Pastýřská stěna, Rock formation with via ferrata in Děčín, Czech Republic.

Pastýřská stěna is a sandstone rock massif on the left bank of the Elbe in Děčín-Podmokly, about 120 m above the river (124 to 242 m a.s.l.). Its iron-rich sandstone is ochre-coloured, the eastern slope inclines about 16°, and the massif is roughly 1.6 km long and 0.7 km wide. A double-track railway tunnel, 279 m long, runs through the rock along the Elbe.

In the 19th century the Schäferwand became a popular excursion destination for its view, so a wooden shelter hut was built on the summit. In 1905 it was replaced by a solid building in the form of a romantic castle, which still stands there today. After 1945 the Děčín zoo was laid out on the plateau.

The German name Schieferwand, meaning slate wall, was changed to Schäferwand (shepherd's wall) because no slate occurs here; Czech Pastýřská stěna translates it. A legend tells of a shepherd appearing on the rock opposite the castle during storms. The summit restaurant, called "Zámeček" or "Nebíčko" by locals, was built in 1905.

Vehicles reach the top only via Žižkova Street from Teplická Street; walkers have several paths from other sides, some laid out for visitors of the Svatý Josef spa in Horní Žleb. A red-marked hiking trail crosses the whole ridge toward Terezínský rybník, Písečný vrch and Děčínský Sněžník. The via ferrata, opened in 2014, has 16 routes of grades C to E over 95 m of height gain.

The double-track railway tunnel bored through the rock is 279 m long and opened in 1849 on the Děčín–Dresden line; its official name is Tunel Ovčí stěna (Sheep Wall Tunnel). From 1983 to 1994 an elevator ran inside the rock from the Elbe embankment up to the plateau.