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Upper Lusatian cities

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    Photo: Pretzsch, Tourist-Information Wilthen

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    Circular tour to Löbau, the city on the Löbauer Berg, and further to the 1000-year-old Bautzen, the capital of the Sorbs with its charming old town panorama.
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    Distance 91.2 km
    6:39 h
    479 m
    479 m
    392 m
    168 m
    On this longest tour, you go from the gentle hills of the Upper Lusatian mountain landscape to Löbau, the city on the Löbauer Berg, and further to the 1000-year-old Bautzen, the capital of the Sorbs with its charming old town panorama.

    Author’s recommendation

    Schirgiswalde: Catholic parish church

    Neusalza-Spremberg: Reiterhaus Museum

    Löbau: historic city center 

    Bautzen: historic old town complex

    Difficulty
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    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    392 m
    Lowest point
    168 m

    Track types

    Asphalt 44.20%Dirt road 7.36%Forested/wild trail 4.23%Path 3.43%Road 40.76%
    Asphalt
    40.3 km
    Dirt road
    6.7 km
    Forested/wild trail
    3.9 km
    Path
    3.1 km
    Road
    37.2 km
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    Roadbook

     Schirgiswalde hiking car park at Gondelteich – cross the bridge – turn right following the Spreeradweg to Taubenheim church – cross the "Sohlander Straße" there, turn into "Oppacher Weg" – continue to the entrance of Oppach – along the street "An der Spree" – at the crossroads "Grenzstraße"/"An der Spree", straight ahead towards Neusalza-Spremberg – along "Taubenheimer Weg" – cross the federal road – "Talstraße" (km 11) – to the next Spree bridge – then left to the "Kretscham" inn – cross the federal road – towards Nieder- and Obermarkt – turn into "Obermarktstraße" – left into "Lindenstraße" – cross the railway bridge – straight ahead towards the adventure pool – before the adventure pool turn left – to the "Rumburger Straße" car park – right towards the district Neufriedersdorf/Fichtelschänke - pass Fichtelschänke and Froschmühle - straight ahead to the village Hempel (follow Spreeradweg) - leave Spreeradweg towards "Friedersdorf"/B"96"- cross "B96" - follow "Rumburger Straße " - continue straight into "Karl-Liebknecht Straße" - turn left into "Ebersdorfer Weg" – right into "Äußeren Zittauer Straße" –  to the Holy Spirit Church –  right into "Mühlenstraße" to "Vorwerkstraße" – left into "Poetenweg" along the Löbauer water – at the skate park left over the bridge to "Brunnenstraße" – turn right to the bridge, left into "Viaduktweg" – take the "loop" – turn right onto "Görlitzer Straße" and use the bike path to the junction "Georgewitzer Straße" – from here follow the Saxon City Route S through the towns Georgewitz, Kittlitz, Oppen, Kleinradmeritz, Glossen and Kohlwesa - at the entrance to Hochkirch turn right into "Friedrichstraße" – continue to the village Drehsa again following the Saxon City Route S - leave Drehsa straight ahead over Kumschütz - then turn left towards Canitz-Christina - in Canitz-Christina turn right towards Baschütz - continue over Niederkaina to the industrial area Bautzen-East – at the junction "Muskauer Straße" in the new residential area Gesundbrunnen, turn left into "Muskauer Straße" – towards the center, cross 2 junctions, straight ahead – use the street "Am Stadtwall", then turn left into "Taschenberg" and then right into "Gerberstraße" – at "Am Gerbertor" turn left into the street "Unterm Schloss" – from here follow Spreeradweg – "Mühlstraße" – underpass Friedensbrücke – turn left at "HeiligGeist-Brücke" into "Bleichenstraße" – cross the pedestrian bridge, "Neusche Promenade" – shortly after Spreebad into "Grubschützer Weg", past Humboldthain – Grubschütz – continue along Spreeradweg through the towns Doberschau, Singwitz, Obergurig, Großpostwitz, Eulowitz, Rodewitz, Kirschau, Schirgiswalde to the hiking car park at Gondelteich.

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    Directions

    Federal motorway A4 Dresden - Görlitz to the Bautzen/West exit - B96 through Bautzen towards Großpostwitz. Turn right in Großpostwitz towards Schirgiswalde-Kirschau.

    Parking

    Hiking car park Schirgiswalde Gondelteich

    Coordinates

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    51.071707, 14.431347
    DMS
    51°04'18.1"N 14°25'52.8"E
    UTM
    33U 460159 5657952
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    Brochure:  Upper Lusatian mountain region - exploring by bike

    Available at the tourist information offices:

    Cunewalde, Neukirch, Sohland on the Spree, Oppach, Wilthen, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, Obercunnersdorf or

     at the joint facility of Kottmar and Ebersbach-Neugersdorf, the Spreequellland.

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    Distance
    91.2 km
    Duration
    6:39 h
    Ascent
    479 m
    Descent
    479 m
    Highest point
    392 m
    Lowest point
    168 m
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