Lohmen: Via the Schwedenlöcher to Kurort Rathen to the bastion

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4.82 km long

round trip

Difficulty: medium

condition: medium

Great panorama

Hiking

CC-BY | Philipp Zieger, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz

01:45 h
211 m
194 m
118 m
312 m
194 m
4.82 km
Start: Parking lot / stop Bastei
Destination: Parking lot / stop Bastei

One highlight follows the other on this beautiful circular hike. Through a rustic rock gorge with moss-covered walls, you climb into the cool valley of the Grünbach. Passing the idyllic Amselsee, you reach Rathen with its numerous restaurants. Strengthened you go to the highlight of the tour - to the Basteibrücke - before you arrive back at the starting point.

ATTENTION: The Schwedenlöcher are currently closed until the end of March 2023 due to renovation work! Alternatives are Basteiweg/Amselgrund or the Rathen footpath.

Stop / parking lot Bastei - Schwedenlöcher - Amselgrund - Amselsee - Kurort Rathen - Basteibrücke - Stop / parking lot Bastei

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

The starting point is the parking lot or the bus stop in the immediate vicinity of the well-known Bastei Bridge. In the direction of the Bastei, the path turns left to the "Schwedenlöcher" with the marking "Blauer Strich". You follow this marking on the entire hike. You will hike through a beautiful piece of forest. "Schwedenlöcher" is the name of a gorge like a gorge that leads down about 700 steps. Before the Schwedenlöcher begin, it is worth taking a detour to the Pavillonaussicht. From here you have the first impressive rock view in the direction of the Bastei bridge and into the Wehlgrund.

Once in the valley, the path leads to the right through the Amselgrund, past the Grünbach, the Amselsee and the theater box office of the Felsenbühne in the direction of the center of the spa town of Rathen. At the height of the Amselgrundschlösschen hotel, the hiking trail with signposts to the bastion branches off to the right. Via a well-built path with steps you can easily reach the Bastei bridge. On the way there are beautiful views into the Elbe valley.

The rock castle Neurathen, which is located at the entrance to the Bastei bridge, is highly recommended. Footbridges and ladders cross the remains of this medieval fortification and offer fantastic views into the Rathen valley basin and, if visibility is good, as far as the rock formations of the Hintere Sächsische Schweiz.

The hike is also possible in the opposite direction, but please note that the more than 600 steps in the "Schwedenlöcher" have to be climbed uphill.

Tour information

Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy shoes are recommended for this tour.

Directions & Parking facilities

Coming from Pirna: After leaving Lohmen, turn right after about 3 kilometers in the direction of the Bastei.

Coming from Bad Schandau: Via Rathmannsdorf, Porschdorf, Waltersdorf. At the Hocksteinschänke turn in the direction of Pirna/Bastei. After leaving Rathewalde, turn left after about 1 kilometer in the direction of Bastei.

Arrival with Google-Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/Dcvjy79wZuDjzbXW9

Parking lot at the Bastei (about 300 meters to the viewpoint).

Parking lot at the junction Bastei, if the Bastei parking lot is occupied; bus shuttle to the Bastei

Arrival/departure:

Bus line: 237 Stop: Bastei

Literature

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Author

Yvonne Brückner / Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.

Organization

Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Plan more time than the hiking time - there are many views to discover. Perhaps the Amselsee with a boat trip (only possible during the summer season) will entice you.

Safety guidelines

Please note: in the Saxon Switzerland National Park, only marked trails may be used in the core zone! Fines may be imposed for violations.

Trail markings

Map

Order here: "Die Bastei" Scale 1 : 10.000 Verlag Rolf Böhm, Bad Schandau"

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