Overview

• The 15-kilometer loop runs from Krippen along the Elbe to Schöna before returning over the Kaiserkrone and Wolfsberg.
• Twelve interpretive panels along the trail showcase Friedrich’s drawings at the exact spots that inspired masterpieces like “Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer.”
• More than 46,000 hikers cast votes in Wandermagazin’s public poll held from March to June.
• The award announcement on August 13 in Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna was attended by Saxony’s Tourism Minister Barbara Klepsch.
• This win marks the first time since 2007 that a Saxony hiking route has claimed Wandermagazin’s top title.