Wander-Retreats.eu Elbe Sandstone Mountains | Deepen your connection with yourself, your fellow human beings & nature

Gohrisch, Germany
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Summary

Saxon Switzerland, DE | 23-26.10.2025 (extended weekend)

During an extended weekend, we hike through the Saxon Switzerland National Park. The Elbe Sandstone Mountains here were formed around 100 million years ago by the deposition of sand in a sea, the rock of which was later shaped into imposing cliffs by uplift, weathering and erosion. Thanks to our permanent accommodation, we can explore these breathtaking sandstone formations on both sides of the Elbe with little luggage. We are rewarded with wonderful viewpoints such as the famous Bastei Bridge and magnificent views of Lilienstein, Bärenstein, the Affensteine and Schrammsteine.

Moderately easy tour
Basic fitness level, basic surefootedness and a head for heights
daily walking time between 3-5h, 6-13km distance
daily max. 525hm each in ascent and descent
Depending on the group's experience, there may be short periods of exposed, wire-rope secured walking (no climbing/via ferrata)

Content focus
During the retreat, we will explore more connectedness together on three levels:
(1) With ourselves: How can we experience ourselves more consciously and thereby come into loving contact with our needs and desires?
(2) With our fellow human beings: How can we better understand how we connect with our fellow human beings - and how to beautify our relationships with them?
(3) With nature: How can we experience ourselves more as an integral part of nature again? What are the multiple ecological crises doing to us - and us to them?

The retreat at a glance

The most important facts in a nutshell:

Categories
Meditation, Nature Vacation, Self-discovery, Mindfulness, Yoga Retreats, Hiking, Active Retreats, Consciousness, soul, senses & spirit, Forest bathing, Detox Retreats
Date
2025-10-23 - 2025-10-26
Language(s)
German
Level
Advanced, Beginner
Group Size
10
Place
Gohrisch, Germany
Accommodation
Overnight stay included
Catering
Breakfast
Services

Organization and 3 guided tours by certified mountain guides

3x overnight stay in a double room (double bed) in a hotel/guesthouse in the area

3x breakfast from the buffet

Retreat framework program as described here, including:

Experience nature while hiking & input on the natural environment

Exercises for ecological sensitization & deep ecological rituals

Gestalt therapy-inspired self-awareness in the group

Further mindfulness/contact exercises

Accommodation

Thanks to our fixed accommodation, we can explore these breathtaking sandstone formations with little luggage. We are rewarded with wonderful viewpoints on both sides of the Elbe, such as the famous Bastei Bridge and magnificent views of Lilienstein, Papstein, the Affensteine and Schrammsteine.

Included are 3 nights in a double room (double bed) in a hotel/pension in the area (min. 4.3/5☆ Google).

Included are
3x dinner, own catering on the way
Costs for arrival/departure and local public transport (D-ticket recommended), possibly parking fees
Any additional costs due to possible changes to the planned itinerary
Any individual tips

Catering

Please indicate when booking whether you prefer a particular diet.

sequence

Applied methods
Experience of nature while hiking & content-related inputs on the natural space
Exercises for ecological sensitization & deep ecological rituals
Gestalt therapy-inspired self-awareness in the group
Further mindfulness/contact exercises

Our hiking route
Welcome to the beautiful Elbe Sandstone Mountains!
During a long weekend we will hike through the Saxon Switzerland National Park (Saxony, DE). The imposing Elbe Sandstone Mountains here were formed about 100 million years ago by the deposition of sand in a sea, the rock of which was later shaped by uplift, weathering and erosion.
Thanks to our permanent accommodation, we can explore these breathtaking sandstone formations with little luggage. We will be rewarded with wonderful viewpoints on both sides of the Elbe, such as the famous Bastei Bridge and magnificent views of Lilienstein, Papstein, the Affensteine and Schrammsteine.
Required are:
Basic fitness & health for walking times of approx. 3-5h/d, max. 525hm up/down, and 6-13km
Basic surefootedness and a head for heights (if necessary, short wire rope secured steps or stairs)
No climbing or via ferrata experience necessary

Program
DO: Arrival program ⚠ Meeting point no later than 17h in the spa town of Gohrisch (e.g. bus 244 from Königstein)
FR: Bastei, Schwedenlöcher (+ option Lilienstein)
5 km (11.4 km) 2:30 h (5:00 h) 320 m up+down (650 hm) ● Easy ● medium)
SA: Carolafelsen & Schrammsteine, Kl. Bastei (+options Idagrotte, Affensteine)
11.7 km (13.4 km) 4:30 h (6:00h) 525 hm up+down (770 hm) ● medium (●/● medium-difficult)
SO: Falkenschlucht, Schwedenhöhle, Papstein, Eishöhle, Kleinhennendorfer Stein ⚠ earliest departure 15h from the spa town of Gohrisch
6.4 km 2:45 h 325 hm up+down ● easy

Arrival

Arrival:
Meeting point at 17h at the latest (please arrive punctually) in the spa town of Gohrisch (01824, Saxony, DE). The nearby train stations Königstein or Bad Schandau can be reached by public transportation (e.g. Königstein by S-Bahn from Dresden in about 40min). From there it's a 5-minute bus ride (bus 244) to the spa town of Gohrisch, where our accommodation for the weekend is located. (From Berlin e.g. 12:56h-16:26h, 3:30h, EC+bus). Traveling by train protects the environment; if you do come by car, please see if you can carpool ☼

Departure:
Probably from 15h at the earliest on the last day of the hike from the spa town of Gohrisch. If you would like to extend your stay privately - Dresden and of course Bohemian Switzerland or Prague are well worth a visit!

, 01824 Gohrisch, Sachsen, Germany

Cancellation policy

If you cancel up to 35 days before arrival, you will receive a 95% refund of the booking price.
If you cancel up to 15 days before arrival, you will receive a 50% refund of the booking price.
After this, if you cancel up to the day of arrival, you will receive a 10% refund of the booking price.

Cancellation cases
Sometimes things turn out differently than we had imagined. If you have to cancel, please let me know in writing as soon as possible. Cancellation will always result in a processing fee of 50€. Cancellations up to 35 days before the start of the tour are free of charge - apart from this fee.
After this date, cost-neutral cancelation is only possible if a suitable replacement participant is provided within 14 days of the cancellation. For organizational reasons, such a replacement participant can only be provided up to 21 days before the start of the tour.
Without a suitable replacement participant provided in time, 50% (or 10% within the last 14 days before the start of the tour) of the transferred amount will be refunded.

Subject to change and cancellation
The content and course of the hike can be changed for important reasons, while of course maintaining the overall character and objective. The hike may be canceled due to force majeure or for other important organizational reasons (e.g. insufficient number of participants) against reimbursement of amounts already paid and/or alternative dates may be offered. If illness, injury or higher-ranking family obligations (such as death or serious illness of close relatives) of the provider make the hike impossible, it will be canceled; if such a case occurs during the hike, amounts already paid will not be refunded. In all cases of cancellation, hikers will be informed immediately. A claim for compensation for travel and accommodation costs as well as losses due to loss of earnings is excluded. In the interests of the participants and the group and in order to minimize potential dangers, the provider may exclude participants from the hike or individual sections if it is apparent that their surefootedness, health, fitness or experience do not meet the requirements.

Safety and personal responsibility
Safety is very important and we carefully adapt the tour to the weather conditions and group constellation. Ultimately, however, everyone is responsible for themselves in the mountains. All hikers declare that they will always keep an eye on their strength and health, take personal responsibility for their time in the mountains and hike at their own risk. Hikers stay in the huts and mountains at their own risk. Everyone acknowledges that they themselves are liable and have no insurance cover from the provider.
The same applies to the internal process. Participants are responsible for their own actions and for their physical and mental health. This journey does not include any medical or therapeutic measures and does not replace them. No diagnoses are made and no healing or relief is promised. Shared exercises are intended as an aid to life counseling and self-help or for the expansion of knowledge and personal experience. Participation is only possible if you are in good mental health. If you are undergoing treatment, please talk to the person treating you and the retreat leader beforehand.
The liability of the provider is limited to gross negligence and intent. In general, no liability is accepted, within the scope of legal obligations, for loss and/or damage or other loss of valuables belonging to or in the possession of the hikers. During application demonstrations or exercises that hikers carry out together, they do so at their own risk. If hikers cause damage to third parties, their liability towards these third parties remains unaffected. Claims for damages against the provider, for whatever legal reason, are excluded to the extent permitted by law.

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