--- title: "Rosenthal-Bielatal – climbing paradise in the woods" url: "https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/en/saxonswitzerland/overview-map/places/rosenthal-bielatal" description: "Idyllic holiday destination in Rosenthal-Bielatal: 381 km² of forest, bizarre rock formations and numerous walking trails. ➤ Find out more about the region!" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Saxon Switzerland > REGION > OVERVIEW MAP > Explore places > Rosenthal-Bielatal" --- **Rosenthal-Bielatal** ====================== **Climbing Paradise in the Forest** Bielatal Hercules Pillars Idyllic holiday resort in the midst of a hiking and climbing paradise, surrounded by extensive forests and bizarre rock formations. In the middle of a vast forested area that extends into the Czech Republic lie the villages of Bielatal and Rosenthal. The upper Bielatal, in particular, is characterized by its very own unique character, which is most evident between the Schweizer- and Ottomühle. Here, in the heart of the forest, the hiker's eye is presented with a multitude of rock towers in the most fantastic weathering forms. The Sachsenstein, the Herkulessäulen, the Johanniswacht, and the Kanzelturm are also unique natural monuments that convey only a hint of the once-raging forces of nature. Three larger caves also bear witness to this: the Bennohöhle, the Eisloch, and the 19-meter-deep Schwedenloch with its ice pit behind the Ottomühle. In the Brausenstein district, a blast furnace ruin of the former hammer mill is also preserved as a monument to a venerable workplace of the past. In Bielatal, a tour through the rugged rock labyrinth is particularly appealing to younger visitors. Well-signposted cycle paths lead to the Elbe Cycle Route and the tourist border crossing, via which hiking destinations in the Czech Republic, such as the Hoher Schneeberg (a 723-meter-high table mountain), can be reached. The following districts belong to Bad Schandau Bad Schandau \| Krippen \| Ostrau \| Porschdorf \| Postelwitz \| Prossen \| Schmilka \| Waltersdorf **Tourist information:** ------------------------ Rosenthal-Bielatal Tourist Information Schulstraße 1 01824 Rosenthal-Bielatal - Bielatal district Tel. Email: Website: - - - - - - Impressions ----------- - Kaiser Wilhelm Festival Bielatal - Country road - View from the Kanzelstein viewpoint into the Bielatal valley - Bielatal - Pillars of Hercules in the Bielatal Valley - Johanniswacht Bielatal - Bielatal Hercules Pillars Guest Card Saxon Switzerland *mobil* Mobile guest card logo **As an overnight guest, one receives the guest card** ***mobil.*** Besides **great discounts** at a variety of leisure facilities, the guest card simultaneously serves as a **ticket for** the use **of public transport in all tariff zones of the Upper Elbe Transport Association (VVO) in Saxon Switzerland.** Thus, the guest card *mobil* is the ticket for all bus, train, and most ferry connections in Pirna (70), Bad Gottleuba (71), Bad Schandau (72), and Neustadt (73), as well as for **the Kirnitzschtal Railway** and **the cross-border Tisá Line 2017.** The brochure ERLEBNISSE Sächsische Schweiz provides information on special offers for guest card holders: All participating establishments are marked with the guest card logo. The brochure is provided upon arrival along with the guest card or at the Tourist Information. - - - **Excursion Destinations** Play external content Please accept all necessary cookies to watch this video. -