Malerweg, stage 8: From Weißig to Pirna (official version TV Sächsische Schweiz)

13.77 km long

Difficulty: medium

Condition: easy

Great panorama

Hiking

Weg zum Rauenstein — © Sebastian Thiel, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | CC-BY-SA

Rast an der Felsenbaude Rauenstein — © Sebastian Thiel, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | CC-BY-SA

Rauenstein — © Sebastian Thiel, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | CC-BY-SA

5:00 h
13.77 km
256 m
360 m
112 m
286 m
174 m
Start: White
Destination: Pirna market

Hike with a low level of difficulty, several places to stop for refreshments

Weißig - Rauenstein - Rauenstein Gratweg - Wehlen-Pötzscha - Naundorf - Robert-Sterl-Haus - former quarries (alternative: Panormaweg) - Königsnase - Obervogelgesang - Elberadweg - Pirna - Canalettoweg - Markt Pirna - Canalettohaus

Pavements

Unknown

Street

Asphalt

Gravel

Trail

Path

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

On the last stage of the Malerweg, follow the markings from Weißig to the Rauenstein. You reach Wehlen-Pötzscha via its ridge path. Follow the road and turn left to Naundorf, where you will find the Robert-Sterl-Haus, the most important art museum in Saxon Switzerland. In the center of Naundorf, the Malerweg leads you past the high banks of former quarries to the Königsnase. Please note: The hiking trail at the Königsnase is currently in poor condition and extremely muddy in places. Alternatively, you can hike the panorama trail. From Obervogelgesang (S-Bahn stop), follow the Elbe cycle path towards Pirna and turn right uphill to reach the Canaletto trail, which you follow into the town center of Pirna. The end point is the Canalettohaus on the market square.

GPS data updated 2021

Tour information

Cultural Interesting
Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy shoes required

Directions & Parking facilities

The village is located on the eastern edge of the plateau in front of the Bärensteinen and Rauenstein, on the left bank of the Elbe near Oberrathen and belongs to the municipality of Struppen. Struppen can be reached via the A17, exit at the Pirna junction, continue on the B172 to the Struppen / Rathen junction or, coming from Königstein on the B172, at the Leupoldishain traffic circle; once in Struppen, continue on the K8734 towards Weißig.

Parking lot - Weißig

How to get there:

Bus route 246 (Pirna - Königstein)
to Rathen S-Bahn S1 (Meißen - Schöna)
to Thürmsdorf bus route 241 (Pirna - Hinterhermsdorf)

Departure:

S-Bahn S1 (Schöna - Dresden), buses, steamboat

Additional information

Tourist information Struppen: +49 (0) 35020 70418

TouristService Pirna: +49 (0) 3501 556447

Hosts with the "Hiking-friendly on the Malerweg" certificate along the 8th stage

Hiking with dogs:

An alternative route to the Rauenstein is a southern bypass of the massif on the forest path (initially marked with a red line) and the Pudelstein geotope.

Literature

Order now free of charge: "Malerweg Elbsandsteingebirge" (publisher: Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz)

Author

Yvonne Brückner / Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.

Organization

Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz

Website

License (master data)

Yvonne Brückner / Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

DESTILLERIE Pirna

How about a fiery souvenir of your Malerweg adventure for those who stayed at home? In the "Geist von Rathen" show distillery in the Pirna brewery "Zum Gießer", local fruits and herbs are refined into fine fruit brandies and distillates. Visitors can watch the master distiller at work or book private tours with tastings.

Detour Distance 3 km
Basteistraße 60
01796 Pirna
Phone: +49 (0) 3501 464640

GALERIEWERKSTATT Ansichtssache
Painting, graphics and more: Heike Küchler and Claudia Pinkau have created a space for art and creativity with their gallery workshop "Ansichtssache" in Pirna. At Kirchplatz 5, next to St. Mary's Church, they show works from the Painters' Trail and give courses in landscape painting. Every Friday from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from April to December also on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., they invite interested parties to their open workshop.

Kirchplatz 5
01796 Pirna

Phone: +49 (0) 35025 51283 or +49 (0) 1522 2572804

Safety guidelines

Accessible all year round

Path markings

Detailed stage descriptions: https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/wanderungen/malerweg-etappe-8-weissig-pirna

Please note detours: https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/malerweg/planung/aktuelles

Map

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