View of Schirgiswalde – Sohland Forest Stage loop from Sohland an der Spree

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View of Schirgiswalde – Sohland Forest Stage loop from Sohland an der Spree

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View of Schirgiswalde – Sohland Forest Stage loop from Sohland an der Spree

02:53

9.86km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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453 m

Sohland Spree Bridge

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The bridge was built in 1830.

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777 m

Stausee Sohland

Lake

2.11 km

Scenic section of the Spree between Sohland and Schirgiswalde

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Here the hiking trail runs close to the Spree.

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3.40 km

View of Schirgiswalde

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From the forest path opens a beautiful view of the center of Schirgiswalde.

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6.56 km

Summit cross on the Kälbersteine rocks

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6.56 km

Kälbersteine information board

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This explains how a sun sanctuary works.

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6.72 km

Kälbersteine and Kälbersteinbaude

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Almost 200 meters, the calf stone massif rises above Sohland and the Spree. On top of the wooded mountain you can discover many exciting rock formations. The largest rock directly …

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8.20 km

Sohland Forest Stage

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Beautifully situated forest stage near Soland

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9.00 km

Three Ponds Stream in Zittau Nature Park

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Unfortunately they had very little water

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9.86 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.24 km

2.36 km

278 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.79 km

2.31 km

2.15 km

1.61 km

863 m

154 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

12°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

July 28, 2024,2 Steinbrüche - Pickaer Berg - Kälbersteine - Waldbühne - Stausee Sohland

The Kälbersteine near Sohland were our destination today. Past 2 lonely quarries, through blackberry bushes and nettles to Pickaer Berg (including geocache point) and further to the legendary Kälbersteine and past the Sohland forest stage. The paths were great in places, but probably no one had been on Pickaer Berg for a while. We would have needed a machete to …

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