--- title: "Hiking tour with boat trip near Hinterhermsdorf" url: "https://www.visitsaxony.com/tour/hiking-tour-boat-trip-obere-schleuse-hinterhermsdorf-sebnitz" description: "Hinterhermsdorf - Buchenparkhalle - blue signpost ‘Obere Schleuse’ - boat trip station at the Kirnitzschklamm - Herrmanseck- Hohweg - two alternatives ‘Dachslöcher’ or road - Wettinplatz - (or Königsplatz) - Hinterhermsdorf" language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2866868/3c69cdef126c34b2f63cb06828d1f25714e48882d7c52439e51730faab12f4a7/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Home > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Hiking tour with boat trip near Hinterhermsdorf =============================================== - 8.25 km long - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Great panorama - Hiking - 2:25 h - 8.25 km - 214 m - 303 m - 269 m - 434 m - 165 m - - Start: Parking lot at Buchenparkhalle - Destination: Parking lot at Buchenparkhalle On the border with the Czech Republic, you can experience the romantic landscape in the Kirnitzschklamm gorge during a peaceful boat trip on an elongated reservoir between high, overgrown rock faces. This attraction for visitors to Saxon Switzerland has been one of the region's tourist highlights since 1879. Hinterhermsdorf - Buchenparkhalle - blue signpost ‘Obere Schleuse’ - boat trip station at the Kirnitzschklamm - Herrmanseck- Hohweg - two alternatives ‘Dachslöcher’ or road - Wettinplatz - (or Königsplatz) - Hinterhermsdorf Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Unknown (1%) Asphalt (18%) Gravel (59%) Trail (6%) Path (17%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions From the center of Hinterhermsdorf, follow the signs to the "Buchenparkhalle" restaurant. This begins and ends at the parking lot there. The blue signpost "Obere Schleuse" leads you directly to the boat trip station at the Kirnitzschklamm gorge. Initially, you walk along the Hohweg trail until there are two alternatives for the rest of the route: Via the "Dachslöcher" you reach the valley via steps and a direct route, or you can continue your hike on a gentle slope along a road. The boat trip on the Upper Lock through the Kirnitzsch Gorge is offered from Easter to the end of October. At the lock gate, you climb out of the gorge to the "Hermannseck" viewpoint - either over steep steps or through a narrow crevice (marked in red). You finally return to Hinterhermsdorf via Wettinplatz, where there has been a rest stop since the 800th anniversary of the Saxon ruling dynasty in 1889, on a path marked in green. As an alternative way back, we recommend a route via Königsplatz, the best vantage point in the Hinterhermsdorf area with a wonderful view over boundless forest wilderness. Read more Tour information - Stop at an Inn Equipment sturdy shoes Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**From Dresden: Direction Pirna -Bad Schandau - Kirnitzschtal - Hinterhermsdorf, in Hinterhermsdorf follow the signs to the restaurant "Buchenparkhalle". From Neustadt in Saxony: Via Sebnitz to Hinterhermsdorf, in Hinterhermsdorf follow the signs to the "Buchenparkhalle" restaurant. Read more **Parking**There is a large paid parking lot at the Buchenparkhalle. Read more **Public transportation**Arrival/departure:Bus line (Pirna - Hinterhermsdorf)Bus line (Sebnitz - Hinterhermsdorf) Bus stop: Hinterhermsdorf Hereditary Court Read more Additional information \*Please note: **in the Saxon Switzerland National Park, only marked paths may be used in the core zone.** Fines may be imposed for non-compliance. Read more Literature Order now: Read more Author Sabine Meisel Organization Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz Safety guidelines Please note: **in the Saxon Switzerland National Park, only marked paths may be used in the core zone.** Fines may be imposed for non-compliance. Read more Map Buy here: Read more Nearby ------ View on map Contact 01855 Sebnitz Download GPX file - - - -