Over the Pirsken to the Mandau spring and Wolfsberg

Tip
15.84 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
Hiking
  • 4:36 h
  • 15.84 km
  • 420 m
  • 421 m
  • 401 m
  • 593 m
  • 192 m
  • Start: Brtníky station
  • Destination: Brtníky station

This route leads from Brtniky (Zeidler) to the small granite mountain range and from there to the Pramen Mandavy (Mandau spring) and the Vlčí hora (Wolfsberg), from which you can overlook the entire Elbe Sandstone Mountains and even see as far as the Giant Mountains.

The route leads from Brtníky (formerly Zeidler) to the 610 m high Hrazený (Pirsken) - a basalt intrusion belonging to a small granite mountain range. From there it continues on interesting paths to the (unfortunately destroyed) Pramen Mandavy (Mandau spring) and from there to the Vlčí hora (Wolfsberg), from which you can overlook the entire Elbe Sandstone Mountains and in the other direction look over the Lusatia region as far as the Giant Mountains.

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Directions

The hike starts at the Brtníky (Zeidler) stop and follows the red trail towards Sluknov (Schluckenau). The path sometimes runs through a cattle pasture, where the passages are secured with spring hooks. The cattle are more afraid of you than you are of them, but they can still inspire a bit of respect. Loud calling usually scares them off, but it is best to walk quietly past them.

At a crossroads with a restored cross, you then follow the green trail to Hrazeny (Pirsken) and from there follow the green triangle to a viewpoint with a cross and a summit register.

From the viewpoint, you first follow a red triangle and later the red trail towards Brtniky, where after descending from the mountain, you have to cross a meadow or pasture below the mountain – down to the buildings.

Then you return to the known crossroads with the cross, from which you follow the green trail to the Prameny Mandavy (Mandau spring).

From the Prameny Mandavy, you follow an unmarked path first through the forest and then across the field in the direction of Vlčí hora (Wolfsberg) – the hill you have in front of you all the time. You pass through very rarely used paths (therefore sometimes heavily overgrown) to Panský (Herrnwalde) and to the station there.

From the Panský station, you continue over the tracks to the Vlčí hora, which you then follow along the yellow trail.

From the Vlčí hora, you descend following the green trail again and make a short detour to the left to the beautiful Verunčina studánka (Veronika spring).

At the bottom of the mountain, you then follow the red trail past the Kaple největší trojice (Trinity chapel) and along the Stations of the Cross back to Brtniky to the station.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

You can drive by car to the National Park Train station Bad Schandau and park your car there or drive over Sebnitz and Mikulasovice to Brtníky and park "wild" at the station.

Public transportation

For the journey there, it is recommended to take the National Park Train U28 from Bad Schandau towards Rumburk to Mikulasovice dolni and then change there to line T2 towards Krasna Lipa to get to the Brtniky stop.

For the return journey, it is then recommended to take line T2 back to Mikulasovice dolní, and then take the National Park Train U28 back to Bad Schandau...

VVO connection information: https://www.vvo-online.de/de/fahrplan/fahrplanauskunft

National Park Train U28 and T2 timetable: https://www.vvo-online.de/de/tarif-tickets/tarif/Nationalparkbahn.cshtml

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Sturdy footwear and sufficient provisions are highly recommended, as some paths are unpaved and there are no opportunities for refreshments.

Otherwise, you can experience and enjoy the views even more with binoculars.

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