Striking cliffs, deep gorges and strange rock formations are typical of Saxon Switzerland
the name given to the part of eastern Germany that's home to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
Located near the Czech border, this region is an El Dorado for hikers.
The Rauenstein is a 307-meter high table hill in this popular vacation area.
Enno Seifried is fascinated by this unique natural environment.
The hiking trail leads through very soft and heavily-weathered sandstone formations.
In 2019, his travels also took him through the Elbe Sandstone Mountains.
Back then he hiked 3442 kilometers, clear across Germany.
The trek took close to half a year; he and his backpack criss-crossed the country from north to south.
From the North Sea island of Sylt he walked to the Baltic Sea coast, then travelled inland,
through Saxon Switzerland and the Thuringian Forest, along the Great Bend in the Saar and on to the Alps.
He filmed himself en route.
From this very personal footage, Seifried produced his 105- minute documentary Deutschland zu Fuß or Germany on Foot.
Along with the country’s varied landscapes, it reveals emotional insights, too.
His wanderlust has taken him far: Mexico,
Thailand and Myanmar.
But he likes to explore his German homeland, too.
In 2017 he hiked through the Mittlegebirge mountain range for the documentary: 700 km Harz.
On his big German adventure, Enno Seifried trekked for 165 days before reaching his destination:
the Haldenwanger Eck, a summit in the Allgäu Alps and the southernmost point in Germany.
Germany remains Enno Seifried's favourite travel destination and his next trip is already in the planning.