Road bike tour through Saxon Switzerland

5:55 h
97.88 km
1,329 m
1,329 m
112 m
465 m
353 m
Start: Pirna Bus station (ZOB) / railway station
Destination: Autobusové nádraží (ZOB) / železniční stanice Pirna

Road cycling in Saxon Switzerland? Absolutely! Even without navigation you can find wonderful moments on small roads. A guest article by racing cyclist Tino Zieger.

Not only the signposted cycle routes in the national park, but also the Königstein-Bahratal-Cunnersdorf area are best explored by road bike or gravel bike. A new panorama opens up around almost every bend. This tour takes you on cycle routes north of the Elbe Valley and gives you an insight into the area of the stones around Gohrisch and Königstein.

Pavements

Street (58%)

Asphalt (32%)

Gravel (9%)

Trail (1%)

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Directions

One of my favourite tours starts in Pirna. First it heads north over small, winding roads out of the Elbe valley, then across the countryside through small villages to the first stopover in Stolpen. The route continues to Neustadt and then over a long climb to Sebnitz. Behind the silk flower town, we crank our way up over the Hochbuschkuppe to one of the most beautiful panoramic roads in the region. From Altendorf, it feels like we are heading straight for the Lilienstein, but then we take a detour towards Bad Schandau, where we cross the Elbe. On the other side of the valley, the road climbs again towards Gohrisch. Just below Papstein we turn left and let the bike roll past Pfaffenstein with a view of Königstein Fortress. One of the last climbs is mastered shortly after Leupoldishain. Via Struppen we whirr down with wonderful views over the region directly into the Elbe valley, where we either cross over again to Wehlen or roll back on the Elbe cycle path directly to Pirna to end the day's tour enjoyably in the old town.

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