Saxon Switzerland

Saxon Switzerland is the somewhat preposterous name given to the Elbe valley south of Dresden. The river has dug a deep valley and the surrounding plateau is some hundred metres higher in elevation. In some places, the walls are steep. There are also outcrops of sandstone of various sizes that has withstood erosion over time, all making for a fascinating landscape, although not really Switzerland.

I was very lucky here. I arrived on the afternoon of the day the heatwave succumbed and the next day was perfect for a hike. Still over 20°C and after a cloudy morning the sun broke through. Walking here means a lot of up and down, and doing this hike when it still was over 30 degrees... I don't want to think of it. And the days that followed all carried rain showers, so this was the one day to hike here. And hiking in Saxon Switzerland is easy, as the railway runs across the river, and the commuter train that runs every 30 minutes stops at all stations. There are plenty of eating and watering holes, so there is not really any need to bring food.

Bad Schandau 1. Waiting for the Ferry Boat	2. Across the River
3. From the Top of the Lift	4. Bad Schandau
5. House in Ostrau	6. A view of the Fields
7. Through the Trees	Königstein 8. The Fort
9. Königstein Town	10. On the Way Up
11. View over Town	12. Canons at the Fort
13. Castle Walls	14. View over Elbe
15. Königstein across the River	Lilienstein 16. Going to Lilienstein
17. At the Foot of the Wall	18. A View Back
19. Königstein Again	20. Lilienstein view III
21. Looking Down	22. Curve
23. The Way Up	24. Yet a Lilienstein View
25. Opening	26. Upstream View
Kurort Rathen 27. By the Riverside	28. White Flower
29. Kurort Rathen	30. Rock and Flowers
31. Animal Woodcarving	Bastei 32. View over Elbe
33. Fingers	34. Lonely Pine
35. Rock with Figure	36. Sad Figure
37. One More Elbe View	38. Basteibrücke
39. Rock and River	40. Into the Mystery Forest
41. The Mystery Forest II	42. Under a Rock
43. The Mystery Forest IV	44. Six-eyed Caterpillar
Stadt Wehlen 45. Town Square

Bad Schandau 1. Waiting for the Ferry Boat	2. Across the River	3. From the Top of the Lift
4. Bad Schandau	5. House in Ostrau	6. A view of the Fields
7. Through the Trees	Königstein 8. The Fort	9. Königstein Town
10. On the Way Up	11. View over Town	12. Canons at the Fort
13. Castle Walls	14. View over Elbe	15. Königstein across the River
Lilienstein 16. Going to Lilienstein	17. At the Foot of the Wall	18. A View Back
19. Königstein Again	20. Lilienstein view III	21. Looking Down
22. Curve	23. The Way Up	24. Yet a Lilienstein View
25. Opening	26. Upstream View	Kurort Rathen 27. By the Riverside
28. White Flower	29. Kurort Rathen	30. Rock and Flowers
31. Animal Woodcarving	Bastei 32. View over Elbe	33. Fingers
34. Lonely Pine	35. Rock with Figure	36. Sad Figure
37. One More Elbe View	38. Basteibrücke	39. Rock and River
40. Into the Mystery Forest	41. The Mystery Forest II	42. Under a Rock
43. The Mystery Forest IV	44. Six-eyed Caterpillar	Stadt Wehlen 45. Town Square

Bad Schandau 1. Waiting for the Ferry Boat	2. Across the River	3. From the Top of the Lift	4. Bad Schandau
5. House in Ostrau	6. A view of the Fields	7. Through the Trees	Königstein 8. The Fort
9. Königstein Town	10. On the Way Up	11. View over Town	12. Canons at the Fort
13. Castle Walls	14. View over Elbe	15. Königstein across the River	Lilienstein 16. Going to Lilienstein
17. At the Foot of the Wall	18. A View Back	19. Königstein Again	20. Lilienstein view III
21. Looking Down	22. Curve	23. The Way Up	24. Yet a Lilienstein View
25. Opening	26. Upstream View	Kurort Rathen 27. By the Riverside	28. White Flower
29. Kurort Rathen	30. Rock and Flowers	31. Animal Woodcarving	Bastei 32. View over Elbe
33. Fingers	34. Lonely Pine	35. Rock with Figure	36. Sad Figure
37. One More Elbe View	38. Basteibrücke	39. Rock and River	40. Into the Mystery Forest
41. The Mystery Forest II	42. Under a Rock	43. The Mystery Forest IV	44. Six-eyed Caterpillar
Stadt Wehlen 45. Town Square

Bad Schandau 1. Waiting for the Ferry Boat	2. Across the River	3. From the Top of the Lift	4. Bad Schandau	5. House in Ostrau
6. A view of the Fields	7. Through the Trees	Königstein 8. The Fort	9. Königstein Town	10. On the Way Up
11. View over Town	12. Canons at the Fort	13. Castle Walls	14. View over Elbe	15. Königstein across the River
Lilienstein 16. Going to Lilienstein	17. At the Foot of the Wall	18. A View Back	19. Königstein Again	20. Lilienstein view III
21. Looking Down	22. Curve	23. The Way Up	24. Yet a Lilienstein View	25. Opening
26. Upstream View	Kurort Rathen 27. By the Riverside	28. White Flower	29. Kurort Rathen	30. Rock and Flowers
31. Animal Woodcarving	Bastei 32. View over Elbe	33. Fingers	34. Lonely Pine	35. Rock with Figure
36. Sad Figure	37. One More Elbe View	38. Basteibrücke	39. Rock and River	40. Into the Mystery Forest
41. The Mystery Forest II	42. Under a Rock	43. The Mystery Forest IV	44. Six-eyed Caterpillar	Stadt Wehlen 45. Town Square

Bad Schandau 1. Waiting for the Ferry Boat	2. Across the River	3. From the Top of the Lift	4. Bad Schandau	5. House in Ostrau	6. A view of the Fields
7. Through the Trees	Königstein 8. The Fort	9. Königstein Town	10. On the Way Up	11. View over Town	12. Canons at the Fort
13. Castle Walls	14. View over Elbe	15. Königstein across the River	Lilienstein 16. Going to Lilienstein	17. At the Foot of the Wall	18. A View Back
19. Königstein Again	20. Lilienstein view III	21. Looking Down	22. Curve	23. The Way Up	24. Yet a Lilienstein View
25. Opening	26. Upstream View	Kurort Rathen 27. By the Riverside	28. White Flower	29. Kurort Rathen	30. Rock and Flowers
31. Animal Woodcarving	Bastei 32. View over Elbe	33. Fingers	34. Lonely Pine	35. Rock with Figure	36. Sad Figure
37. One More Elbe View	38. Basteibrücke	39. Rock and River	40. Into the Mystery Forest	41. The Mystery Forest II	42. Under a Rock
43. The Mystery Forest IV	44. Six-eyed Caterpillar	Stadt Wehlen 45. Town Square

Bad Schandau 1. Waiting for the Ferry Boat	2. Across the River	3. From the Top of the Lift	4. Bad Schandau	5. House in Ostrau	6. A view of the Fields	7. Through the Trees
Königstein 8. The Fort	9. Königstein Town	10. On the Way Up	11. View over Town	12. Canons at the Fort	13. Castle Walls	14. View over Elbe
15. Königstein across the River	Lilienstein 16. Going to Lilienstein	17. At the Foot of the Wall	18. A View Back	19. Königstein Again	20. Lilienstein view III	21. Looking Down
22. Curve	23. The Way Up	24. Yet a Lilienstein View	25. Opening	26. Upstream View	Kurort Rathen 27. By the Riverside	28. White Flower
29. Kurort Rathen	30. Rock and Flowers	31. Animal Woodcarving	Bastei 32. View over Elbe	33. Fingers	34. Lonely Pine	35. Rock with Figure
36. Sad Figure	37. One More Elbe View	38. Basteibrücke	39. Rock and River	40. Into the Mystery Forest	41. The Mystery Forest II	42. Under a Rock
43. The Mystery Forest IV	44. Six-eyed Caterpillar	Stadt Wehlen 45. Town Square

Bad Schandau 1. Waiting for the Ferry Boat	2. Across the River	3. From the Top of the Lift	4. Bad Schandau	5. House in Ostrau	6. A view of the Fields	7. Through the Trees	Königstein 8. The Fort
9. Königstein Town	10. On the Way Up	11. View over Town	12. Canons at the Fort	13. Castle Walls	14. View over Elbe	15. Königstein across the River	Lilienstein 16. Going to Lilienstein
17. At the Foot of the Wall	18. A View Back	19. Königstein Again	20. Lilienstein view III	21. Looking Down	22. Curve	23. The Way Up	24. Yet a Lilienstein View
25. Opening	26. Upstream View	Kurort Rathen 27. By the Riverside	28. White Flower	29. Kurort Rathen	30. Rock and Flowers	31. Animal Woodcarving	Bastei 32. View over Elbe
33. Fingers	34. Lonely Pine	35. Rock with Figure	36. Sad Figure	37. One More Elbe View	38. Basteibrücke	39. Rock and River	40. Into the Mystery Forest
41. The Mystery Forest II	42. Under a Rock	43. The Mystery Forest IV	44. Six-eyed Caterpillar	Stadt Wehlen 45. Town Square

Bad Schandau 1. Waiting for the Ferry Boat	2. Across the River	3. From the Top of the Lift	4. Bad Schandau	5. House in Ostrau	6. A view of the Fields	7. Through the Trees	Königstein 8. The Fort	9. Königstein Town
10. On the Way Up	11. View over Town	12. Canons at the Fort	13. Castle Walls	14. View over Elbe	15. Königstein across the River	Lilienstein 16. Going to Lilienstein	17. At the Foot of the Wall	18. A View Back
19. Königstein Again	20. Lilienstein view III	21. Looking Down	22. Curve	23. The Way Up	24. Yet a Lilienstein View	25. Opening	26. Upstream View	Kurort Rathen 27. By the Riverside
28. White Flower	29. Kurort Rathen	30. Rock and Flowers	31. Animal Woodcarving	Bastei 32. View over Elbe	33. Fingers	34. Lonely Pine	35. Rock with Figure	36. Sad Figure
37. One More Elbe View	38. Basteibrücke	39. Rock and River	40. Into the Mystery Forest	41. The Mystery Forest II	42. Under a Rock	43. The Mystery Forest IV	44. Six-eyed Caterpillar	Stadt Wehlen 45. Town Square

Bad Schandau 1. Waiting for the Ferry Boat	2. Across the River	3. From the Top of the Lift	4. Bad Schandau	5. House in Ostrau	6. A view of the Fields	7. Through the Trees	Königstein 8. The Fort	9. Königstein Town	10. On the Way Up
11. View over Town	12. Canons at the Fort	13. Castle Walls	14. View over Elbe	15. Königstein across the River	Lilienstein 16. Going to Lilienstein	17. At the Foot of the Wall	18. A View Back	19. Königstein Again	20. Lilienstein view III
21. Looking Down	22. Curve	23. The Way Up	24. Yet a Lilienstein View	25. Opening	26. Upstream View	Kurort Rathen 27. By the Riverside	28. White Flower	29. Kurort Rathen	30. Rock and Flowers
31. Animal Woodcarving	Bastei 32. View over Elbe	33. Fingers	34. Lonely Pine	35. Rock with Figure	36. Sad Figure	37. One More Elbe View	38. Basteibrücke	39. Rock and River	40. Into the Mystery Forest
41. The Mystery Forest II	42. Under a Rock	43. The Mystery Forest IV	44. Six-eyed Caterpillar	Stadt Wehlen 45. Town Square

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