19-09-2026
Saxon Switzerland is not just the Bastei — and whether your walk turns out good or middling depends on whether you get beyond the Bastei bridge. The region has many faces: Bastei and Rathen as the famous backdrop with the Swedish Holes and Lake Amsel, the Schrammsteine and Affensteine as stairway territory with iron ladders and ridge paths, the Kirnitzschtal as a green valley with a waterfall and a historic tramway, the table mountains on the left bank of the Elbe — Lilienstein, Pfaffenstein, Papststein and Gohrisch — and the Back of Saxon Switzerland around Hinterhermsdorf, where things go quiet. What makes this region the most exciting low-mountain multi-day destination in Germany: rock formations like nowhere else, a national park, suburban trains and ferries instead of a car, and a short journey from Dresden, Leipzig and Berlin. At Bookatrekking you book your Saxon Switzerland walking holiday complete: hotels and guesthouses secured in advance, luggage transfer between the stage towns, offline navigation, a GPX track and up-to-date weather per stage in our app. This guide covers all the sub-regions, our multi-day tours, the finest day loops and stairways, difficulty, the best time to travel, accommodation and a decision guide — so you know which tour suits you.
