25Apr
24Apr
Kaiserkrone
The Kaiserkrone is an eroded remnant of a mesa, which rises together with another mesa, the Zirkelstein, not far from the village of Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna above the Elbe River valley in Saxon Switzerland. At its southern foot are several sandstone rocks of a characteristic shape, which...
24Apr
Brand Viewpoint
The Brand rock plateau lies in the middle of the forests, about 170 m above the Polenz valley to the north of the Elbe Sandstones. The famous viewpoint on the Brand rock plateau, about 3 km from the town of Hohnstein, is known as the...
24Apr
Zirkelstein
The smallest but most distinctive table mountain in Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland (385 m). It offers a circular viewpoint, the access road was built in 1842. Zirkelstein or Round Stone got its name from its characteristic shape. This name first appears in 1592 as Circkelstein. ...
23Apr
Pfaffenstein a Barbarine
Pfaffenstein is a table mountain 434.6 meters above sea level, located in Germany, in the Saxon part of the Elbe Sandstones. It lies on the west bank of the Elbe near the Königstein fortress, about 10 kilometers west of Hřensko. There are a number of caves...
19Apr
Golden Hill
Zlatý vrch is a prominent hill (657 m), on whose southeastern slope a quarry was allegedly founded sometime around 1870. The basalt columns in it were perfectly developed and only slightly cracked, so they could be broken up to 6 m long. Due to their...
05Mar
Kögler’s Nature Trail Through the Krásná Lipa Region
Thanks to a native of Krásná Lípa – Rudolf Kögler – the first documented nature trail in the Czech Republic was created on October 12, 1941. After many years of devastation and oblivion, it was reconstructed and extended again in 2006 at the initiative of...
01Feb
Kleinstein Rock Gate
In the northern part of the Saxon Switzerland National Park, the last rocky peaks and interesting rock formations of this area rise on a long ridge. On many maps, the ridge is marked Kleinstein with an elevation of 378 m.a.s.l. In reality, it is a...
01Feb
Rock labyrinth at Leupoldishain
Rock labyrinth near the village of Bielatal in the Saxon part of the Elbe Sandstones. Suitable for a trip with children, the route leads through the rocks and is less than 2 km long. The labyrinth was probably created by the cracking of a sandstone...
01Feb