By bike from Stadt Wehlen to the Bastei

18.24 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Cycling
  • 1:30 h
  • 18.24 km
  • 220 m
  • 220 m
  • 112 m
  • 316 m
  • 204 m
  • Start: Train station Stadt Wehlen
  • Destination: Train station Stadt Wehlen

Cycling instead of hiking boots - the National Park cycle route is the quickest way to get from Stadt Wehlen up to the Bastei. We cycle back down to the Elbe via an extended loop.

Stadt Wehlen train station - ferry - Wehlener Grund - Bastei - Neuweg - Lohmen - Dorf Wehlen - Stadt Wehlen train station

Good to know

Pavements

Street (67%)
Asphalt (10%)
Gravel (21%)
Path (2%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

From the train station in Stadt Wehlen, our route first takes us down to the Elbe to take the ferry across. On the market square, we turn right behind the town hall and head uphill towards Dorf Wehlen, where we turn right onto the national park route. Here we continue steadily uphill through the rocky landscape towards the Bastei. Once at the top, we follow the Bastei road to the Bastei Hotel, where we lock up our bikes to get to the Bastei Bridge and the viewpoints.

If you wish, you can of course cycle back the same way as on the outward journey. After plenty of time for oohs and ahhs at the rock formations, we head back downhill to the Elbe via Lohmen and Dorf Wehlen. Before doing so, we make a detour to the Fiedler dairy farm to pick up some fresh milk and cheese. Once we arrive in Stadt Wehlen, we can either take the train back to the station or extend our tour along the Elbe cycle path.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

Author

Heike Grunow / Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.

Organization

Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz

License (master data)

Heike Grunow / Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Stop at the Fiedler dairy farm on the way back: you can buy home-made cheese, fresh milk and other dairy products from two vending machines. Petting calves included.

Safety guidelines

Please stay on the marked national park route between Stadt Wehlen and Bastei and do not leave the core zone.

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