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Malerweg trail 2nd stage - Wehlen-Hohnstein

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Length 12.6 kmAltitude 599 m

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Duration 5:04 h

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Road surfaceLength 12.6 km

Description

SummaryThe second stage of the Malerweg trail leads fromWehlen over the Bastei to the Amsel ravine(Amselgrund). We continue past the Amselsee lakeand Amsel waterfall to Rathewalde. Over the highplateau at Rathewalde we continue to theHockstein rock and then descend through theWolfsschlucht gorge to the Polenztal valley. Fromthis point we ascend again to the marketplace inHohnstein through the Schindergraben gorge, whichis close to the castle.

DescriptionThe second stage of the Malerweg trail starts at themarketplace in the town Wehlen. We follow theMeinickestraße street along the river Elbe. We canalready enjoy the beautiful view on the Bastei rockmassif (and later vise versa from there on Wehlen).Especially passing by steamboats in combinationwith the wonderful nature in the background are anexcellent photo opportunity. The Meinickestraßestreet is in this section part of the Elberadweg (Elbebiking route), hence please pay attention when youwant to change the road side! After 500 meters wesee on the left side an information board and awaysign of the Malerweg trail. We follow theancient path Schwarzberggrundweg for 250 metersuphill through a mixed forest until a stone wall,which we cross to the right. The stone wall protectsthe lower located buildings from mud and debris

during heavy rain. Straight ahead the way continuesto the Haldenweg trail! But in order to stay on theMalerweg trail we take the stairs steeply uphill onthe left side. Once the trail runs more flat again, weencounter between birch and pine trees thebeautiful Schwarzberg lookout point. We have awonderful on Wehlen and the Großen Bärensteinrock (Great Bear stone) on the opposite side. Furtheruphill the path continues through a beech forestand after about one kilometer we arrive at the"stone table". The stone table and stone bencheswere set up in 1710 on the occasion of a hunt (aftera silvicultural redrawing of land parcels). Theabandoned forest tavern "Steinerner Tisch" islocated nearby. We continue on the trail and soonrecognize a souvenir shops and a snack bar... we areon the Bastei. From our current position on theBasteistraße street it is only 250 meters to thespectacular Bastei lookout-point. It goes withoutsaying that we first visit the look-point and take alook at the souvenir shops and and gastronomicpossibilities later. Despite the mass tourism on theBastei this particular lookout-point is an absolutemust-do for every Malerweg hiker! Particularlyimpressive is the view on the rock massif of theBastei region, which is located nearby in front of us.The rock wall of the Bastei lookout is 194 metershigh. The Bastei brigde is located underneath thelookout-point and leads to other lookout-points aswell as the rock castle Neurathen. We can enjoyhere an excellent panoramic view. The Elbe valleyand the table mountains of the Saxon Switzerland

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form a truly picturesque landscape. In this regiontravelers and artists had plenty motifs for theirinspiration. From the opposite riverbank we alsohave a magnificent view on the Bastei rock massif.Webcam from Laasenhof towards the Bastei.

On the Bastei the "Basteihotel" has a wide variety ofoptions for accommodation and gastronomy. Inaddition to that, it is worth visiting the"Schweizerhaus" (Swiss house), which serves as aNational Park Visitor centre. It houses a prestigiousart exhibition with paintings and prints fromdifferent eras, still all share the same maininspiration of the Saxon Switzerland. Many of themotifs in these pictures can be encountered on theMalerweg trail.

On the Bastei path we continue downhill into theAmselgrund ravine. We just pass by the villageRathen on our right handside. In the valley we firstarrive at the entry port and the ticket house for the"Felsenbühne" (open-air stage). After a few metersthe Amselsee lake appears, where it is possible torent a rowboat or paddleboat. During summer thelake is always filled with sea reared trouts. If you fallout of the boat you can hardly drown as the water isvery shallow... what the trouts might do to you ishowever not so sure.

Our tour continues on the left lakeside and after ashort while we reach on the left side the pathjunction toward the “Schwedenlöcher” gorge. Thispath would have been a good alternative for thedescent from the Bastei. Still it is not part of the newMalerweg trail, as it is often not accessible due tostorm damages. We now walk on huge rough pavingstones from earlier centuries up to the hut"Amselfallbaude". The Amselfallbaude hosts twosnack bars and on the upper floor a National ParkInformation Point. In the historic mountain hutvisitors learn about detailed informations of thenational park philosophy. Some exhibits aredesigned especially interesting and interactive forchildren. The Amselfall waterfall, like theLichtenhainer waterfall is serviced manually duringdry months. However in most cases the naturalwater flow is strong enough to provide a wonderfulphoto opportunity. We leave the Amselfall waterfalland walk uphill over stairs, later on a trail along theGrünbach stream. This part of the Amselgrund

ravine is not as heavily visited by tourists and thelandscape can be described as wild-romantic.Throughout the whole ravine fallen trees and theGrünbach stream are a lovely scenery. After aboutone kilometer from the Amselfall waterfall we reachthe village Rathewalde. The village entrance fromthe valley is fabulous with the slow reconstructionof the mill "Rathewalder Mühle" and the beergarden. To the mill also belongs the "chapel" at themountain side, a so-called "Berganlehnhaus"(mountain hut, known from Tirol) which formerlyserved hikers and guests of the mill as a place tosleep. The clock was installed later. On the oppositeside is located a rentable holiday home that can beaccessed via stone steps and a rock terrace. Thereare even more architectural curiosities: onefarmhouse which directly stands at the steep slopeand another holiday home with the probably lowestcost of land in the village; the small house is builtlike a bridge above the stream Grünbach.

We now arrive at the village square with a guesthouse, church and parking. The Malerweg trail signdirects us again out of the village and towardHohnstein. We follow the trail to the roadHohnsteiner Straße. This road is very busy and thetrail runs parallel to it in the green area. Wecontinue along the road for 700 meters and reach abig intersection at the former racetrack. Here is alsolocated the restaurant Hocksteinschänke. Thosewho have the possibility to return from this point bycar or motorcycle will enjoy a nice ride on thehistoric racetrack of the former Germany ring(Deutschlandring) with a few challenging turns. Thistrack was built between 1933 and 1939 (to somedegree also by prisoners of the formerconcentration camp in Hohnstein), but was alreadyclosed in the same year because of the war. Thelength of the course is 10 kilometers and leads fromour current position on the serpentine-shaped roadWartenbergstraße down into the Polenztal valley.There it continues partially along the river Polenz toHeeselicht, then back on the road Kaiserstraßepassing by the village Hohburkersdorf and finallyarriving again at the restaurant Hocksteinschänke.For the section between the Hocksteinschänke andvillage Hohburkersdorf existed plans to built hugetribunes. During the time after war some illegalraces were organized in this part, but traffic calming

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measures (thresholds, bulges) made this almostimpossible. From the restaurant Hocksteinschänkewe follow the road Wartenbergstraße downhill tothe parking Hocksteinparkplatz. There we see againthe familiar Malerweg trail signs. After 250 meterswe arrive at a small stone bridge, then again later atthe refuge nearby the Hockstein rock. In order to getto the small Hockstein lookout-point we only haveto walk a few meters at the outer rock ledge (infront of the steep gorge). If we look downward fromthis "pulpit", the river Polenz and the guest house"Polenztal" are visible.As expected the trail nowdescends steeply into the Polenztal valley. On steelstairs we walk down through the legendary"Wolfsschlucht" (Wolf gorge), which has served as anartistic example for the opera "Der Freischütz" byCarl Maria von Weber. The rock walls in this sectionare standing so close that we have to deal withoncoming hikers skillfully. Once back down, we loseno time and ascend again through the"Schindergraben" gorge up to the castle townHohnstein. The last section takes us past theBärengarten (bear garden). The remains of the wallscan be still recognized, showing the ruins of aformer bear enclosure. From the 17th to 18thcentury bears were kept here for electoral hunts (inthe Dresden castle courtyard!). We are now standingright below the castle Hohnstein, which sitsenthroned on a huge rock. After a few minutes wereach again the romantic marketplace of the townHohnstein.

If you have some time left before returning, youshould definitely visit the castle as well as the townchurch, which was built by George Bähr.

Starting point / trailheadMarketplace of the town Wehlen

EquipmentSturdy shoes are always required for the Malerwegtrail. Also take about 0,5 l of drinking water perperson.

Safety informationFor visiting the lookout-points, you should not sufferfrom vertigo.

Getting thereIt is recommended to travel with the S-Bahn train

line S1. Then we have to cross the river Elbe byferry.With the car we drive to Pirna via the B172 andeither subsequently through Struppen and Naundorfto Wehlen, or on the opposite riverside from Pirna tothe village Wehlen until the town Wehlen. Bothvariants have an awkward return to Wehlen with thepublic transportation.

ParkingParking in Wehlen

Public transportOutward: S-Bahn train line S1 to Wehlen

Return: Bus line 236 from Hohnstein to Pirna; inPirna then take the S-Bahn train line S1

Tips, hints and linksWanderkarte "Brand Hohnstein" und "Die Bastei"1:10000 (Verlag Böhm Wanderkarten)

Panoramaansichten von der Bastei

Webcam zur Bastei

Webcam von Hohnstein

Hotels, Ferienwohnungen und Ferienhäuser in derSächsischen Schweiz

Point of arrivalMarketplace in Hohnstein

Points of Interest

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Ferienwohnungen Rösler

Schöne Aussicht 6

01829 Wehlen

035024 70486 http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/fh-roesler

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Ferienwohnungen VillaMargareteRosenstraße 20

01829 Stadt Wehlen

035024 -70003 http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/villa-margarete

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Ferienhaus in der Hofewiese 10

Hofewiese 10

01829 Stadt Wehlen

035024-79136 http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/hofewiese-10/kontakt

http://www.elbsandsteingebirge.de/eshop/kartenshop/

http://www.elbsandsteingebirge.de/eshop/kartenshop/

http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/elbsandsteingebirge/panorama-bastei.html

http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/elbsandsteingebirge/webcam-bastei.html

https://http//www.saechsische-schweiz.info/elbsandsteingebirge/webcam-hohnstein.html

http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/elbsandsteingebirge/hotel.php

http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/elbsandsteingebirge/hotel.php

http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/elbsandsteingebirge/ferienwohnung.php

http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/elbsandsteingebirge/ferienhaus.php



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Tipp

Ferienwohnung Familie Hennig

Menickestrasse 7

01829 Wehlen

035024 70756http://www.elbsandsteingebirge.info/hennig/

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Pension 'Haus Sonneneck'

Menickestraße 29

01829 Wehlen

035024 71084 http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/sonneneck

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Berghotel Bastei

OT Bastei

01847 Lohmen

035024 7790 http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/berghotel-bastei

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Felsenbühne Rathen

Amselgrund 17

01824 Kurort Rathen

035024 7770 http://www.landesbuehnen-sachsen.de/felsenbuehne-rathen

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Basteiaussicht 1

OT Bastei

01847 Lohmen

035024 7790http://www.elbsandsteingebirge.de/panorama/panorama_bastei_sommer/

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Pension 'Burg Altrathen'

Am Grünbach 10-11

01824 Rathen

035024 7600 http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/burg-altrathen

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Webcam am Hotel zur Aussicht

Am Bergborn 7

01848 Hohnstein

035975 87000http://www.saechsisch-boehmische-schweiz.de/webcam/hohnstein/webca

m_aussicht.html

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Hotel Zur Aussicht

Am Bergborn 07

01848 Hohnstein

035975 87000 http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/hotel-zur-aussicht

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FerienwohnungenRathausstrasseRathausstraße 14

01848 Hohnstein

035973 24949 http://www.saechsische-schweiz.info/fewo-hohnstein

Author and source

Author Ottmar Vetter

created 11.04.2015

changed 08.06.2015

Source Elbsandsteingebirge

Pictures

BasteibrückeAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

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Ostern mit der Fähre nach Stadt WehlenAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

Start auf dem Elberadweg

Author Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

Dampfer von Wehlen nach Rathen


Imbiss an der MeinickestraßeAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

Beginn des Aufstieges


Steinbrücke, dann links hoch !Author Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

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Schwarzbergaussicht


Steinerner TischAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

BasteibrückeAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

Blick von der BasteibrückeAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

Burganlage


Felsenbühne RathenAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

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AmselseeAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

AmselfallbaudeAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

AmselfallAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

Amselgrund


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Rathewalder MühleAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

Berganlehnhaus


Ferienhaus im GrünbachAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

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Blick vom HocksteinAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

Hocksteinaussicht von Hohnstein ausAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

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WolfsschluchtAuthor Ottmar VetterSource Elbsandsteingebirge

Bärengarten


Blick auf Hohnstein von der Burg


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Frühlingsblick zur Stadtkirche


Stadtkirche nach George Bähr


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