The most beautiful views of the Elbe

The Elbe Canyon is a national nature reserve and the deepest sandstone canyon in Europe. There are many viewpoints in its surroundings, such as the Elbe Viewpoint, the Rose Viewpoint and the Belvedere Viewpoint. The views from them will literally take your breath away.

In the following lines, we will also present a route that will take you through the main part of the canyon and take you to the most famous and beautiful viewpoints in the area.

Route

• Děčín - final station of public transport (line 201)

• Stoličná hora (1. km)

• Labská vyhlídka (2. km)

• Nad Loubím, crossroads (4. km)

• Spálenisko, viewpoint (5. km)

• Pink Ridge, viewpoint (6. km)

• Belvedere (11th km)

• Labská Stráň (12th km)

• valley of Suchá Kamenice (14th km)

• Suchá Kamenice, mouth (17th km)

• Hřensko, waterfront (18th km)

Start your journey from the public transport terminus No. 201, following the red tourist sign. Climb up the comfortable stone path to the viewing platform Stolic Mountains with a sandstone obelisk. The platform opens a beautiful view of the city and the Elbe Canyon.

Follow the red hiking trail further along the ridge of the hill. After a short detour, you can take a look around from the Sněžnické vyhlídka. Our route continues along a pleasant path to the observation pavilion Elbe Guard. From here a red trail leads us further above the deep valley of the Loubský brook, from where you can see the opposite sandstone walls and towers. The descending path takes you to the edge of the village of Ludvíkovice. Beyond the local cemetery, the path descends into the valley to the Nad Loubím crossroads, where a green hiking trail crosses the route.

A little further on, you will begin to climb through wooded terrain to the edge of a sandstone terrace above the river. You will reach a place called Spálenisko, from where you can enjoy the view of Prostřední Žleb. Continue along the wooded slope to a crossroads called the Pink Ridge. A 300-metre long turn will lead you to the viewpoint of the same name. The rock wall with numerous sandstone towers offers a magnificent bird's eye view.

After the turnoff, a red sign will lead you through the forest on a comfortable path without any differences in altitude. After about 1 km, the trail turns right onto a footpath to the crossroads Pod Kamenským vrchem. If you are interested, you can take the green trail to the village of Bynovec or continue on the red trail. The trail passes through the forest and leads you to the edge of the plain above the village of Labská Stráň. Don't turn into the village yet, but head straight along the gardens to the oldest manicured lookout point in Bohemian Switzerland Belvedere.

From Belvedere, return a short distance to the red trail and continue to the village of Labská Stráň. When you leave the village, the red marker starts to turn left and descends into the valley of the Suchá Kamenice (romantic rock canyon). The path will lead you to the road. Follow the road above the right bank of the Elbe to the Elbe embankment in Hřensko, from where you return to Děčín. You can either use the bus service, where you can take the line number 434 or 438 in Hřensko, or you can take the ferry across the Elbe and take the train in the village of Schöna.

Useful links

• Timetable by boat from Hřensko to Děčín

• Ferry Hřensko-Schöna (for return by train)

• Timetable for line 434 (BUS LINE)