Great Elbe Valley Tour

From Bad Schandau to Schmilka and back

Route:

Bad Schandau - Elberadweg - Schmilka - ferry Schmilka Hirschmühle - Elberadweg - Bornfähre F4 Krippen - Bad Schandau

Pavements

Street (9%)

Asphalt (48%)

Gravel (13%)

Path (29%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

Bad Schandau - Elberadweg - Schmilka - Fähre Schmilka Hirschmühle - Elberadweg - Bornfähre F4 Krippen - Bad Schandau

Tour information

Equipment

Onion-skin clothing and winter hiking boots
Backpack with hiking map, snacks, thermos flask with a warm drink, smartphone, flashlight, first aid kit
Hiking poles, ice goggles

Additional information

Winter retreat open:

Restaurant Elbhotel

Sendig's winter garden restaurant in the Parkhotel Bad Schandau

Restaurant Elbterrasse in the Hotel Elbresidenz at the thermal baths

Restaurant "Zum Roten haus"

Restaurant Tilia in the Hotel Lindenhof Bad Schandau

"Il Ristorante Toskana"

Restaurant in the Hotel Elbpromenade

Mühlenhof pub and Mühlenstube in Schmilka

Café & Bistro drehscheibe

Author

Nicole Hesse / Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.

Organization

Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz

Website

License (master data)

Nicole Hesse / Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Ride on the historic passenger elevator in Bad Schandau

Safety guidelines

This hike is a blue route (easy tour, mostly flat, almost always walkable)

The hiking trails are not cleared of ice and snow. Please refrain from the winter hike in icy conditions.

Map

Winter hiking map Saxon Switzerland

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