Best trails near Parkplatz Kurort Rathen

Popular route along the Elbe in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Saxony. Starting at the Falkensteinblick panorama restaurant, this route leads via Königstein to the Bastei and back. Here you cycle almost the entire time along the Elbe and have a wonderful view of the surrounding mountain ranges of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. Except for a small climb at the end, the route is also quite easy to drive. The route can also be hiked. Highlights: - Views of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains - Route on...

Varied and challenging circular trail around Königstein, Saxony. This beautiful circular hike leads from the fortress town of Königstein along an idyllic path through the forest to the spa town of Rathen and then up to the striking table mountain, the Lilienstein. Here you can enjoy a fantastic view over large parts of Saxon Switzerland. At the very end of the tour, you take the F6 ferry across the Elbe, for which a ticket must be purchased. The starting point is easily accessible by train...

Popular Terrainkurweg in Saxon Switzerland, Saxony. The loop trail TK14 is part of the Terrainkurweg network of the spa town of Rathen. The Kleiner Rauensteinring, as the route is also called, is one of the city's more demanding Terrainkur routes. The route begins in Oberrathen near the train station. You walk through the forest to the Rauenstein massif, which has some mighty rock formations so typical of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, and in the direction of the quiet village of Weissig. The...

Popular circular hiking trail in the Saxon Switzerland National Park, Saxony This circular route to the bastion starts at the train station in the spa town of Rathen (reachable by bus and train). The route promises many highlights; right at the beginning there is a ferry ride across the Elbe (note the prices and timetable), before you hike along the picturesque Amselsee and the Schwedenlöcher. The Schwedenlöcher are a ravine-like gorge that can be reached via rocky alleys, over 700 steps and...

Demanding alpine tour from Rathen. This route is a challenging alpine tour that includes a technical via ferrata and is not a normal hiking trail. A complete via ferrata set (helmet, harness, via ferrata brake) is mandatory. This challenging tour connects several peaks in Saxon Switzerland via a series of climbs. The highlight, the Hänteschelstiege, is a via ferrata with a difficulty level of C, which leads up a vertical rock face via iron stirrups, pins and ladders. The route is extremely...