Zirkelstein, Mountain summit in Reinhardtsdorf-Schöna, Germany.

Zirkelstein is the smallest table hill in Saxon Switzerland, a wooded, cone-shaped hill topped by a roughly 40-metre-high sandstone summit block. The rock sits on a forested scree slope, and erosion and sandstone karst have left the summit small in extent. It rises 384.5 m above sea level, 6.4 km southeast of Bad Schandau.

The hill was first recorded as Circkelstein in 1592 during Matthias Oeder's survey, named for its compass-like shape. In 1841 Johann Gottlob Füssel built a small inn and made the summit accessible; his family ran it until 1913. A lightning strike destroyed the inn on 3 September 1926.

The mountain has long been part of local identity and appears in paintings by German artists who captured this region's landscapes. People use the summit today to enjoy views and spend time outdoors.

The path up begins in Schöna and is marked with yellow signs, making it easy to follow the route. Metal steps and railings help on steep sections and make the climb safer.

Despite its modest size, this mountain is known as the smallest table hill in Saxon Switzerland and has been painted by artists for centuries. From the summit on clear days, you can see across the border into the Bohemian landscape.