Gamrig Stairs – Rathen loop from Kurort Rathen

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Gamrig Stairs – Rathen loop from Kurort Rathen

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Gamrig Stairs – Rathen loop from Kurort Rathen

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4.74km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz

Sächsische Schweiz

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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746 m

Gamrigwächter Climbing Rock

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A very nice climbing rock.

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912 m

Gamrig Viewpoint

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Gamrig Cave

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942 m

View from the Gamrigscheibe

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On the Camrig you have a 360 degree panoramic view. Always an experience.

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988 m

Gamrig Stairs

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The way to one of the top views in Saxon Switzerland

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2.61 km

Rathen

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The spa town of Rathen is a tourist magnet due to its unique location on the Elbe, the rock stage and the scenic attractions all around. From here you can …

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3.18 km

View over Rathen and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains

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Very nice view of the landscape.

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3.32 km

View from Rathen to the Bastei Massif

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Up here on the large meadow in front of the rhododendron garden you have a great view over Rathen and the Bastei. A rest bench is also available here for a short break.

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4.47 km

View of Lilienstein

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If you hike from the health resort of Rathen, through the rhododendron park, up to Gamrig, this section of the path offers a beautiful view over to Lilienstein.

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4.74 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.16 km

2.01 km

306 m

239 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.55 km

1.08 km

849 m

644 m

611 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

18°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

May 4, 2025,Nachmittags im Lieblingsgebirge ♥️

A beautiful, relaxed hike up the Gamrig, to Rathen, through the Rhododendron Park to the small Bastei viewpoint, to the Backofenfelsen and back to the hiking car park...small and fine, with the best weather and in the best company 🥰

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September 22, 2024,Morgens im Elbsandstein

Shortly after 6 a.m. in the morning with a headlamp in the Elbe sandstone...
Today the Gamrig with husband and favorite brother-in-law @Falk waiting for the sunrise...quite fresh for the beginning of autumn, a cold wind was blowing around our noses...others had the same idea and so we waited patiently together until it ☀️ finally appeared...the rocks were so beautifully …

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