Malerweg Elbe Sandstone Mountains Mountains

One of Germany's most popular hiking stages is in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxon Switzerland. The eighteen km long section between the Lichtenhain waterfall and Schmilka is considered the king's stage - a stretch that has enjoyed tourist fame for two hundred years and that fascinated artists of the Romantic period, including Caspar David Friedrich. The hiking map Malerweg presents the hiking trail of the same name in a leporello design, which leads through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. The starting point is Liebethal on the right bank of the Elbe, after sixty-eight kilometers the Elbe is crossed and the Malerweg continues on the left bank of the Elbe via Königstein to the destination of Pirna. In the information section of the Malerweg map, the entire route is divided into eight stages in order to enjoy the unique rocky landscape in the Saxon Switzerland National Park.