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Pavilion Viewpoint (Pavillonaussicht) – Schwedenlöcher loop from Rathewalde

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Saxon Switzerland

Pavilion Viewpoint (Pavillonaussicht) – Schwedenlöcher loop from Rathewalde

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Pavilion Viewpoint (Pavillonaussicht) – Schwedenlöcher loop from Rathewalde

01:15

4.21km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Guest House

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2.05 km

Pavilion Viewpoint (Pavillonaussicht)

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the hiking crossroads, descend into the Schwedenlöcher and turn right to the Pavilion Viewpoint. This offers a different view of the Bastei.

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2.19 km

Schwedenlöcher

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Schwedenlöcher are a particularly exciting section and my personal highlight in Saxon Switzerland. This section got its name during the Thirty Years' War, when farmers from the village of …

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2.67 km

Green Gorge

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de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwedenl%C3%B6cher

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2.74 km

Schwedenlöcher Gorge

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The deeply cut, almost one kilometer long gorge was created by the erosion of the softer sandstone. It follows the main direction of the fissure in the Elbe sandstone.

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2.80 km

Schwedenlöcher Stairs

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The path through the Schwedenlöcher leads over numerous stairs past impressive rock faces... absolutely worthwhile

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4.21 km

End point

Guest House

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.87 km

1.23 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.28 km

834 m

674 m

361 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

34°C

19°C

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Comments

October 23, 2023,Tour durch die Schwedenlöcher

An extremely impressive tour through the rocky gorge, called Schwedenloch, near the Bastei.
Short but very tiring... the little one just keeps getting heavier 🥵

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January 18, 2025,🇩🇪 Rathen basic

Actually, that would only be enough for a walk. But with the large cutlery on your back, it's quite a round. I only recorded the official hiking trails, even if the track deviates a bit.

In between, we went into the countryside and up to the summit with the goal of the first of the year. It worked at 3/4. …

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Pavilion Viewpoint (Pavillonaussicht) – Schwedenlöcher loop from Rathewalde

Pavilion Viewpoint (Pavillonaussicht)

Schwedenlöcher

Green Gorge

Schwedenlöcher Gorge

Schwedenlöcher Stairs

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