The Wehlgrund in
Saxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland (german: Sächsische Schweiz) is a hilly climbing area and national park around the Elbe valley south-east of Dresden in Saxony, Germany. Together with the Bohemian Switzerland in the Czech Republic it forms the Elbe Sands ...
in Eastern Germany is a right-hand, side valley of the
Amselgrund, between the
Bastei massif and the ''Kleiner Gans''. Amongst the steep rock faces of the upper valley and the heavily divided head of the valley is the romantic and natural backdrop for the
Rathen Open Air Stage
The Rathen Open Air Stage (german: Felsenbühne Rathen) is a natural stage in Saxon Switzerland in East Germany. It is located in a hollow at the upper end of the Wehlgrund valley between the rocks of ''Kleine Gans'' and ''Großer Wehrturm'' below ...
. The ''Wehlgrundbach'' flows along the valley bottom and empties into the ''Grünbach'' in the Amselgrund valley a short distance above
Niederrathen. North of the open air stage near the rocks of the ''Gänse'' rises the imposing ''Wehlnadel'' and, in its vicinity, are the ''Wehltürme''
rock tower
A pinnacle, tower, spire, needle or natural tower (german: Felsnadel, ''Felsturm'' or ''Felszinne'') in geology is an individual column of rock, isolated from other rocks or groups of rocks, in the shape of a vertical shaft or spire.
Examples ar ...
s. The Bastei may be reached from the Wehlgrund over the Rathen Staircase (''Rathener Treppe'') of 487 steps.
See also
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Rock climbing in Saxon Switzerland.
External links
Valleys of Saxony
Landforms of Saxon Switzerland
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge
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