🇬🇧 Saxon Naturist Days ’23

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Dear Hiking Friends,

also in 2023 we can say again on „Eschd säggs’sch“: „Back de Rennsemml’n und’n Fumm’l in dein Beit’l, wir ladsch’n ma ins nuff Gebärsche“ ( or for the non-Saxons-Visitors: „Put the Shoes and your Clothes in your Backpack, we’re going to the Mountains“ ).

For the Saxon Naturist Days we have selected nine varied Hikes of different Levels of Difficulty. In almost all difficult Passages, there is the Possibility of avoiding the Ascents or Descents with a small or sometimes a slightly larger Detour, in order to enable all Participants to take Part.

Nevertheless, a minimum Level of Fitness and a Head for Heights are required since the Majority of the Paths in Saxon Switzerland and Zittau Mountains are mountainous and often lead along steep Slopes. In order to reach the famous Views, it is necessary to do a short Climb in some Places, but you don’t have to master these Challenges alone; there are always enough helping Hands in the Group. There are often Stairs or Ladders to facilitate climbing. You can leave your professional climbing Equipment with Harness and Rope at Home; there are other Providers in the Region for that.

Just a Tap away: Our Web-App …

We want to make it as easy as possible for you to view the Programme during the Naturist Days, even in Regions with weak Mobile Reception. During our Re-Design, we came up with the Idea of developing a Web-App that feels like a native App. To add the Web-Clip / App to your Home Screen, simply open the following Link in Safari ( or any other Browser ), tap and then select „Add to Home Screen“ :

https://nacktwanderfreunde.de/snd.app

Ohhh and by the way: If you open our Website on an iPhone with an OLED-Screen, our Website will automatically switch the Theme to save your Battery.

Even easier: Our Mac-App …

At the beginning of the Year, another Step followed, because in Addition to a Re-Organization of our Hiking Routes, a native App for macOS was developed in February, which has been enhanced with numerous Features in the recent Months. This is how we want to offer our App Users something Exclusive: In the Menu „Favorites“ you will find a Submenu for the upcoming Naturist Days, no matter if they take place in Saxony or Thuringia.

Open Download-Page ( German )

You don’t have a Mac ? Then we have to disappoint you, because the fresäna-App is only available for macOS – an Implementation for other Operating Systems is not planned.

Organization of the Hiking Days

We start our Hikes at 10 AM at the respective Starting Points. Our Accommodation in Ottendorf is right at the Edge of our Hiking Area, so it shouldn’t take more than half an Hour’s Drive. Since the Hiking Parking Lots in the Summer Months are always quite busy ( despite Parking Fees of around € 3 to € 5 ) we will again implement the proven Method of traveling together. We meet at Parking Spaces outside the Hiking Area and continue to the Starting Point. We are on the road with as few Vehicles as possible. Anyone who has found a Place to stay in the Vicinity of the Accommodation can come as well. If you are not staying overnight in Ottendorf, please organize a Lift yourself, and come directly to the Starting Point. Public Transport is also possible: If you decide to use this, please let us know in good time so that we can wait for the Bus or train to arrive at the Starting Point.

There are enough Breaks during the Hike to eat the Refreshments you have brought with you. As in previous Years, we have planned a Stop at a Restaurant at the End of each Hike.

Following the Success of the past few Years, we are offering a Rubber Dinghy Tour again this Year, which will take us along the River Elbe. Doing so will give numerous Swimming Opportunities, and we will visit a famous Ice Cream Parlor. As an Alternative to the Boat Tour, there will be the Opportunity to go hiking.

At the end of each Day we want to meet you at our Holiday Accommodation, the „Ottendorfer Hütte“, around 9 PM, to provide a brief Overview of the Highlights and Route Variants of the following Hiking Day.

Accommodation

Again this Year we are offering Accommodation in the Area of our Hikes that has enough Capacity to house a large Part of the Hiking Participants. In Addition to two Apartments with four Beds, there are four other Residential Units each with three Beds. There is also a large Dining Room and a Sauna in the Basement ( for a Fee ). This Year we will prepare Breakfast in the Holiday Home itself. There is also the Possibility to put together a Picnic for the Day.

Holiday Home „Zur Ottendorfer Hütte“
Hauptstraße 34
01855 ( Sebnitz ) Ottendorf

Arrival

By Car from afar: Drive on the A4 at the Dresden-Nord Triangle in the Direction of Görlitz to the Burkau Exit ( 87 ). From there, use the B98 past Bischofswerda to the left towards Putzkau turns off and follow the S156 in the Direction of Neustadt. Go straight over the Roundabout and follow the Signs to Sebnitz. Follow the Road until you reach the Roundabout after the Railway Bridge and take the fourth Exit onto Schandauer Straße. Continue to the next Roundabout and take the first Exit. Follow the Road further past the Bus Station. Shortly after the small Hertigswalde Fire Station, the Road to Ottendorf branches off to the right. After the left turn in the Village, it is about 400 Meters to the Accommodation. Parking Spaces are about 250 Meters further on, at the Ottendorfer Hütte.

By Car from Dresden or Pirna: Drive on the A17 to the Pirna Exit ( 6 ) and from there towards Pirna on the B172a. Alternatively, use the S176 and drive onto the Pirna Ramp Sachsenbrücke S177 and cross the Elbe. Continue here to the Pirna-Graupa Exit and then follow the Signs to Bastei. Behind Lohmen at the P+R Car Park Bastei there is a Petrol Station. Turn off to Bastei, and leave on the right and continue to follow the S165 to Sebnitz Roundabout. Cross this in a straight line into Schandauer Straße ( third Exit ) and then the follow the Description above.

By Public Transport: Use the long-distance Train to Dresden Main Station, and from there the S1 towards Bad Schandau or Schmilka. You can also take the EuroCity directly to Bad Schandau. Directly in front of the National Park Train Station is the Stop for Buses to the Kirnitzsch Valley. Ottendorf cannot be reached directly: You have to change Busses. Either use Line 260 to the Terminus at Sebnitz and change there to the 269 towards Hinterhermsdorf, or from Pirna use Line 241 towards Hinterhermsdorf, before at the Terminus into line 269 towards Sebnitz is changed. The Destination Stop is „Ottendorf, Ortsmitte“, which is at the Accommodation. The Journey from Bad Schandau costs € 2.80 ( 1 Zone ), from Dresden € 8 ( 3 Zones ). Those staying in the Region can use a „Gästekarte mobil“ Ticket, which gives free Use of local Transport in Zones 70, 71, 72 and 73.

Programme for the Week

Our varied Tours this Year focus on Saxon Switzerland, as well as the Zittau Mountains. Along the way we will often get Views of Highlights of other Days’ Hikes. Where relevant, a Tour may have Variations with and without challenging Sections.

Download all important Information

That was a lot of Information. We understand that during the Naturist Days you don’t have Time to search for it on the Internet, so we offer you a Link to our NextCloud, where you can download the latest Documents at any time. This includes all Route Descriptions, the GPS-Tracks for the Hiking Routes and this short Overview.

„Sächsische Naturistentage ’23“
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And last but not least: You can arrive and depart at any Time. The Rule is: Whoever is there is there 😉 …

Contact

E-Mail: snt@nacktwanderfreunde.de

If you are unable to attend, we would be happy to receive a Notification. A short iMessage, a FaceTime Call, a Text Message, a Message via Discord, Signal, Threema, WhatsApp or a Phone Call without giving a Reason is sufficient.

Martin Nitsche ( Initiator, 🇩🇪 & 🇬🇧 )
Mobil : +49 (0) 162 3086015

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