Travel Guide Germany Saxony Zittau Mountains

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Zittau Mountains

The Zittau Mountains Nature Park encompasses the low mountain range of the same name and the Mandau Valley landscape conservation area. Located in the very south-east of Saxony on the border to Poland and the Czech Republic, the nature park has existed since 2007. In Germany's hundredth nature park, flora and fauna are not only protected, but also brought closer to visitors in the nature park house. Pristine nature and a 1000-year-old cultural landscape come together here to form an impressive landscape.

Area: 133.79 km²

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Hiking Route · Upper Lusatia

Barrierefreie Route durch Großschönau und Waltersdorf

recommended route Difficulty moderate

Distance 8.1 km

Duration 5:00 h

Ascent 99 m

Descent 54 m

Freizeit, Reisen mit Kindern, Baden, Genießen, Natur, Wandern, Aussicht, Info zum Naturpark Zittauer Gebirge, Textilgeschichte Großschönau

from Tourismuszentrum Naturpark Zittauer Gebirge, oberlausitz.

Hiking Route · Upper Lusatia

Töpfer - Scharfenstein - Hochwald - Kelchsteine

recommended route Difficulty difficult

Distance 14.7 km

Duration 6:00 h

Ascent 698 m

Descent 698 m

Töpfer - Scharfenstein - Hochwald - Kelchsteine Ein anstrengender aber auch lohnenswerter Rundweg beim Kurort Oybin. Töpfer, Scharfenstein, ...

from Uwe Stanke, alpenvereinaktiv.com

Hiking Route · Upper Lusatia

Burg und Kloster Oybin

recommended route Difficulty moderate

Distance 4.1 km

Duration 3:00 h

Ascent 306 m

Descent 306 m

Burg und Kloster Oybin Eine fantastische Rundtour vom Ort Oybin hinauf zum Kloster und zur Burgruine. Etliche Pfade und Steige gilt es hier zu ...

from Uwe Stanke, alpenvereinaktiv.com

Hiking Route · Upper Lusatia

Pferdeberg und Ameisenberg

recommended route Difficulty moderate

Distance 6.7 km

Duration 2:30 h

Ascent 385 m

Descent 385 m

Pferdeberg und Ameisenberg Kleiner Rundweg zu tollen Aussichtspunkten. Die Highlights sind der Pferdeberg, die Katzenkerbe, der Ameisenberg, ...

from Uwe Stanke, alpenvereinaktiv.com

Bicycle Touring · Germany

Oder-Neisse Cycle Route (D-Route 12)

Premium content Difficulty easy

Distance 583.3 km

Duration 40:00 h

Ascent 827 m

Descent 1,063 m

The Oder-Neiße-Radweg or D-Route 12 runs along the German-Polish border from Zittau to the Baltic Sea.

from Wiebke Hillen, Outdooractive Premium

Hiking Route · Zittau Mountains

Kleine Runde um den Butterberg (Waltersdorf)

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 3.6 km

Duration 1:10 h

Ascent 148 m

Descent 148 m

Schöner Spaziergang für die ganze Familie mit toller Sicht auf die Lausche und leckerem Kuchen.

from Thomas Schwindt, alpenvereinaktiv.com

Hiking Route · Upper Lusatia

Entlang der Umgebindehausstraße: Dorfrunde Mittelherwigsdorf

recommended route Difficulty easy

Distance 6.4 km

Duration 1:35 h

Ascent 69 m

Descent 69 m

Wir laden Sie ein, den Ortsteil Mittelherwigsdorf der Gemeinde Mittelherwigsdorf entlang einer ruhigen und interessanten Dorfrunde kennenzulernen.

from Gemeinde Mittelherwigsdorf, oberlausitz.

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The Zittau Mountains Nature Park is crossed by the Mandau River and thrives on a harmonious landscape of low mountain ranges, Olbersdorf Lake, the baroque city of Zittau and charming small towns where traditional crafts are still pursued. In the idyllic villages of the nature park you will also find the typical Upper Lusatian half-timbered houses. The natural park landscape is characterised by its extraordinary diversity. Undeveloped open spaces offer wide views of the surrounding area.

Impressive geology can be marvelled at in the so-called stone zoo, in the early morning or at sunset you can observe deer, badgers, eagle owls or peregrine falcons in the forests and meadows, and those interested in plants will be delighted to see marsh marigolds, Turk's cap lily and silver thistle in wetlands and mountain meadows.