Stage Lusatian Snake from Wilthen to Obergurig

  • 4.88 km long
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: easy
  • Hiking
  • 1:18 h
  • 4.88 km
  • 116 m
  • 85 m
  • 270 m
  • 386 m
  • 116 m
  • Start: Forest Weifaer Höhe Vorwerkstraße
  • Destination: Hiking car park Mönchswalder Berg
This hiking trail leads you along the Withener pond areas, through the town of Wilthen past Paul-Fritsche Eck to Ernst-Thälmann-Platz with manor house, church, and the administrative building of Wilthener Weinbrennerei GmbH. At the "Jägerhaus" inn, this path continues to the municipality of Obergurig on the Spree.

The Lusatian Snake is a long-distance hiking trail winding from Dresden-Saxon Switzerland- Upper Lusatian Highlands - Zittau Mountains - Heath-Pond Landscape to the Lusatian Lake District.

 In the section from Wilthen to Obergurig, you will find a small dreamy little town with many benches to rest and cozy inns. If you leave the path a bit, you can also go up to the observation tower of the Mönchswalder mountain hut or maybe enjoy nature along the fish ponds in the oak woods and find out what the legend of "The eternal thirst" is about.

Total distance: approx. 330 km

Trail marking:

Dresden/Bühlau – Dresdener Heide (Hofewiese) – Langebrück – Hermsdorf – Ottendorf-Okrilla – Seifersdorf – Liegau – Augustusbad – Radeberg – Wallroda – Arnsdorf – Karswald – Dürrröhrsdorf – Dittersbach – Schöne Heide (327.9 m) – Lohmen – Dorf Wehlen – Stadt Wehlen – (with ferry over the Elbe) – National Park – Waitzdorf – Kohlmühle- Großdorf – Altendorf – Kirnitschgrund – Ostrau – Hohe Liebe (400.9 m) – Kirnitschtal – Zeughaus – Hinterhermsdorf – Obere Schleuse – Wachberg (496.0 m) – Saupsdorf – Kuhstall – Lichtenhain – Sebnitz – Unger (537.2 m) – Neustadt – Berthelsdorf – Valtenberg (589 m) – Steinigtwolmsdorf – Wilthen – Obergurig – Singwitz – Doberschau – Bautzen – Rabitz – Rachlau – Czorneboh (561 m) – Cunewalde – Bieleboh (499.5 m) – Beiersdorf – Neusalza-Spremberg – Ebersbach – Neugersdorf – Seifhennersdorf – Weißer Stein (460 m) – Großschönau – Waltersdorf – Falkenstein (510.9 m) – Kurort Johnsdorf – Kurort Oybin – Töpfer (582 m) – Olbersdorf – Hörnitz – Pethau – Zittau – Eckartsberg – Oberseifendorf – Niederoderwitz – Oberoderwitz – Herrnhut – Strahwalder – Herwigsdorf – Galgenberg – Löbauer Berg (447.9 m) – Löbau – Georgewitz-Bellwitz – Zoblitz – Meuselwitz – Königshain – Hochstein (404.4 m) – Thiemendorf – Ullersdorf – Wiesa – Wilhelmnenthal – Niesky – Sproitz – Kollm – Thrana – Gebeizig – Weißenberg – Gröditz – Cortnitz – Baruth – Buchwalde – Guttau – Halbendorf – Neudorf – Lieske – Mönau – Driewitz – Koblitz – Weißig – Wartha – Koblenz – Maukendorf – Spohla – Hoyerswerda – Seidewinkel – Geierswalde – Großkoschen

Waypoints

Start
Start
Forest Weifaer Höhe Vorwerkstraße
Wilthener Weinbrennerei
  • Brewery restaurant

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown (1%)
Street (13%)
Asphalt (40%)
Gravel (18%)
Trail (11%)
Path (18%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Marking of the Lusatian Snake "Red Line"

Coming from Steinigtwolmsdorf, always go straight along Vorwerkstraße to the main road Zittauer Straße. From there, turn left towards the town center. Behind the railway tracks, turn onto An der Aue street and follow it to St.-Barbara-Platz past the distillery. The path leads you a bit further over Straße der Befreiung until the left turn before Linkshäfen behind the church into the oak woods. Now the path winds uphill along the old church path to the hiking parking lot on Mönchswalder Berg.

The Lusatian Snake continues now further to Obergurig via Bautzen, Neusalza-Spremberg, Zittau to the Lusatian Lake District.

Equipment

sturdy and well-broken-in footwear, hiking clothing

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
Federal motorway A4 Dresden - Görlitz to exit Bautzen/West - B96 through Bautzen towards Großpostwitz. From there, turn right towards Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. In Kirschau turn right onto Wilthen Street towards Wilthen.
Public transportation

Train ( www.bahn.de) :

Line 61 Dresden - Zittau

Bus ( www.zvon.de ):

Regular Bus 514 Bautzen - Singwitz - Großpostwitz - Wilthen via Doberschau

Author

Region Oberlausitzer Bergland

Organization

Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz

License (master data)

Region Oberlausitzer Bergland
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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

A visit to the Wilthener Weinbrennerei is a must in the brandy city.

Tours only by appointment.

Map

Marked on various hiking maps from SACHSEN KARTOGRAPHIE, Publicpress, etc. for the respective region.