Themed trails
You can learn about nature and culture in Saxon Switzerland on various themed trails: the Weg zur Wildnis (Path to Wilderness) offers an insight into forest development in the national park, while the Flößersteig (Raftsmen's Trail) provides information about the history of rafting in the Kirnitzsch Valley. Guided tours are also available for some of the themed trails.
This 16 km trail invites you to hike in the footsteps of the master painter.
Weg zur Wildnis
These two boardwalks show the development of the forest after storm and fire.
Flößersteig
This 13 km trail between Neumannmühle and Bad Schandau shows the history of rafting in the Kirnitzsch valley (information boards only in German).
4.3 km long, this digital educational path leads over and around the Lilienstein. The child-friendly audio tracks cover several national park related topics.
Educational trails
The slanted green line marks nature trails with information boards. In addition to the Flößersteig trail, the nature trails created by the National Park and Forestry Administration include, for example, the Reinhardtsdorf Forest Adventure Trail.
What exactly is a "Waldhusche"? What does wild browsing mean? How does natural regeneration work? Why were game fences built in the past? And what is a tree nursery?
You can find the answers to these questions at the 66-hectare Waldhusche exhibition and adventure area in Hinterhermsdorf. Children and adults alike can go on a discovery tour through the forest history open-air site. You will encounter many surprises and new things at the interactive stations, where historical forest work is presented and thought-provoking ideas for future forest use are illustrated. The open-air site is particularly suitable for children to actively explore the forest.
There are four different themed trails in the Waldhusche. Please note that all information boards and explanations are in German.