Wolfsberg (343 m a.s.l.) is a quietly charming sandstone summit in the left-bank Saxon Switzerland, just south of the village of Reinhardtsdorf. What it lacks in dramatic height it more than makes up for with one of the finest eastward panoramas in the entire region.
The summit rises only 30–40 metres above its surroundings, forming a gentle, forested dome of Upper Cretaceous sandstone. The star attraction is the sweeping view to the east — best enjoyed from the terrace of the historic Panoramahotel at the foot of the eastern slope. Kaiserkrone and Zirkelstein stand in the foreground, with the Schrammsteine and Großer Winterberg behind them, and the ridges of the Lusatian Mountains and Bohemian Switzerland stretching to the horizon. In autumn the surrounding forests turn vivid shades of amber and red, making this a particularly rewarding season to visit.
How to reach the summitA lovely historical footnote: after a failed attempt at farming the summit in the 1850s, the local schoolteacher from Reinhardtsdorf ordered the slopes to be reforested and built a small bark-clad wooden hut on the rocky crest — the so-called Borkenhäuschen. The first inn on the summit followed in 1865, and it later became a summer retreat for artists from Dresden.