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Pfaffenstein
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- 7.23 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: difficult
- Condition: difficult
- Great panorama
- Winter hikes

- 2:30 h
- 7.23 km
- 274 m
- 273 m
- 118 m
- 340 m
- 222 m
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- Start: Königstein
- Destination: Königstein

From Königstein around the Pfaffenstein

**Winter refreshment open:**

Elbe panorama restaurant Bomätscher

Fri from 4:00 p.m., Sat from 11:00 a.m., Sun 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Good to know
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Pavements

Street (10%)

Asphalt (14%)

Gravel (25%)

Trail (46%)

Path (5%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

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Directions

Königstein - Potatschketal - Pfaffendorf - Querweg - Steinerne Scheune - east around the Quirl - Dreirutenweg - Königstein

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Tour information

- Loop Road
- Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

**Parking**Königstein train station

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**Public transportation**to/from Königstein:

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Author

Nicole Hesse

Organization

Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz

License (master data)

Nicole Hesse

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

**Alternative route via the Pfaffenstein:**

Route: from Pfaffendorf Querweg - Nadelöhr up to the Pfaffenstein - Klammweg downhill - continue on No. 12 east around the Quirl

Length: 8 km

Duration: 4 h

**Category: black (difficult route)**

**Winter refreshment open:**

Mountain restaurant Pfaffenstein

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Safety guidelines

This is a red route (moderate route, with slight ascents, possibly difficult in deep snow).

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Map

Edition with selected hiking routes including winter refreshment

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Nearby
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Contact

01824 Königstein/Sächs. Schw.

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