Borderland route
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- 2:44 h
- 37.06 km
- 279 m
- 265 m
- 279 m
- 442 m
- 163 m
- Start: Schirgiswalde hiking car park Gondol pond
- Destination: Schirgiswalde hiking car park Gondol pond
This route takes you straight to Ebersbach with one of the sources of the Spree and further across the border to the Czech Republic. There, you can get to know border villages and return to Germany via the Rožany border crossing.
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Pavements
- Street (25%)Asphalt (46%)Gravel (6%)Trail (20%)Path (2%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
- Start at Schirgiswalde hiking car park at the Gondol pond – cross the bridge – turn right and follow the Spree cycle path to Taubenheim church – there cross “Sohlander Straße”, turn into “Oppacher Weg” – continue to the entrance of Oppach – along the road “An der Spree” – at the junction “Grenzstraße”/“An der Spree” go straight towards Neusalza-Spremberg – along “Taubenheimer Weg” – cross the federal road – “Talstraße” (km 11) – to the next Spree bridge – then left to the inn “Kretscham” – cross the federal road – towards Nieder- and Obermarkt – turn into “Obermarktstraße” – left into “Lindenstraße” – cross the railway bridge – straight towards the adventure pool – before the pool turn left – to the “Rumburger Straße” car park – right towards the district Neufriedersdorf/Fichtelschänke (connection to route 3) – towards Ebersbach – turn right into “Am Hempel” – along “Am Hempel” – turn right into “Friedersdorfer Straße” – right into “Hohe Straße” to the hospital parking lot – turn left into “Königswalder Straße” – at the next intersection turn into “Röntgenstraße” – follow this to the end – about 200 m border crossing (km 22) – cross the border – towards Jiřikov (Georgswalde) – to the town center – detour to Filipov (Filippsdorf) possible (about 5 km round trip) – town center Jiřikov (inn “Beseda”) – towards Šluknov (Schluckenau) – follow the Czech cycle path No. 3043 – cross a small bridge – left past the fish pond (farm track) – towards Rožany (Rosenhain) – after about 2 km Rožany/Sohland border crossing – right into “Rosenbachstraße” – right into “Buschmühlenweg”, left into “Hornbergstraße”, “Industriestraße” - right again into “Rosenbachstraße” to “Straße am Friedenshain”, there left – “Straße am Friedenshain” to railway bridge – right to “An der Aue” – towards the Sohland reservoir – along the Spree to the hiking car park at the Gondol pond
Tour information
Loop Road
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereFederal motorway A4 Dresden - Görlitz to the exit Bautzen/West - B96 through Bautzen towards Großpostwitz. In Großpostwitz turn right towards Schirgiswalde-Kirschau.ParkingSchirgiswalde-Kirschau hiking car park at the Gondol pondPublic transportationBy bus from Bautzen lines 101/112
Additional information
- In the Czech Republic, wearing a helmet is mandatory for children up to and including 18 years of age.
Literature
Brochure: Upper Lusatian Highlands - exploring by bike
Available at the tourist information centers:
Cunewalde, Neukirch, Sohland on the Spree, Oppach, Wilthen, Schirgiswalde-Kirschau, Obercunnersdorf or
at the joint facility of Kottmar and Ebersbach-Neugersdorf in the Spree source region.
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Region Oberlausitzer Bergland
Organization
Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz
License (master data)
Region Oberlausitzer Bergland
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Neusalza-Sprembgerg: Reiterhaus Museum
Schirgiswalde: Gondol pond
Sohland: Reservoir
Taubenheim: Sundials
Sluknov: Catholic church
Filipov: Catholic pilgrimage church
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