BOHEMIAN SWITZERLAND: on the trail with Northern Hikes

October 12, 2016  | Jeff Fritz  | Comment  | All Posts, Insider's Tips, Trips Outside Prague

The Elbe Sandstone Mountains, formed from the sedimentary remains of the Jurassic sea bed, straddle the Czech-German border in the northwest corner of Bohemia, just a couple of hours distant from Prague by train or car. This region has long been known as Bohemian Switzerland and Saxon Switzerland, depending on which side of the border