Gohrischstein Summit (440 m) – Papststein Viewpoint loop from Gohrisch

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Gohrischstein Summit (440 m) – Papststein Viewpoint loop from Gohrisch

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Gohrischstein Summit (440 m) – Papststein Viewpoint loop from Gohrisch

03:17

9.90km

390m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.45 km for 4 m

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1.65 km

Weather Vane Viewpoint on the Gohrisch

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The term weather vane view has now become colloquial for the north-west view. The weather vane at this point has a tradition of about 150 years. The current construction was built in 1985.

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1.66 km

Gohrischstein Summit (440 m)

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The Gohrisch (also Gohrischstein, 440 meters) is a table mountain in the left-Saxon Saxon Switzerland in Saxony. Its name goes back to the ancient Sorbian Gora for mountain.
The rugged rocky plateau was a long way in front of a touristic development of the mountain. As late as 1846, when the tourism development of the neighboring mountains was already under way, a travel guide noted: "The Gorischstein is very difficult to climb." Only when the village Gohrisch developed from 1869 to a summer resort, the mountain was increasingly a destination of trippers. At this time the first small catering huts existed for several years on the neighboring mountains Papststein (1858) and Pfaffenstein (1852).
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gohrisch_(Berg)

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1.88 km

View from the Rocky Outcrop in Saxon Switzerland

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Especially in late autumn no overflowing paths, lots of peace and quiet and despite the colder days a very nice time to go hiking!

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1.96 km

Muselmann Rock Formation

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Climbing rocks in the area of the stones, located southeast of the Gohrisch. Coming directly on the ascent from the direction of the gallows tavern.

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2.83 km

Papststein Viewpoint

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The Papststein is a 451-meter-high table mountain in the Saxon Switzerland region on the left bank of the Elbe River. It can be ascended from two sides. There is a mountain inn and an even taller fire tower with fantastic views. Hikers on the Forststeig trail follow the Malerweg (Painters' Way) on the descent.

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3.88 km

Kleinhennersdorfer Stein Ice Cave

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The ice cave is a bit hidden and I first had to orient myself a bit to find the way and the entrance. The entrance is narrow and I barely passed without a backpack. The ice cave is darker than the other two caves and it is advisable to bring a flashlight so that you can discover all corners of the fascinating cave.

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3.97 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 meters deep and 14 meters wide, it is one of the largest sandstone caves in Saxon Switzerland.
The cave did not develop naturally in its current size, sand was extracted here in the past. It went so far that the cave was walled up because it was feared that it would collapse. Remnants of the wall are still there.
The Hampelhöhle is in the immediate vicinity, where sand was also extracted by Friedrich Hermann Hempel (1845 to 1918), popularly known as Sandhampel

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6.89 km