Saksisch Zwitserland

Beste uitzichtpunten in Saksisch Zwitserland

Best Viewpoints in Saxon Switzerland

This collection highlights the most significant summits and panoramic viewpoints within the Elbe Sandstone Mountains. It features the Bastei rock formation, the distinctive Lilienstein table hill, and the Großer Zschirnstein, the region's highest point. The selection includes medieval rock castle sites like the Winterstein and geological landmarks such as natural sandstone arches. These locations offer clear views across the Elbe Valley, the national park's deep gorges, and the surrounding volcanic peaks of the Bohemian Highlands.

Best Viewpoints in Saxon Switzerland — Kaart

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Bastei

The Bastei is a rock formation rising 194 metres above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany.

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Lilienstein

Lilienstein is a highly distinctive mountain in Saxon Switzerland, in Saxony, southeastern Germany, and was once the site of a Bohemian…

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Falkenstein

The Falkenstein is one of the best known climbing peaks in Saxon Switzerland.

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Mönch

The Mönch is a rock pinnacle and popular climbing peak in Saxon Switzerland in Germany near the spa town of Rathen.

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Frienstein

The Frienstein, also called the Vorderes Raubschloss, is a rock formation, about 130 metres high, in Saxon Switzerland.

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Gamrig

A 253-meter-high sandstone peak located east of Rathen, offering views across the Elbe Valley toward the Bastei massif.

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Kleines Prebischtor

A natural sandstone arch and rock formation located in the hinterland of Saxon Switzerland, near the Frienstein.

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Felsenburg

The remains of a medieval rock castle situated on the Bastei rocks, featuring reconstructed walkways, rooms carved into the stone, and ancient cisterns.

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Großer Winterberg

Großer Winterberg is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany. It is the second highest mountain of the Saxon Switzerland and is located…

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Cottaer Spitzberg

The Cottaer Spitzberg is a 390.8 m high basalt dome on the western edge of Saxon Switzerland.

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Nonne

The Nonne is a roughly 18-metre-high, isolated, standing sandstone rock and climbing peak in Saxon Switzerland in Germany.

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Zirkelstein

The Zirkelstein is the smallest table hill of Saxon Switzerland, in Germany.

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Großer Zschirnstein

The Großer Zschirnstein is the highest hill in the Saxon and German part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

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Winterstein

The Winterstein, also called the Hinteres Raubschloss, is an isolated, elongated rock massif in the hinterland of Saxon Switzerland in East…

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Bloßstock

A prominent rock pillar and major climbing peak marking the northern end of the Affensteine rock group.

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Rauenstein

The Rauenstein is a table hill in Saxon Switzerland in Germany. It rises west of the Elbe inside the Elbe loop near Rathen.

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Papststein

Papststein is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.

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Kleiner Zschirnstein

The Kleine Zschirnstein is a 472.7-metre-high table hill in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxony.

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Gohrisch

The Gohrisch is a table hill in the German region of Saxon Switzerland, left of the River Elbe in Saxony.

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Kleiner Bärenstein

The Kleiner Bärenstein is a 338 metres high table hill in the German region of Saxon Switzerland in the Free State of Saxony.