbe Cycle Route

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Great route, beautiful views, excellent surface.

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78.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.3 km

18.5 km

16.1 km

2.68 km

926 m

506 m

214 m

123 m

Surfaces

70.3 km

3.55 km

2.79 km

1.06 km

344 m

291 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

25°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

April 22, 2024,2024 04 22 Elberadweg Tag5 Decin - Pirna

Today it's dry and cold again. And mostly right by the Elbe
The 'musician' in the pictures is sitting in a place where music is played from different sources on the hour and half hour. Not bad :-)
I was actually able to check in early at my destination and then 'repacked'
The bike box at the station is 🤬 …

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September 21, 2022,Kurz mal in die Tschechei - Bad Schandau - Kanon Labe - Decin und zurück nach Pirna

Today over the border to the Czech Republic. Through the canon Labe (Elbe Gorge) to Decin (Tetschen) on the Elbe Cycle Path. The castle in Decin is worthwhile, even the road up there is worth seeing. In the city some nice old houses. Today was the market and we bought a small picnic. You can pay in euros, moderate prices, …

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October 17, 2025,05 - Dečin - Pirna

A great final stage on the Elbe Cycle Path. Relaxed cruising along a mostly familiar route – now heading downstream along the Elbe. The sun actually came out for a bit, but shortly before Pirna, it rained again. That didn't matter anymore. Over the last few days, I've had a thorough practice of dealing with the wet from above.

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May 8, 2025,Fa Tsch., Prag Dresden 4

Start: Decin, finish: Pirna:
The route along the Elbe from Decin to Pirna was once again a highlight in itself.
There are no discernible differences on the Czech and German sides.
Everything is similar to the first three tours 👍👍👍👍👍

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June 9, 2025,🇨🇿🇩🇪Elberadweg: Pirna-Decin-Pirna

From Pirna, we cycled upstream on the left bank of the Elbe. We actually wanted to cycle to Hirschmühle, but since the wind was rolling so well, we "suddenly" found ourselves in Decin 😉. Here, the wind became increasingly unpleasant and the clouds darkened, so we turned around and cycled back to Hirschmühle and, as planned, took the ferry to …

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September 12, 2024,4_Decin-Pirna

Lucky again today: It stayed dry, 😄. Please tomorrow too 🙏.
The absolute highlight today was the Königstein Fortress and the ride up in a vintage bus, 👍. It's crazy what was created there centuries ago, 👍👍👍!!!

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June 24, 2024,Tour 1.0 Pirna - Děčín - Bad Schandau

Unfortunately, I was not meant to break the 100km mark.
Just before Děčín, my saddle broke, so I only rode from Děčín to Bad Schandau. Better safe than sorry - there will definitely be a next time.
Unfortunately, I couldn't find a workshop in Děčín or Bad Schandau. After arriving in Pirna by S-Bahn, I went straight to the workshop …

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May 24, 2025,Karl's - Elbe hin und her # Děčín kreuz und quer 🙄 🐕‍🦺 🐈 🐐 🐍 🦋 🐴

... People people people 🤓 today 🙃 with a leisure cyclist "Swääniii" up the Elbe and runner or first with the wind 🌪 then against it 😤 . Elbe valley effect . Anyway, early journey to Pirna, A 17 tunnel closed, diversion 🙄 . Started around 10.30 at the "car park on the Elbe" and stayed on that side. In …

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