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

03:28

12.0km

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: September 9, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes a ferry crossing

Check ferry timetable.

After 3.20 km for 655 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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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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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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3.98 km

Kirnitzschklamm

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In the Kirnitzsch Valley near Sebnitz, you can take a boat trip on the Upper Lock, which operates from early April to late October and offers a trip through the …

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4.12 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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4.33 km

Flößersteig Ascent

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You can get out of the gorge via these stairs.

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5.77 km

Cave Entrance

6.49 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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6.60 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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12.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.66 km

3.58 km

1.94 km

1.14 km

652 m

Surfaces

4.74 km

4.34 km

1.81 km

734 m

218 m

141 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

7°C

39 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

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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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 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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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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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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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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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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September 15, 2025,Obere Schleuse - Wildes Kirnitzschtal - Königsplatz

After the morning rain 🌧, we set off for the Upper Lock. Everything is still very wet, so we forego the boat trip (we were alone there anyway) and walk along the narrow path in the Kirnitzsch Gorge. Very beautiful! It continues "halfway up," and time and again we have to walk over or under fallen trees. The bark beetle …

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