Arrival
Whether you are traveling from afar or coming directly from the region - the RockHead takes you through the impressive landscapes of Upper Lusatia and Saxon Switzerland. Both destinations are easily accessible by train or car. Start your adventure directly at one of the many entry points and immerse yourself in the varied terrain that awaits you along the route.
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Journey to Saxon Switzerland
Saxon Switzerland is easily and quickly accessible by train. The S-Bahn S1 (Meißen - Dresden - Bad Schandau - Schöna) takes you and your bike to the Elbe region, including Stadt Wehlen and Bad Schandau. From Pirna, you can reach RockHead stage locations such as Stolpen or Neustadt i.Sa. with the RB 71. And from Bad Schandau you can take the National Park Railway U28 in the direction of Rumburk to get off in Sebnitz, for example. The S1 has sufficient capacity for taking bicycles. The RB71 and the U28 can each take approx. 6 bikes.
The Bad Schandau National Park train station is connected to the long-distance services of the railroad. Trains from Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig and Prague stop here. Even direct connections from Vienna, Graz and Budapest are possible. Recently, two night trains have also stopped here, one starting in Zurich and the other traveling from Brussels via Amsterdam to Saxon Switzerland.
You can travel locally in most places in Saxon Switzerland with the guest card on the move. This allows you to use trains, buses, almost all ferries and even the Kirnitzschtalbahn at no extra charge. You only need to buy a bike ticket.
An important part of the RockHead is also the ferry in Stadt Wehlen. If it should ever break down, you can use the ferry in Kurort Rathen or the city bridge in Pirna, which you can reach via the Elbe cycle path.
Here you can find all public transport hubs at a glance
Parking
Want to start your gravel adventure right at the RockHead? No problem! There are parking facilities at several starting points along the route - ideal for tours lasting several days. Please pay attention to the signposted areas and park carefully.
P+R Bad Schandau at the national park train station, Friedrich-Gottlob-Keller-Straße, 01814 Bad Schandau:
- open around the clock
- free of charge
- free parking spaces in real time here
City center parking garageErnst-Thälmann-Platz 2, 01796 Pirna:
- Opening hours: Monday - Sunday: 04:30 - 20:00
- Exit always possible
- Daily, monthly and Malerweg tickets available - use the Malerweg ticket if you want to park for more than three days
Please note: Activate and pay for the entry ticket as a weekly ticket in the ticket machine immediately on the day of entry. - Daily rate: 10 EUR
- Weekly ticket (Malerweg ticket): 35 EUR, each additional day: 10 EUR
- Getting to the RockHead via the Elbe cycle path or by S-Bahn S1 to Stadt Wehlen
" Further parking facilities in Pirna
Our
service team
Tourismusverband Sächsische Schweiz e.V.
h.grunow@saechsische-schweiz.de
+49 3501 470141
Marketing-Gesellschaft Oberlausitz-Niederschlesien mbH
oliver.herberg@oberlausitz.com
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