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Summary
A Special Protection Area, or SPA, is established for the birds as a requirement of the Birds Directive. Combined with the Habitat Directive, they make up the Natura 2000 network.
General information
| Location | Czechia, Germany - Saxony - Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge |
| Area | 93.41km² |
| DtP ID | aa2a68bf-15c1-44b6-bbab-6d6ac4827e64 |
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Current information
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Closure of hiking trail below Wettinweg
June 24, 2026 - Aug. 31, 2026
(preliminary)
The hiking trail below the Wettinweg has to remain closed until further notice due to fallen trees as well as the danger of more trees falling. Please use Wettinweg instead.
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Hiking trail through Kohlichtgraben currently impassable
June 3, 2026 - Dec. 31, 2027
(preliminary)
The marked section of the hiking trail through the Kohlichtgraben is currently blocked by fallen trees. As the affected section is private forest, the trail cannot be cleared by the National Park and Forestry Administration, and there is currently no prospect of it being cleared in the short term. It is therefore strongly recommended to avoid this section and take the yellow line and the road via Goßdorf instead. This also applies to the Malerweg.
For Malerweg hikers, this extends the route by 3.6 km. Alternatively, the section via Waitzdorf can be omitted by instead hiking from the Brandstufen on the blue dash trail (ZW, E3 and EB). This takes you through the Tiefer Grund via the Frinztalmühle and along the Sebnitz to Kohlmühle. This shortens the route by about half a kilometre. Link to route: https://mapy.com/s/cohelopofe
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Eulentilke impassable
Nov. 25, 2025 - Dec. 31, 2026
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Due to the acute bark beetle infestation, the stability of the dead spruce stands has been greatly reduced. Throughout the national park area, dead trees and collapsing deadwood pose a very high risk on many paths. This is why some paths are currently declared impassable. After thorough consideration, the path Eulentilke has been declared impassable due to acute danger of fallng trees as well as fallen trees blocking the path.
For your own safety, please refrain from using the Eulentilke until the situation has eased and use Jordanweg instead. It is not permitted to walk on the areas outside the paths.
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Bergsteig impassable
Jan. 1, 2025 - Dec. 31, 2027
(preliminary)
Due to the acute bark beetle infestation, the stability of the dead spruce stands has been greatly reduced. Throughout the national park area, dead trees and collapsing deadwood pose a very high risk on many paths. This is why some paths are currently declared impassable. For your own safety, please refrain from walking on the marked section of the Bergsteig until the situation has eased. It is not permitted to walk on the areas outside the paths. Please use the Erlsgrund and the Winterbergstraße instead (about 1.5 km).
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Impassable trails in the Kleiner Zschand area
Jan. 1, 2024 - Dec. 31, 2027
(preliminary)
Due to the acute bark beetle infestation, the stability of the dead spruce stands has been greatly reduced. Throughout the national park area, dead trees and collapsing deadwood pose a very high risk on many paths. This is why some paths are currently declared impassable. For your own safety, please refrain from using the Bärfangwände ascent, the Gehackter Weg as well as the upper part of the Hintergründel (upwards of Marienhöhle) until the situation has eased. It is not permitted to walk on the areas outside the paths.
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Closure of Neurathen Castle
Sept. 1, 2023 - Dec. 31, 2027
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Due to safety concerns, the Neurathen castle has to stay closed until further notice.
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