Ascent to Kleiner Bären – Little Bärenstein loop from Stadt Wehlen

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Ascent to Kleiner Bären – Little Bärenstein loop from Stadt Wehlen

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Ascent to Kleiner Bären – Little Bärenstein loop from Stadt Wehlen

01:56

6.81km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Sächsische Schweiz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.65 km

Ascent to Kleiner Bären

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Not too steep, the path is also suitable for the dog.

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1.79 km

View of Festung Königstein

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It's incredibly beautiful here😊.

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1.79 km

Little Bärenstein

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The Bärensteine are ideal for short hiking tours with the family. The view from Kleine Bärenstein is breathtaking, as is the case with all the table mountains.

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1.84 km

View of the Großer Bärenstein from the Drei Bären

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Nice view of the climbing rock 'Drei Bären' & the 'Großer Bärenstein'

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1.94 km

Ascent through Schneiderloch to Kleiner Bärenstein

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You almost walk past it, that would be a shame, what a mystical passage.

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2.41 km

Götzinger Cave / Thieves' Cave

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Wilhelm Leberecht Götzinger was one of the first naturalists in Saxon Switzerland. It was dedicated to this cave, where you can wonderfully Boofen.

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3.49 km

View of Großer Bärenstein

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Beautiful view, invites you to linger.

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5.15 km

View of the Kleiner Bärenstein

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You can look at them opposite or at each other.

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6.81 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.38 km

1.80 km

1.60 km

555 m

476 m

Surfaces

3.16 km

1.62 km

1.35 km

254 m

172 m

127 m

102 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

7°C

44 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

October 12, 2024,Der Bär 🐻 ist los 🧗

Today we had to conquer the bears 🐻, or rather the bears 🐻.
To warm up, we first went up the Kleiner Bärenstein, which was really relaxing with the right shoes 🥾.

We then took a quick look at the Diebskeller cave, where dark figures 🧟 became one with nature 🌳 and paid homage to their god 👹.
Before they …

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June 19, 2023,Kleiner und großer Bärenstein

In addition to your cell phone, you should have a second navigation solution with you. Especially on the big Bärenstein the GPS reception was bad. The descent through the crevice is only for people who can still climb a bit (no equipment needed)

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October 8, 2021,Die Bärensteine mit Schneiderloch und Riegelhofstiege

Today it should be the bear stones again for a long time in the best weather. We remembered the ascent of the Riegelhofstiege a bit easier. You just get older. Nevertheless, in the end we made it safely to the little Bärenstein. The recording of the tour is not entirely accurate because the GPS signal was always lost and in …

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