The summit cliffs of the Oberoderwitz Spitzberg, made of phonolite, have been under nature protection since 1936. From the top, there is an excellent view of Upper Lusatia, the Zittau Mountains, and the Jizera Mountains. On clear days, the Giant Mountains can even be seen. Climbers can find a climbing garden on the north side of the rock group (up to difficulty level VIII).
From the station in Oberoderwitz-Oberdorf we hike along a section of the Upper Lusatian mountain trail, which is marked with a blue stripe. First, we keep left and walk along the railway embankment towards the southeast. At a signpost, we turn left and go through a railway underpass to the Sorgeteichen (interpretive panel), which once supplied water to a fulling mill in Oberoderwitz. Shortly afterwards, we pass through the settlement of Neumittelleutersdorf, where the Sorgeschenke once stood, which in the 18th century was a base for some robber and smuggler gangs; the most famous was that of the robber captain Karasek. Behind the last houses, we pass the Richterberg natural monument and continue through Josephsdorf to Folge. Here we first turn left and shortly after at a signpost, turn right. We walk along a hedge at the foot of the Großer Stein, cross a wooden footbridge, and take the left path at another signpost. Crossing a meadow, we ascend to the forest edge. At a rest stop, we
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