To the balcony of Saxon Switzerland

Our hike begins at the edge of town (direction Brandstraße) in Hohnstein. We first follow the street (blue marking) towards Brand. At the beginning of the forest, this street finally becomes Brandstraße, a wide forest path. Straight ahead (blue marking) we hike into the 'Brand', as the area is called here. (In the 18th century, the forest here was devastated by fire.) Under spreading tree canopies, it goes on to the Brandaussicht, where, in good weather conditions, a fantastic view opens up to the left bank table mountains of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains and the Bohemian Switzerland.

In addition to the main viewpoint at the guesthouse, a detour to the Hafersäcke viewpoint is recommended, which offers a view into the Tiefen Grund. It is also worthwhile to visit the Brandbaude information point. Interesting information about the depicted mountains, waters, and sights is available via interactive screen presentations. Furthermore, you can learn about the Polenztal and its special features. The "children's corner" of the exhibition invites you on a journey through the bird world. Children can playfully learn here at the screen and by means of animal preparations how much our native bird species are tied to very specific habitats.

For the return to Hohnstein, we initially take the same path back to the green trail junction. Here we turn left, later pass a small pond, and after a few minutes come to the path marked with a red stripe. Here we turn right. At the next crossroads, we keep left and continue walking on the wide hiking trail to the edge of Hohnstein. Once there, we keep right and our loop closes.