Hike around the Görlitz crown

4.28 km long

Difficulty: easy

Condition: very easy

Hiking

Landeskrone im Winter, Görlitz — © Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH, Archiv Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH | CC-BY-SA

Landeskrone, Görlitz — © Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH, Archiv Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH | CC-BY-SA

1:30 h
4.28 km
59 m
79 m
231 m
308 m
77 m
Start: Biesnitz, at the foot of the Landeskrone, at the streetcar terminus line 2
Destination: in the Landskronsiedlung, bus stop line A

A tour around Görlitz's local mountain, the Landeskrone. The route includes a fitness trail (sporty) and an educational bee trail (informative).

Walk around Görlitz's local mountain, the Landeskrone, and discover the fitness trail and the bee nature trail. The trail takes you through the forest and along the fields. You have a beautiful view of the surrounding area. The summit of the Landeskrone (420 meters high) is on the route, with a wonderful panoramic view from the small observation tower.

The Landeskrone is of volcanic origin and was formed around 34 million years ago in the Tertiary period. The first traces of settlement date back to the Bronze Age. The legendary mountain has a rich history and the area has been protected since 1953 due to its special geological formation. The approx. 170 steps of Lindenallee take you halfway up the basalt cone. The road leads up a comfortable incline to the mountain saddle. There are explanatory boards on the Landeskrone nature trail about the flora and fauna at exposed points. Other hiking trails are well signposted.

Pavements

Unknown

Street

Asphalt

Gravel

Trail

Path

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

You start at the terminus of tram line 2 and follow the access road to the Landeskrone. The Pfaffendorfer Weg leads you in a south-westerly direction at the foot of the mountain past the ski meadow to a crossroads, where you keep right and continue along the foot of the mountain.
After about 250 meters you will reach the fitness trail and the educational bee trail. Both run along the old Kirchsteig path. There are several stations where you can exercise and many information boards on the subject of bees.
At the end of the Kirchsteig, you will arrive in the Schlauroth district. Exhausted hikers can take the regional bus route 146 back to Görlitz bus station from here. Otherwise, continue through the village, where you turn right into Schlaurother Straße in the direction of Landeskrone. There are also signs for the bee nature trail in the village.
We leave Schlaurother Straße to the left into the settlement and follow the sandy path. This leads to an asphalted footpath in the direction of Caroluskrankenhaus. Now continue straight ahead, where you have another wonderful view of the Landeskrone, and arrive at the Landskronsiedlung where there is a bus stop on Nelkenweg. Take the A bus back to the city.

Equipment

Day hiking backpack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover, sturdy and comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate and hard-wearing clothing in multiple layers, telescopic poles if necessary, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, first aid kit, pocket knife, cell phone, headlamp if necessary, maps

Directions & Parking facilities

from Dresden via the A4 to the Görlitz junction (94) and continue on the B6 and B99 towards Biesnitz/Landeskrone
from Cottbus via the B115 and continue on the B6 and B99 towards Biesnitz/Landeskrone
from Wrocław (Breslau) via the A4 to the Görlitz junction (94) and continue on the B6 and B99 in the direction of Biesnitz/Landeskrone
from Bautzen/Löbau via the B6 to the Görlitz-Rauschwalde junction and continue via Wiesbadener and Reichenbacher Straße in the direction of Biesnitz/Landeskrone
from Zittau on the B99 in the direction of Biesnitz/Landeskrone

You can find more information at: www.goerlitz.de/Anreise.html

There are plenty of parking spaces in Biesnitz at the terminus of streetcar line 2 and on Christian-Heuck-Straße, as well as in Schlauroth in the town center.

From the station in Görlitz, take streetcar line 2 in the direction of Biesnitz to the terminus. The return journey is from the Landskronsiedlung stop via bus line A in the direction of Demianiplatz/Hochschule. Further information is available at: https://www.goerlitztakt.de/de/

Additional information

For further information: https://www.visit-goerlitz.com/Natur_Goerlitz.html

Author

Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH

Organization

Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz

Website

License (master data)

Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH

Safety guidelines

Private car traffic is generally prohibited on the Landeskrone in Görlitz, as it is a nature reserve. Exceptions require the approval of the nature conservation authority of the Görlitz district office. Please stay on the paths in the nature reserve and follow the instructions on the nature conservation signs. Only limited winter road maintenance is possible on the road.

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