- 6:00 h
- 76.35 km
- 692 m
- 683 m
- 182 m
- 395 m
- 213 m
- Start: Holy Sepulchre, Görlitz
- Destination: Peterskirche, Görlitz
You start in Görlitz at the Holy Sepulchre complex, which consists of the double chapel of the Holy Cross, the Salbhaus, and the burial chapel. The entire complex is a replica of the most important parts of the great Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, a place of remembrance for the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
From here, you cycle the Oder-Neisse cycle path for about 12.4 miles (20 km) to Ostritz to the St. Marienthal Monastery. The baroque complex of the Cistercian abbey Klosterstift St. Marienthal is an impressive place of faith, where Cistercian nuns have lived for 770 years according to the Rule of Benedict: Ora et labora (pray and work).
Your path then leads to Herrnhut. Herrnhut is the founding place of the Herrnhut Brethren congregation, internationally known for producing Herrnhut stars and its worldwide missionary work.
Finally, you return to Görlitz via Bernstadt, Schönau-Berzdorf, Pfaffendorf, and end the bike ride at the Peterskirche. High above the Neisse, the Peterskirche with the world-famous Sonnenorgel is the city's landmark.
This bike ride can also be done in two stages.
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Directions
The route starts in Görlitz at the Holy Sepulchre complex. You ride through the city to the Oder-Neisse cycle path. Now follow the Oder-Neisse cycle path towards Zittau. This takes you along the Neisse River, through Hagenwerder and Ostritz to the St. Marienthal Monastery. From Ostritz, it continues via Neundorf a.d.E. and Rennersdorf to Herrnhut.
From there, you return to Görlitz along the Saxon Cities Route via Bernstadt a.d. Eigen, Altbernsdorf a.d. Eigen, Schönau-Berzdorf, Jauernick, and Buschbach. In Görlitz, you cycle below the Landeskrone and on Promenadenstraße back into the old town.
Insider tip: Take a look at the small churches in the villages you pass through on your route.
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Stop at an Inn
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Current information on how to get to Görlitz can be found at: www.goerlitz.de/Anreise.html
Additional information
Author
Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
Organization
Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz
License (master data)
Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
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