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Flößersteig Ascent – Křinice loop from Hinterhermsdorf

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Flößersteig Ascent – Křinice loop from Hinterhermsdorf

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Flößersteig Ascent – Křinice loop from Hinterhermsdorf

03:23

11.7km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 3.20 km for 655 m

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2.26 km

Dachsenhältersteig

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The descent leads directly from the Buchenparkhalle to the Obere Schleuse. It consists almost entirely of wooden steps, which are easy to manage. Alternatively, there is also the option of …

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2.54 km

Path to the upper lock

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It's about a 35-minute walk from the parking lot in Hinterhermsdorf to the Upper Lock in the Kirnitzsch Gorge. The hiking trails are well signposted and vary in difficulty. See: saechsische-schweiz-touristik.de/elbsandstein/entdecken-erleben/ausflugsziele/details/obere-schleuse.html

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3.17 km

Obere Schleuse boat trip in the Kirnitzsch Gorge

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A small, romantic gorge forms the border between Germany and the Czech Republic. The ferry boats are moved by the ferrymen by hand and oars silently. They also tell something …

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3.25 km

Obere Schleuse Reservoir (Kirnitzsch Gorge)

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You can include it in a hiking tour, although the part of the Flöserstieg that is missing looks very tempting.🏞🛶🫶

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3.85 km

Lower Lock Waterfall and Boat Landing

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Against the current, the boat tour, best to complete a hike and you have the boat alone. At the feeder there are also very delicious homemade cakes!

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4.06 km

Flößersteig Ascent

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You can get out of the gorge via these stairs.

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5.50 km

Cave Entrance

6.21 km

Křinice

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Very quiet hiking area along the German-Czech border. The quiet lapping of the river creates a very special feeling. The path is smooth and easy to walk.

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6.33 km

Wild Kirnitzsch Valley

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Wild is a pretty accurate description, but also incredibly beautiful, despite the dead spruce trees.

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.60 km

3.38 km

1.94 km

1.14 km

652 m

Surfaces

4.54 km

3.95 km

1.81 km

673 m

521 m

218 m

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Highest point (420 m)

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Comments

June 12, 2024,In der hinteren Sächsischen Schweiz über die Kirnitzschklamm

You should not be afraid of heights when hiking along the Kirnitschklamm.

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May 15, 2022,Runde zur Kirnitzschklamm, zur Wolfsschlucht und an der Kirnitz entlang

We went to Saxon Switzerland for a few days. On the way to the accommodation we stopped at the Kirnitschklamm gorge to stretch our legs after the long drive. Our tour started at the Gasthaus Hinterhermsdorf. The parking lot is chargeable (5 euros per day). Our first way led us to the Kirnitzschklamm. There you should definitely make the boat …

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June 7, 2023,063 Hinterhermsdorf, Obere Schleuse & Kirnitzschtal

As the goal 🏁 of Tour1️⃣ of today, the "Upper Lock" was on our plan 📃. For this purpose we relocated to Hinterhermsdorf🏘, a district🏘 of Sebnitz in the district of Saxon Switzerland-Eastern Ore Mountains⛰️, right on the border with the Czech Republic🇨🇿. Started 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼‍♂️🎒 we are at the parking lot 🅿️ Buchenparkhalle, which is located above the place 🏘 …

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May 1, 2024,Flow. Obere Schleuse.

The warm weather invited us to spend the day by the water. Since the Wurzelzwerg had never been on the upper lock in a boat before, this was chosen as the first destination. After a somewhat longer wait until there were finally enough people for the first trip, we sailed relaxed along the Kirnitzsch, with humorous entertainment from the boatman. …

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May 17, 2025,Wildes Kirnitzschtal Grenzwanderung mit Bootsfahrt

A wildly romantic tour with some sections that require surefootedness. A good level of fitness is required. If you want to save the €9 for the boat ride, you can also take the path parallel to the watercourse. But I think the €9 is worth it, and the tour loses a lot of its character without the 700-meter boat ride. …

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December 30, 2023,Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz 🏞 Kirnitzschtal Tour 30.12.2023

Great tour in Saxon Switzerland, fully recommended😁
Great rocks and paths, this is a five star 🌟 tour. There was also a bit of climbing because somehow we ended up on the wrong side of the railing at Kronenplatz😅
So now off to the sauna 🏃

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February 2, 2025,In der wild romantischen Kirnitzschtalklamm

Today we went along the upper lock, which is not dammed at this time of year, and after the dam wall we continued in this wild canyon, first halfway up and later, after the descent through the Wolfsschlucht and Bärenhöhle (a real highlight), along the merrily babbling river - a great tour, even if there was a lot of broken …

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September 4, 2024,Hinterhermsdorf-Runde mit Kahnfahrt und Abstecher ins Kirnitzschtal

Start in Hinterhermsdorf - to the upper lock boat trip - hike through the Kirnitzschtal and finally back uphill to Hinterhermsdorf. 33-degree tour 🥵

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Flößersteig Ascent – Křinice loop from Hinterhermsdorf

Dachsenhältersteig

Path to the upper lock

Obere Schleuse boat trip in the Kirnitzsch Gorge

Obere Schleuse Reservoir (Kirnitzsch Gorge)

Lower Lock Waterfall and Boat Landing

Flößersteig Ascent

Křinice

Wild Kirnitzsch Valley

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