Wheelchair route "To the rock gate in the Uttewalder Grund"

After our arrival in Stadt Wehlen by car or train, we follow the signpost to the ferry and cross the Elbe. At the market square, we keep left and finally reach the road to Wehlen. After a short steep ascent, we immediately leave this road again (before the first hairpin turn) and turn towards Steinrückenstraße. The ascent for the next 1000 m is to be covered on good asphalt until we enter a forest path in the Wehlener Grund. After a short flat section, it goes upwards again shortly before the junction to the Uttewalder Grund. Although the path only rises slightly, it has some rock obstacles that make the passage somewhat difficult. Towards the guesthouse "Waldidylle" and further to the Uttewalder Felsentor, the path narrows increasingly into a romantic rocky valley. Upon reaching the Uttewalder Felsentor, most wheelchair users reach the turning point of the route here, as the narrowest part of the gate is only 60 cm wide. After enjoying the well-known motif of the romantic painters of the 18th/19th centuries, such as Adrian Zingg and Ludwig Richter, we continue our route and drive back to the guesthouse "Waldidylle." After a cozy break, we drive back towards Stadt Wehlen. As on the way there, we cross the Uttewalder Grund and finally the Wehlener Grund. There are no more ascents to be mastered, but mostly a gentle downhill slope to be driven. Shortly before reaching the market square, a steep downhill section must still be overcome before we find ourselves back in the middle of Stadt Wehlen. After the ferry crossing of the Elbe, our route is finished.

Path width at the narrowest point (rock gate) 60 cm, 2 rock obstacles on the route

Autobahn A17: Change from A4 at the Dresden-West motorway junction to A17 up to the Pirna junction. Stay on the feeder road (S 51) and drive over the Elbe to the Pillnitz / Pirna-Copitz exit. Drive towards Pirna-Copitz.

From Dresden via B172 to Pirna: over the Elbe bridge over Pirna-Copitz to the junction Stadt Wehlen or OT Pötzscha (left bank, train station side): then continue B172 through Pirna in the direction of Pirna-Sonnenstein to the junction Struppen (turn left), through Struppen to the junction "Stadt Wehlen"

From Dresden towards Pillnitz (Pillnitzer Landstraße): continue via Graupa to Pirna (P.-Copitz)
After Stadt and Dorf Wehlen, you are already on the correct (right) side of the Elbe, so do not drive over the bridge to Pirna.

Elbe parking lot or train station parking lot

Arrival / Departure:

• Bus line 238
• Steamship
• Basteikraxler
• or S-Bahn S1

More barrier-free routes can be found here: https://www.saechsische-schweiz.de/wandern/barrierefreie-touren

The hike is also well suited for hiking with dogs.

Please note: in the Saxon Switzerland National Park, only marked paths may be used in the core zone! Fines may be imposed for violations.

Trail markings