Tour 5: From Bad Schandau to Taubenteich

2:50 h
35.38 km
590 m
590 m
117 m
452 m
335 m
Start: Bad Schandau Tourist Information
Destination: Bad Schandau Tourist Information

Right into the heart of the forests on the left bank of the Elbe: Here, shady trails, sweeping views with rocky outcrops, and cool streams and ponds await cyclists of all levels.

Bad Schandau - Cunnersdorf - Taubenteich - Großer Zschirnstein - Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna - Elbe Cycle Route - Krippen - Bad Schandau

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Directions

We first leave Bad Schandau via the Elbe Cycle Route and cross the Elbe over the bridge. We stay on the road and turn left toward Gohrisch. Below the Kleinhennerdorfer Stein, the route enters the forest, passing the hiking parking lot for the Papststein and Gohrisch, and continues slowly uphill. If you’re riding a road bike, you can also stay on the road here.

The route heads downhill to Cunnersdorf, where we join the Saxon Low Mountains Long-Distance Bike Trail and then turn left onto Taubenbachweg heading south. Passing the Waldbad, we cycle parallel to the Cunnersdorfer Bach. It’s nice and shady here even in summer. We stay on Taubenbachweg until we reach the Taubenteich, a pond right on the Saxon-Bohemian border. The Forststeig trail also runs through here. There are covered rest areas.

After a short break, we continue parallel to the border, first with a steep climb and descent toward Zschirnstein, and then on to Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, where a fantastic panoramic view of the Schrammsteine opens up before us. In the village, we head down to the Elbe through the Hirschgrund to the Elbe Cycle Path, which takes us via Krippen back to Bad Schandau.

Tour information

Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Summit

Equipment

Particularly suitable for gravel bikes and touring bikes.

Directions & Parking facilities

Parking

Park-and-Ride at the National Park Station or the parking lot at Elbkai (An der Elbe 12).

Public transportation

Bus stop: Bad Schandau Markt

Line 241 (Pirna – Königstein – Bad Schandau – Hinterhermsdorf)
Line 252 (Schmilka – Ostrau – Bad Schandau – Krippen – Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna)

Stop: Bad Schandau National Park Station—the starting point can be reached by ferry from Bad Schandau

S-Bahn S1 (Meissen-Triebischtal – Dresden – Bad Schandau – Schöna)
National Park Railway U28 (Rumburk – Sebnitz – Bad Schandau – Děčín)
RE 20 (Dresden – Bad Schandau – Litoměřice)
Various bus routes in the region

Timetable information

Safety guidelines

There are a few sections of road along the way, but for the most part you’ll be riding through the woods without any cars. Please watch out for hikers!

The route is generally rideable on any bike, but road cyclists should still make sure their tires are wide enough and/or have sufficient tread.

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