In the Footsteps of the Painters

All applicable guest taxes are NOT included in the travel price and must be paid on site.

Please note the information sheet for travelers booking a package tour according to § 651a of the German Civil Code

• For organizational reasons, this hike can only be booked up to 7 days before the arrival date.
• We recommend sturdy ankle-high hiking boots and a small backpack for provisions and rain protection for the tours.
• A good basic level of fitness as well as surefootedness and a head for heights are required for this hiking trip.
• The complete overview of the booked accommodations is noted on the travel confirmation/invoice and will be sent to the guest by the tour operator via mail only after the travel booking, along with the documents.
• Communication during the journey is possible in the following languages: German and English.
• The trip is unsuitable for guests with reduced mobility.
• For German citizens, the current identification documents apply. All other persons should please observe their respective passport and visa deadlines. Your embassy will be happy to provide you with information on this.
• Please also pay attention to the notes in the terms and conditions of the tour operator Augustus Tours.
• The Saxon Switzerland Tourism Association is only an intermediary for this trip.

• Day 1: Individual arrival in Dresden
  We recommend you take a tour around Dresden and discover the beautiful "Florence on the Elbe." Overnight stay in Dresden
• Day 2: Stadt Wehlen - Hohnstein (approx. 11 km, approx. 4 h)
  In the morning, take the S-Bahn and bus to the starting point of the first hiking tour on the Painter’s Way, to Stadt Wehlen (duration: approx. 40 minutes). You will hike to the most famous viewpoint of Saxon Switzerland - the Bastei Bridge. Then descend into the Amselgrund and make your way to the second highlight of the day - the Hockstein. Through the Wolfsschlucht, you reach the Polenztal, below the town of Hohnstein with its castle.
• Day 3: Hohnstein - Altendorf/Kirnitzschtal/Kirnitzschtal (approx. 15 km, approx. 6 h)
  Through the Schindergraben, you reach the Gautsch Grotto. The "Brandaussicht" in the first third is today's highlight. Afterward, descend 800 steps into the Tiefen Grund and continue via Waitzdorf to Altendorf or into the Kirnitzschtal. Depending on availability, you will overnight in Altendorf, the Kirnitzschtal, or in Bad Schandau.
• Day 4: Altendorf/Kirnitzschtal/Bad Schandau – Schrammsteine – Neumannmühle (approx. 18.5 km, approx. 6.5 h)
  You will hike directly uphill to the Schrammstein viewpoint and along the ridge trail through the Schrammstein massif. Passing the Great and Small Dom, you reach the Affensteinweg. This leads you to the Lichtenhain Waterfall. Through the "Kuhstall," you reach today's stage destination, the technical monument Neumannmühle. By bus, return to the Kirnitzschtal or Bad Schandau.
• Day 5: Neumannmühle – Großer Winterberg – Schmilka/Krippen (approx. 13.5 km, approx. 5.5 hrs)
  In the morning, take the bus to the starting point of today's stage – to Neumannmühle. You will hike through the Hintere Sächsische Schweiz to the "Zeughaus." Shortly thereafter, the breathtaking Goldsteinaussicht and the ascent to the Großer Winterberg await you. On the way to Schmilka, plan a detour to the Kipphornaussicht. In Schmilka, use the Elbe ferry and take the S-Bahn to your overnight accommodation in Krippen. Alternatively, continue another 8 km on the Painter's Way.
• Day 6: Schmilka/Krippen – Kurort Gohrisch (approx. 17 km, approx. 6.5 hrs)
  Return by S-Bahn to Schmilka. Today, enjoy primarily the view of the right side of the Elbe with the Schrammstein massif. In the last quarter, you will climb the Papststein and the Gohrisch before reaching today's overnight location Kurort Gohrisch.
• Day 7: Kurort Gohrisch – Königstein (approx. 9 km, approx. 4 hrs)
  This short stage takes you over the Pfaffenstein with the Barbarine rock needle, past the Diebskeller cave to your hotel at the foot of the Königstein Fortress. There is still time for a visit to the "impregnable" Königstein Fortress before you return by S-Bahn to your accommodation in Pirna or Dresden.
• Day 8: Individual departure from Dresden