Sauschwemme Trailhead Car Park – Butterweg/middle wing rest area (950 m) loop from Steinbach

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Sauschwemme Trailhead Car Park – Butterweg/middle wing rest area (950 m) loop from Steinbach

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Sauschwemme Trailhead Car Park – Butterweg/middle wing rest area (950 m) loop from Steinbach

01:50

6.80km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5 m

Sauschwemme Trailhead Car Park

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You can park here for a fee. Ideal starting point for hikes in the area.

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1.27 km

Sauschwemme Rest Bench

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Quiet, a bit hidden but good for resting.

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2.45 km

Butterweg/middle wing rest area (950 m)

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I haven't met anyone here in the summer, but in the winter when people go cross-country skiing the place is usually full. And: there's a webcam opposite ;-)
bergfex.de/skilift-am-kuelliggut/webcams/c14284

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3.28 km

Junction to Jeleni (933 m)

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Here the path branches off the Kammloipe towards Jeleni (CZ). In the opposite direction, it leads to Oberwildenthal.
On the map, this point is also designated as "Jeleni, KK333 (930 m)".

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3.40 km

At the Iron Gate

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Straight ahead you drive down to Jeleni, to Rudi for a stop. At this crossing there was once an iron gate that was locked. This is also where the Friedensfahrt …

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3.40 km

Czech Border Crossing at Schöneck

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Here you cross the border to the Czech Republic, if you walk from the Kammloipe to Jeleni.
Space to rest with many information boards.

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6.80 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.63 km

125 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Saturday 10 October

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Comments

January 2, 2022,Wanderung ⏺ Grenztour zum Eisernen Tor/Celnice ℹ️ 02.01.2022

The first tour with bags and packs "far away" from the local running routes should lead to customs. It's a wonderful stretch from the Sauschwemme (only the beginning is still a bit stressed by forestry work). But that was also what felt like 500 other people and it was accordingly full today on the ridge. Nonetheless, there was food and …

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August 6, 2023,Wanderung ⏺️ Zum Eisernen Tor/Celnice von der Sauschwemme aus ℹ️ 06.08.2023

Big Czech Republic miss, so today the first border crossing ❤🇨🇿️

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May 16, 2023,Besuch beim Eisernen Tor

I stopped by the Iron Gate again today. Man, was I shocked, everything was different from the last time I was there, now there's just a weird trailer jacked up there and a large free area in front of it, is it still the same as it used to be? 🤔

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