Year: 2019

When I first heard about such crazy people hiking 50 km in less than 12h, I wanted to know if I could do that too. So I put on my shoes, packed things and went to the planned route.

The Heilige Stiege is, with 903 steps on 190m altitude difference, the climbing system of Saxon Switzerland with the most stages (Wikipedia). Exhausting, but just as beautiful and worthwhile is the view. If you also want to experience something different: The hiking trail that leads past Satanskopf to the south passes right through a rock. But with a bit of climbing and crawling not too difficult to master.

Too early in the morning and too late in the evening. Unfortunately, we could not visit the ruin in Frauenstein, but it was still a very nice route to hike. In the forest and between fields the way led up and down, again and again, as it is normal in the Ore Mountains.

Even if I have to admit, that I prefer to hike without kids, sometimes I start with. The Graben Tour is very well suited for this because the track is not quite as big and there is still a lot to see and discover.

With already two visited ruins the day before, it went on Sunday just like that. As you can not see too many ruins but only have not enough time. Since the legs were still a bit tired, I put the distance between the two ruins back by car. Sometimes you just have to be reasonable and give your body a break.

With an enthusiasm for ruins, I followed the calling to Perštejn to look at it and also to the ruins of Šumburk. Thanks to my fantastic orientation ended with climbing, but a visit to Šumburk ruins is worth every effort. With meter-high walls that are still there and a wonderful view, the ideal place to stay.

When family is visiting, they also want to be engaged in something. So I decided to spend a day hiking the Děčínský Sněžník with them. Even though the motivation of one or the other was not so great (which was more because of the one-hour trip than the hiking itself), the enthusiasm for the view into the Central Bohemian Uplands was even greater.

With 20 km from the previous day in the legs, just another 30 km covered. Finally this limit has been achieved. In addition, in a fairy tale forest where you can see the fairies dancing, who definitely deserves his name, the Bohemian Paradise. A forest like a fairy tail book decorated with castles and ruins.

I had laid out a route of 30 km. However, one should choose his companionship wise. I had not achieved the actual goal to find out how far I can go, but it was also very nice for the first time not to be hiking alone. But at least for the first time I could cross the 20 km border.

Back in my homeland, a sleepless morning and relatives who love to hike have made sure that I put on my hiking boots twice that day. For years livinged there, but discovering for the first time on foot. While I looked at the Jurapark early in the morning, we left in the afternoon to explore the forest around Liebburg. This also resulted in a beautiful view of Lake Constance.