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Hohnstein

Hohnstein Castle – Thieves' Cave loop from Hohnstein

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Germany

Saxony

Hohnstein

Hohnstein Castle – Thieves' Cave loop from Hohnstein

Moderate

4.8

(4)

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Hohnstein Castle – Thieves' Cave loop from Hohnstein

03:35

12.0km

360m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

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Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz

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Parking

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634 m

Hohnstein Castle

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The castle Hohnstein is the last completely preserved of the rechtselbischen castles. Originally built as a frontier fortress of Bohemia against Saxony, this went from 1806 to the possession of …

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5.53 km

Neuweg Waterfall

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Beautiful waterfall located on Neuweg, accessible via steps from above or steep Neuweg from below

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7.10 km

Thieves' Cave

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Impressive layer joint cavity of the size not often found.

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8.26 km

Brand Pyramid

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It is one of over 1000 climbing rocks in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

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8.40 km

Dragon's Head

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It is one of over 1000 climbing rocks in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

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8.99 km

Großer Halben

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It is one of over 1000 climbing rocks in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.

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9.73 km

Bärengarten Lower Dam (Untere Sperrmauer), Hohnstein

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Once you've made it this far, it's not far to the castle!

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12.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.37 km

4.77 km

1.52 km

163 m

155 m

Surfaces

5.19 km

3.45 km

1.62 km

1.13 km

601 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Monday 10 August

22°C

13°C

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Comments

November 2, 2024,Hohenstein Wanderung Malerweg

Today we spontaneously went to Polenztal. The path was actually supposed to lead to the Gautschgrotte. Unfortunately, the Schindergraben was closed and so it was a somewhat longer round trip with a lot of elevation gain. 😆
In the end, the path was really worth it. The grotto makes up for everything and then we went to Hohenstein Castle just …

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Hohnstein Castle – Thieves' Cave loop from Hohnstein

Hohnstein Castle

Neuweg Waterfall

Thieves' Cave

Brand Pyramid

Dragon's Head

Großer Halben

Bärengarten Lower Dam (Untere Sperrmauer), Hohnstein

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