Malerweg, Stage 4: From Altendorf to Neumannmühle (official version by TV Sächsische Schweiz)

From Altendorf, we hike down through the Dorfbach Gorge into the Kirnitzsch Valley. Here, we continue along the Flößersteig trail to the Ostrauer Mill. Then the Malerweg through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains leads uphill via the Mühlweg and the Bauweg to the Elbleitenweg and into the Schrammsteine, a long, rugged group of rocks. We pass the imposing Schrammtor. The Jägersteig ascent takes us via iron ladders to the Schrammsteingratweg with its Schrammstein viewpoint. The Wildschützensteig offers a shorter but more challenging alternative for the ascent. Via the Zurückesteig, we hike through the “Kleiner Dom” to the Sandloch. Following the Zeughausweg and the Unterer Affensteinweg, we reach the Lichtenhainer Waterfall and the terminus of the Kirnitzschtalbahn. From the Lichtenhainer Waterfall, we hike to the impressive Kuhstall rock cave on the Neuer Wildenstein. Then we head back down into the valley to the Neumannmühle, a technical monument to the production of paper from wood pulp.

GPS data updated in 2021