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Bad Schandau

Wild Hell (Wilde Hölle) Climb – Carolafelsen loop from Bad Schandau

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Mountain hikes & routes
Germany
Saxony
Saxon Switzerland
Bad Schandau

Wild Hell (Wilde Hölle) Climb – Carolafelsen loop from Bad Schandau

Hard

4.8

(12)

46

hikers

Wild Hell (Wilde Hölle) Climb – Carolafelsen loop from Bad Schandau

05:45

15.1km

630m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Includes segments that are highly dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 9.23 km for 69 m

After 11.7 km for 49 m

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2.06 km

Wild Hell (Wilde Hölle) Climb

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How cool would a slide be here 😂

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2.93 km

Carolafelsen

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A great vantage point, easy to reach and great views.

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4.24 km

Gamshornspitze

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5.12 km

Upper Monkey Promenade

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Beautiful landscape and view

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7.82 km

Robin's Steps

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The robin staircase is undoubtedly one of the loveliest stairs and kids have fun as well. Easily usable as fast descent to Schmilka. Once at the top, the monkeys or the Schrammsteine ​​are at your feet.

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9.25 km

Starke Stiege

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Acrophobia and absolute sure-footedness required. A great staircase

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9.48 km

Beautiful panoramic path between the Starken Stiege and the Oberen Affensteinpromenade.

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9.63 km

Nimmersatt-Tor Rock Arch

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According to mapcarta, the stone arch is called Nimmersatt-Tor.

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10.9 km

Heringsgrundscheibe

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10

12.9 km

Königsweg Hiking Trail

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Super, but also relatively demanding way. Beware in humid weather.

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15.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.68 km

4.27 km

3.94 km

154 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.03 km

4.06 km

2.74 km

1.98 km

158 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Monday 31 August

21°C

13°C

45 %

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Comments

March 22, 2025,Kreiseln in den Stiegen oder warum Kniebeuge beim klettern keine gute Idee sind. 😅🫶
Today we set off early because the task was to climb the Zwillingsstiege and Häntzschelstiege in the Elbe Sandstone as often as possible. Why? For practice... For what? You'll see sometime. 😅
And because it's fun. At least for me.😜 @Deleted User could have skipped the Häntzschelstiege. But she mastered it, cursing because squats hurt when climbing 😅.💪 😘 At …

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Another stair tour, but this time with a stairway I'm not yet familiar with...😄
And once again we started in Schmilka. After a second breakfast was stocked up at the Mühlenbäckerei, we went past the Pioneer Tower to the Starke Stiege. From there we followed the Oberer Terrassenweg, past the Grandfather Chair to the Holy Staircase. As always, the view …

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A beautiful, but also physically demanding, stair tour through Saxon Switzerland! 🧗‍♀️🤩

From Schmilka, after a night at the Ostrauer Mühle campsite, my brother and I first went up to the Starken Stiege and then back down via the Heilige Stiege to get to the Rübezahlstiege.

After we had climbed that one, we made a little detour to the Idagrotte.

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Schmilka - root path - Rauschengrund - strong stairs - upper terrace path - upper monkey stone promenade - small Prebischtor - cave at Satan's head - Frienstein with Idagrotte - holy stairs - Schmilka

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