Bastei Bridge
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Bastei Bridge is a sandstone bridge linking the Bastei rocks above the Elbe near Rathen, in Lohmen, Germany.
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Why go
- The 76.5-metre sandstone bridge crosses a 40-metre-deep ravine on seven arches.
- Take the branch path to Ferdinandstein for its famous view of the bridge.
- Cross to Neurathen Castle and follow a circuit past rock-cut rooms, a cistern, medieval stone balls, archaeological finds and a reconstructed stone-thrower.
- Look down to the Elbe from the Bastei lookout.
Don't miss
- Commemorative tabletsLook for the tablet honoring photographer Hermann Krone among the memorials on the rock pinnacle.On a rock pinnacle on the bridge
- Replacement viewing platformThe platform measures 21 metres long and up to 3.3 metres wide.At the Bastei lookout above the Elbe
Know before you go
- The Bastei lies in the core zone of Saxon Switzerland National Park, where strict conservation rules apply.
Tips for your visit
- Three named trails cross the Bastei: the Eisenach–Budapest mountain trail, the Dichter-Musiker-Maler-Weg and the Malerweg.
Interesting facts3
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The surrounding rocks formed through water erosion over a million years ago.
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9,200 thalers
Construction of the sandstone bridge cost nearly 9,200 thalers.
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Caspar David Friedrich used Bastei motifs in a well-known painting.
Basteibrücke - Wikipedia
Shorts
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the Bastei BridgeSeyyare TV
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Bastei Bridge Isn’t the Best Part | Saxon Switzerland, GermanyBorn To Motion
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Visiting Bastei Bridge in GermanyVoluntary Exile
History
The sandstone replacement and later viewing platform changes shaped the site visitors see today.
- UndatedA tablet on the Jahrhundertturm commemorates early writers who described the Bastei.
- 1824A wooden bridge connected the rocks for visitors.
- 1850–51The sandstone bridge replaced a dilapidated wooden predecessor as visitor numbers grew.
- 1853Hermann Krone took Germany’s first landscape photographs at the bridge.
- 1938The Bastei became the first nature reserve in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
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- May 2016Sandstone weathering prompted closure of the viewing platform.
- 2021Rock stabilization work was completed, after which a replacement platform was built.
- 3 February 2023The new platform opened, with capacity for 140 people.
Sources: Bastei - Wikipedia · Basteibrücke - Wikipedia · Bastei - Wikipedia · checked 10 Oct 2026
Where
Basteiweg, Lohmen
- Website
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastei
- Phone
- +49 3501 581024
Questions and answers
What are Bastei Bridge’s opening hours?
The bridge is open 24 hours every day.
How do I reach Bastei Bridge through the Wehlgrund valley?
From Rathen, a path climbs out of the Wehlgrund valley on 487 steps to reach the bridge.
What is Bastei Bridge’s address?
Basteiweg, Lohmen.
What is the cleft beneath Bastei Bridge called?
The Mardertelle.
Which rock formations does Bastei Bridge connect?
It links the Bastei with the rock outcrop bearing Steinschleuder and Neurathener Felsentor.
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