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The Großer Bärenstein (English: Great Bear Rock) is a 327 metres (1,073 feet) high table hill in the German region of Saxon Switzerland in the Free State of Saxony. Close by is the Kleiner Bärenstein which, together with the Großer Bärenstein, forms the massif known as the Bärensteine.

Großer Bärenstein
The Bärensteine seen from Weißig
Highest point
Elevation	327 m above sea level (HN) (1,072.8 ft)
Coordinates	50°56′47″N 14°02′43″E
Geography
Großer Bärenstein Saxony, Germany
Parent range	Saxon Switzerland
Geology
Mountain type	Table mountain
Type of rock	Sandstone

Location and area

The Großer Bärenstein is located within a loop of the River Elbe near Rathen. Immediately at its foot is the woodland of the farms of Fleck from Weißig and the villages of Thürmsdorf and Naundorf, as well as the village of Pötzscha, part of Stadt Wehlen.

There are several climbing rocks on the Großer Bärenstein. Its summit is divided into two, with a saddle in between. The northern side has a picturesque view of Stadt Wehlen and the Elbe valley looking towards Pirna, the south and east sides look towards Königstein Fortress and the hills between the Papststein and Schrammsteine.

It may be ascended from the western-located Naundorf (easy, no signposts) or from the north (Riegelhofstiege, difficult, Klettersteig).[1][2]

Appearance

Unlike the Kleiner Bärenstein, the rock is almost entirely wooded and views are limited.

Notes and references

External links

Media related to Großer Bärenstein at Wikimedia Commons

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[de] Großer Bärenstein

Der Große Bärenstein ist ein 327 m ü. NHN[1] hoher Tafelberg in der Sächsischen Schweiz im sächsischen Landkreis Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge. Unmittelbar benachbart ist der Kleine Bärenstein, der mit dem Großen Bärenstein das Massiv der Bärensteine bildet.

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- [en] Großer Bärenstein

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