Hochstein, Mountain summit in Lawalde, Germany

Hochstein is a 540.5 m high mountain near Kleindehsa in the municipality of Lawalde, Saxony, and the easternmost peak of the Czorneboh chain in the Upper Lusatian Highlands. Its summit cliffs, protected as natural monuments, expose two-mica granodiorite, the rock that forms the mountain. A prehistoric rampart encloses the up to ten-metre-high rocks.

Archaeological findings from 1900 point to prehistoric fortifications with rocks reaching up to 10 meters high, suggesting possible use by Slavic settlements. Later, a war route passed through the southern slopes where Austrian troops marched during the Seven Years War in 1758.

The mountain is connected to Wilhelm von Polenz, a German writer whose name marks the hiking trail on its southern slope. Visitors can experience this literary link while walking along the marked route.

The Kammweg trail marked with blue dots connects Kleindehsa and Großpostwitz and forms part of a longer route from Görlitz to Aachen. Visitors should come with proper footwear and weather protection, as the mountain path can be exposed and changeable.

The Kriegsweg marks the path where Austrian troops moved through the southern slopes in October 1758 during the Seven Years War. This historic military route remains a recognizable hiking way for visitors today.