Malerweg stage 1: From Pirna-Liebethal to Stadt Wehlen (official version TV Sächsische Schweiz)

11.55 km long

Difficulty: easy

Condition: very easy

Great panorama

Hiking

© Philipp Zieger, Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz

A narrow footpath runs along the edge of a forest, flanked by autumn leaves. — © Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz | AI-optimized

Wooden footbridge leads through shady, wooded rocky stream; signpost points towards Teufelsgrund. — © Yvonne Brückner | AI-optimized

3:30 h
11.55 km
110 m
141 m
125 m
261 m
136 m
Start: Bus turning area in Pirna-Liebethal
Destination: Town of Wehlen

The best introduction to the mystical rocky world of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains begins in Pirna-Liebethal. The tour takes you through wildly romantic valleys that have a few surprises to offer and even impressed the great painter Caspar David Friedrich over 200 years ago.
Current closures/diversions: https: //www.saechsische-schweiz.de/malerweg/planung/aktuelles

Liebethaler Grund - Mühlsdorf - Koordinatenstein - Lohmen - Uttewalder Grund - Stadt Wehlen

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

The hike begins in Pirna-Liebethal at the entrance to the romantic Liebethaler Grund. Follow the Wesenitz river to the Daubemühle mill, past the monumental Richard Wagner memorial (created by Richard Guhr in 1933) and the remains of the former Lochmühle mill. You cross the Wesenitz and come to Mühlsdorf. On the Alte Lohmstraße, later along the edge of the forest, you walk to the Koordinatenstein 51° N 14° E. From the Koordinatenstein, the trail leads over the Försterbrücke bridge and the cross-path to Lohmen. Note: The descent to the Försterbrücke bridge is challenging even with a handrail and foothold and requires a head for heights and surefootedness.Via the Brückwaldweg and the Schleifgrund you reach the Uttewalder Grund with its famous rock gate. Rocks line the path all the way to Stadt Wehlen. There the tour leads past the third oldest medieval castle complex in Saxony and the newly erected tower of Wehlen Castle. To get to the market square, you now have to turn right. The Malerweg leads to the left.

GPS DATA updated 2021

Tour information

Cultural Interesting
Stop at an Inn
Tour with Dog

Equipment

Sturdy shoes

Directions & Parking facilities

Take the A4 at the Dresden-West interchange in the direction of Pirna / Prague onto the A17
Leave the A17 at the Pirna exit, take the B 172a towards Pirna
always stay on this highway: past the exits: Pirna/Heidenau/Bad Schandau; Pirna-Copitz; Graupa/Neustadt/Pillnitz;
the road becomes single-lane, past the Jessen exit
through Bonnewitz (30 km/h!)
500 m after the Bonnewitz exit sign, turn right towards Liebethal

Parking - Elbe parking lot or train station parking lot (ferry crossing necessary);

Tip: For guests who want to change their accommodation in stages, there are long-term parking spaces.

Arrival:

S-Bahn S1 (Meißen - Schöna) to Pirna
Pirna train station 2 min. walk to ZOB (bus station)
Bus line G/L (Stadtverkehr Pirna) to Pirna Liebethaler Grund stop, on weekends and public holidays only to Pirna Gasthaus Jessen

Departure:

Crossing with the ferry
S-Bahn S1 (Meißen - Schöna) from Stadt Wehlen
Bus route 238 (Stadt Wehlen - Pirna, Mon-Fri)
Bastei-Kraxler, steamboat

Additional information

TouristService Pirna: +49 (0) 3501 556446

Hosts with the "Hiker-friendly on the Malerweg" certificate along stage 1

Hiking with a dog: This stage should be easy to hike with a dog.

Literature

Order now: "Malerweg Elbsandsteingebirge" (publisher: Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.)

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Side trip:

Miniature Park "Kleine Sächsische Scheiz

In this unique adventure world, well-known rock formations are recreated from Elbe sandstone. Miniature models of buildings and means of transport provide fascinating impressions. Also: gold panning plant, local cinema, sculptor's workshop and much more...

www.kleine-saechsische-schweiz.de

(Distance 2.6 km | 1 h)

Safety guidelines

Please note: in the Saxon Switzerland National Park, only marked trails may be used in the core zone! Fines may be imposed for non-compliance.

Path markings

Detailed stage descriptions: https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/wanderungen/malerweg-etappe-1-pirna-liebethal-stadt-wehlen
Please note detours: https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/malerweg/planung/aktuelles

Map

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