Carolafelsen – Wild hell loop from Bad Schandau

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Carolafelsen – Wild hell loop from Bad Schandau

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Carolafelsen – Wild hell loop from Bad Schandau

03:50

9.87km

460m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 7.08 km for 49 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.21 km

View of the Blossstock (Affensteine)

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The first rocks you see on the tour in all their glory, the path below to the wild hell is a dream.

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3.86 km

Upper Häntzschelstiege Entrance – Rock Crevice

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Use only when ascending. Safety equipment recommended.

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3.88 km

View from the Top of Häntzschelstiege

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Sure-footedness and a good ability to cope with heights are essential. Only enter when climbing!

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3.88 km

View from Langes Horn

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At the end of the Häntzschelstiege you stand on the Long Horn. From here you have a fantastic view over the Kirnitzschtal to the north.

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3.91 km

Affensteine Rock Formations

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The monkey stones are an elongated, strongly rugged rock group of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, which is located east of Bad Schandau in the Saxon Switzerland and is located in …

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5.18 km

Carolafelsen

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A great vantage point, easy to reach and great views.

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5.48 km

Wild hell

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I can highly recommend the “Wild Hell”. It is surprising that there is no sign at the beginning of the gorge about the difficulty. Without appropriate footwear, nothing can be …

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8.45 km

Eulentilke

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Here you move along the sandstone on both sides during the tour. Unfortunately we didn't see any owls.

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9.87 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.18 km

2.91 km

2.59 km

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.87 km

2.97 km

2.52 km

465 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

5°C

-2°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

October 23, 2022,Sächsische Schweiz 23.10.22

A beautiful day in Saxon Switzerland with my daughter. We rocked the Häntzschel staircase 😎💪

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June 30, 2024,Häntzschelstiege Carolafelsen

Super nice slightly strenuous tour that was a lot of fun

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June 3, 2023,Sonnenaufgang Langes Horn 🌄

As is well known, the Häntzschelstiege is very crowded during the day, so you have to go there in the morning 4 ... And on the occasion of the project "new favorite places for the sunrise" you can marvel at it at the same time on the Long Horn. Yoga photos will follow later, this time it has become a …

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June 16, 2024,Depp-Epilog in der Schweiz

Actually, @Beat was supposed to come to Oberstdorf and we wanted to do the wonderful Hindelang via ferrata together as an epilogue to the idiot. This is normally accessible from the beginning of June, but the weather over the last few weeks had other plans. There was still too much snow in the mountains, so the via ferrata had not …

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October 11, 2023,Häntzschelstiege

Today first tour in Saxon Switzerland. In Bad Schandau we went to Kirnitzschtalstrasse, always along the tram 🚋. But we drove to the Beuthenfall parking lot. There up to the entrance to the lower Häntzschelstiege.
A little climbing is required to get started.
Even if there are people who travel without safety equipment, we were equipped with a via ferrata …

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July 9, 2023,Stiegentour über Häntzschelstiege, Frienstein, Zwillingsstiege, Carolafelsen und Wilde Hölle vom Beuthenfall aus

Sunday excursion in hot temperatures to Saxon Switzerland with alternating stairs and views. Surefootedness is a prerequisite. Not for people with a fear of heights or balance problems.
Did the tour run unsecured? No problem at all for sporty and relatively experienced people. But everyone has to judge for themselves. If in doubt, it's better to go with a climbing …

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