Best dogs on lead trails in Sebnitz

Moderately difficult hike. Good basic fitness required. Easily accessible paths. No special skills required. This hike starts at the Beuthenfall stop in the Kirnitzschtal valley and follows historic paths. If you have time, you can take the Kirnitzschtalbahn - a travelling monument that has been transporting hikers since 1898. The route is 8 kilometres long and the smallest line in Saxony. After crossing the Kirnitzsch, which is one of the cleanest rivers in Saxony, follow the Flößersteig...

Moderately difficult hike. Good basic fitness required. Predominantly easy paths. Sure-footedness required. From the Neumannmühle you hike along a wide forest road (yellow line) into the Großer Zschand. This dry valley, initially with a cool, damp cellar climate, leads into the heart of the Saxon Switzerland National Park. Later you reach the historic Zeughaus - now an inn. In the days of Elector Augustus of Saxony (1526-1586), it was a base for hunting around the Großer Winterberg. It...

Moderately difficult hike. Good basic fitness required. Easily accessible paths. No special skills required. The hike starts at the forester's lodge in the Kirnitzschtal valley, on the road west of the car park (signpost "Schrammsteine"). After crossing the bridge, turn right. The route leads uphill, initially keeping to the right along the Kohlichtsteig/Oberer Steinbruchweg and following the signs to Ostrau. Be careful, there are currently some fallen spruces on the Kohlichtsteig due to...

This circular route through the rear section of the Saxon Switzerland National Park takes you through many of the typical landscapes of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. You’ll cross typical valleys such as the Kleiner Zschand, the Richterschlüchte and the idyllic Kirnitzschtal, climb the Großer Winterberg (the highest mountain in the national park, a basalt peak) and explore the Hickelhöhle, a fissure cave and the second-largest cave in Saxon Switzerland. You’ll also pass three historic mills in...