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Oberlausitz Mountain Trail - Stage 1

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  • View from the Butterberg observation tower
    View from the Butterberg observation tower
    Photo: Region Westlausitz, The landscape wonderland of Upper Lusatia

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    The first stage of the Oberlausitz Mountain Trail takes you from Butterberg in Bischofswerda to Neukirch on the Valtenberg.

    difficult
    Distance 17.1 km
    4:25 h
    274 m
    332 m
    439 m
    245 m

    The 128-kilometer-long Oberlausitz Mountain Trail winds along the German-Czech border through a centuries-old cultural landscape. Six prominent mountain peaks accompany your path and dominate Upper Lusatia as landmarks. The observation towers offer views as far as the Giant Mountains and the Jizera Mountains. In total, the high-quality long-distance trail covers 2,300 meters of elevation and includes significant places such as the historic Zittau, the innovative textile site Großschönau, the beer town Eibau, and the pottery village Neukirch. Let yourself be enchanted by the diversity of this cultural landscape.

    The first stage takes you from Butterberg in Bischofswerda, via the "Granite Village" Demitz-Thumitz, to the pottery village Neukirch.

    Author’s recommendation

    Neukirch has been the center of Upper Lusatian pottery since 1759. Demonstration workshops allow direct contact with the potters. You can also experience the special features of linen processing. Also worth mentioning is the large number of traditional half-timbered houses typical of the region, where linen was formerly processed as homework.

    Difficulty
    T1 difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Highest point
    439 m
    Lowest point
    245 m

    Track types

    Asphalt 7.89%Dirt road 1.44%Forested/wild trail 3.90%Path 1.77%Road 0.46%Unknown 84.51%
    Asphalt
    1.3 km
    Dirt road
    247 m
    Forested/wild trail
    668 m
    Path
    303 m
    Road
    80 m
    Unknown
    14.4 km
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    Rest stops

    Jagdhütte Butterberg

    Roadbook

    Butterberg can be reached on foot from Bischofswerda station in 45 minutes. The path from the station to Butterberg is continuously signposted as a feeder to the beginning of the Oberlausitz Mountain Trail. Finally, you reach Butterberg, with its impressive mountain inn and observation tower.

    From the mountain inn, follow the "green stripe" marking.

    Public transport

    Public-transport-friendly

    By train to Bischofswerda station:

    From Dresden, trains run every half hour to Bischofswerda station.

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    Oberlausitz Mountain Trail - Stage 1

    Coordinates

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    51.155859, 14.184383
    DMS
    51°09'21.1"N 14°11'03.8"E
    UTM
    33U 442960 5667473
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    Equipment

    Trekking backpack (approx. 50 liters) with rain cover, sturdy and comfortable footwear, possibly change of shoes/sandals, weather-appropriate and durable clothing in layers, change of clothes, trekking poles, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, first aid kit, pocket knife, mobile phone, maps, travel documents, toiletry bag and travel towel, hand washing detergent and clothesline, optionally camping equipment (tent, sleeping mat, sleeping bag, cooking equipment), optionally hut equipment.

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    Difficulty
    T1 difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    17.1 km
    Duration
    4:25 h
    Ascent
    274 m
    Descent
    332 m
    Highest point
    439 m
    Lowest point
    245 m
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