Kögler's Nature Trail
- 9:00 h
- 26.12 km
- 708 m
- 708 m
- 349 m
- 586 m
- 237 m
- Start: Krásná Lípa train station
- Destination: Krásná Lípa train station
The circular hike starts and ends in Krásná Lípa (Schönlinde) and leads from there over Maschkenberg to Kyjov to the Rocky Path of Khaa, where you can also stay overnight if you want to split the route into two stages. From Kyjov, it continues over Wolfsberg back to the starting point, passing many other interesting places and viewpoints. The pure nature educational trail is about 24 km long, but taking one or another detour to significant sites is recommended.
The route profile is not very demanding and the paths and trails are relatively easy to hike. Only the Rocky Path of Khaa and the ascent and descent to Wolfsberg are considered somewhat more challenging.
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Directions
The route guidance is very simple, as the Köglerova naučná stezka (Kögler Nature Trail) is continuously marked and very well signposted. Specifically, from the start at the marketplace in Krásná Lípa behind the tourist information or the National Park House Bohemian Switzerland, simply follow the green line and the signs labeled "Köglerova naučná stezka" from board to board – first leaving Krásná Lípa over Maškův vrch (Maschkenberg) and then from there to Kyjov (Khaa) to the Kyjovské údolí (Rocky Path of Khaa).
On the way from Maškův vrch to Kyjov, a short detour (about 2 km round trip) is recommended at the entrance to Kyjov in the direction of "Kamenna Horka" (Steinhübel) up the mountain, from where there is an interesting view into Saxon Switzerland. For this, follow the yellow line for a short distance and then a path to the right onto a meadow up to a memorial stone.
In Kyjov itself, after the Rocky Path of Khaa, a detour to the inn "Hostinec Fakulta" should not be missed, where you can have a typical Bohemian refreshment. For this, walk in the Khaa valley a bit further instead of turning left and continuing the nature trail.
From Kyjov, it then continues through a beautiful area to Vlčí hora (Wolfsberg), a small mountain village near Brtníky (Zeidler), on the eponymous 581-meter-high mountain, from where there is a fantastic view – you can overview the entire Elbe Sandstone Mountains and look up to the Giant Mountains across Upper Lusatia.
From Vlčí hora, it then goes back to Krásná Lípa passing by the Kögler Garden near Zahrady, where you can admire a geological map of the region made from local rocks.
Otherwise, along the entire route, you will pass many other interesting places that are described in detail on the total 39 boards.
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Directions & Parking facilities
You can drive directly by car to Krasna Lipa or only as far as Bad Schandau to the National Park station and then continue by public transport as described.
For arrival, it is recommended to take the National Park Train U28 from Bad Schandau heading towards Rumburk to Mikulasovice dolni, and from there continue with the tourist railway line T2 to Krasna Lipa...
VVO connection information to Krasna Lipa
For the return trip, it is again recommended to take the tourist railway line T2 to Mikulasovice dolni and then the National Park Train U28 back to Bad Schandau.
VVO connection information to Bad Schandau
Further information and timetables for the National Park Train U28 and the tourist railway line T2 can be found here: https://www.vvo-online.de/de/tarif-tickets/tarif/Nationalparkbahn.cshtml
Additional information
Those who want to make the route a multi-day trip with two stages will surely find a comfortable bed in Kyjov (Khaa) at the Kyjovska Terasa!
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