Upper Lusatian cities

  • 91.19 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: difficult
  • Condition: difficult
  • Cycling
  • 6:39 h
  • 91.19 km
  • 479 m
  • 479 m
  • 168 m
  • 392 m
  • 224 m
  • Start: Schirgiswalde hiking car park at Gondelteich
  • Destination: Schirgiswalde hiking car park at Gondelteich
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.

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.

Good to know

Pavements

Street (41%)
Asphalt (44%)
Gravel (7%)
Trail (4%)
Path (3%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

 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.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
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

Literature

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.

Author

Region Oberlausitzer Bergland

Organization

Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Schirgiswalde: Catholic parish church

Neusalza-Spremberg: Reiterhaus Museum

Löbau: historic city center 

Bautzen: historic old town complex