--- title: "Cross-border hike from Schmilka to the Pravčická brána" url: "https://web.destination.one/en/tour/wanderung-bad-schandau-schmilka-prebischtor" description: "Schmilka - Hřensko - Pravčická brána - Hřensko - Schmilka" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/3699898/9c615ea457487ab19a90a6415951ef523e6c71eca8a3a2417d1e6aaba35773d8/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Homepage > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Cross-border hike from Schmilka to the Pravčická brána ====================================================== - 14.81 km long - Difficulty: difficult - Condition: difficult - Great panorama - Hiking - 5:50 h - 14.81 km - 683 m - 683 m - 121 m - 433 m - 312 m - - Start: Schmilka - Destination: Schmilka The historic Malerweg used to run from the Großer Winterberg via the Fremdenweg to the Pravčická brána. With the newly created cross-border hiking trail between Schmilka and Hřensko, there is now once again a trail connection to Europe's largest rock gate. Schmilka - Hřensko - Pravčická brána - Hřensko - Schmilka Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Unknown (16%) Asphalt (4%) Gravel (36%) Trail (11%) Path (34%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions In Schmilka, the tour starts at the Bergsteig and leads up to the border trail (marked with a yellow line). About halfway along the border trail, the path branches off to the right: a newly created, well-marked cross-border hiking trail leads across to Hřensko.The ascent takes you up numerous steps to a plateau. At the top, beautiful views open up again and again - especially of the Zirkelstein and the Kaiserkrone. At the same time, the traces left behind by the forest fire of 2022 become visible here: large damaged areas from which young birch trees are now growing back. With increasing vegetation density, the views will grow back over the next few years. Once you arrive in Hřensko, follow the road for a while until you reach the "Gabrielensteig" junction. This is where the ascent to Prebischtor begins. It is worth allowing enough time to visit the various viewpoints at your leisure. Important note: There is an entrance fee at the Pravčická brána. You can then take the same route back to Schmilka or board the hiking boat in Hřensko (always in operation between Easter and the end of October) and return to Schmilka. **Tip:** If you would like to extend the tour, you can plan a detour to the phoenix lookout (an additional 3 km there and back). It was built as a symbol of the rebirth of nature after the forest fire in 2022 and illustrates the reactivation forces of nature with pictures and information boards. GPS - data updated 2026 Read more Tour information - Cultural Interesting - Stop at an Inn - Tour with Dog Equipment Sturdy shoes required Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**by car from Dresden via the A17 to Pirna, the B172 and the connecting roads from Königstein to Bad Schandau Read more **Parking**Parking lot border crossing (subject to charge) Read more **Public transportation****Arrival and departure:**Bus line 252 - bus stop: Schmilka, border crossing or ferry Schmilka - S-Bahn line S1 Bus line 435 Hřensko, Mezná More information and timetable: Read more Additional information Tourist information Bad Schandau: +49 (0) 35022 900 50Tourist information Hřensko: +42 0 412 528 344 Hosts with the "Hiker-friendly on the Malerweg" certificate along the 7th stage Hiking with your dog: The hike should be possible with a dog without any problems. At the Prebischtor, however, some viewpoints may only be accessible with dogs via steps. Read more Literature Order now: Read more Author Madlen Rogge Organization Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz License (master data) Madlen Rogge Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author After the 5th stage on the Malerweg, the hike to the Pravčická brána on the cross-border hiking trail from Schmilka is highly recommended as a starting and finishing point to follow in the footsteps of the historic Malerweg. So it's best to plan an extra night in Schmilka before continuing on the 6th stage. Read more Safety guidelines Please note: Only marked trails may be used in the national parks.Attention: Please note detour: or at: https: Read more Map Buy here: Read more Nearby ------ View on map - EventCC-BYElbsandsteinführer - Marco Angermann | - Hike - Place of interestCC-BYPhilipp Zieger Photographie | - Other - ToursCC0Yvonne Brückner, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | 115.66 km - Hiking CC-BY-SAPhilipp Zieger, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | 15.36 km - Hiking CC-BY-SAAlexander Ratzing, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | 118.93 km - Hiking Contact 01814 Bad Schandau Download GPX file - - - -