- 4:00 h
- 42.60 km
- 238 m
- 238 m
- 210 m
- 337 m
- 127 m
- Start: Zittau (Martin-Wehnert-Platz/Mandau Bridge)
- Destination: Zittau (Martin-Wehnert-Platz/Mandau Bridge)
Oder-Neisse cycle route
Old towns with great history, unique closeness to nature, romantic parks and gardens as well as dreamy places can be experienced on the approximately 630-kilometer-long cycle route between the Neisse source in Nova Ves nad Nisou in Northern Bohemia (CZ) and the Usedom Nature Park island.
About a quarter of the well-developed route runs on Saxon territory. Stops should be planned in the medieval town of Zittau, at the St. Marienthal monastery in Ostritz, and in the German-Polish town Görlitz/Zgorzelec.
Maybe you also want to cover part of the route by boat on the Neisse? In Rothenburg/O.L. you can switch from bike to boat and drift along the Neisse.
Before the cycle route leads you to Brandenburg, you must definitely stop in the beautiful spa town of Bad Muskau. Located in the middle of the UNESCO Global Geopark Muskauer Faltenbogen, it offers visitors beautiful views, vistas, and dreamy landscapes with its UNESCO World Heritage Muskau Park. Exciting exhibitions, for example about Hermann Fürst von Pückler-Muskau, can be seen in the New Castle. After this stop, the cycle route leads along the Neisse and later along the Oder to the Baltic Sea.
At a glance
Nova Ves - Ahlbeck (Usedom) 630 km Usually, cyclists ride on separate paths, with little incline and close proximity to the Neisse
Route: Nová Ves (CZ) - Liberec (CZ) - Zittau - Görlitz - Forst - Eisenhüttenstadt - Frankfurt (Oder) - Schwedt - Ahlbeck
Signage: Oder-Neisse logo, D12
Good to know
Best to visit
Directions
Zittau (Martin-Wehnert-Platz/Mandau Bridge) – Neisse dam – Weinau park – Hirschfelde – Rosenthal – Neisse valley – St. Marienthal monastery (Zittau-Ostritz on Oder-Neisse cycle route marked with logo) – Dittersbach – Schlegel (Schlegel mill) – Dittelsdorf – Wittgendorf fieldhouses – Wittgendorf (church) – Drausendorf – cycle route next to B99 back to Zittau
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Loop Road
Directions & Parking facilities
You can reach the town of Zittau in the heart of Europe in the tri-border area to the Czech Republic and Poland via these transport connections:
B96 from the direction of Oppach
B99 from the direction of Görlitz (connection to the A4)
B178 from the direction of Löbau, Bautzen, Dresden (connection to the A4)
S132/R35 from the direction of Liberec, Prague (CZ)
Road 354 or 332 from the direction of Bogatynia (PL)
Feel free to check out our current cycling flyer!
Free parking on weekends In the city center, except for the market and town hall square, you can park for free on weekends from Friday 6 pm to Monday 9 am.
The rates
Parking spaces within the city ring except market and town hall square Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm €1.20/hour, 30 minutes free (bread button)
Parking lot Breite Straße Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm €1/hour, 30 minutes free (bread button)
Market and town hall square Monday to Friday from 9 am to 6 pm and Saturday 9 am to 1 pm €2/hour, Town hall square only: 15 minutes free (bread button)
Or ask directly at the Nature Park Zittau Mountains Tourism Center, by phone 03583 79 76 400 or email: tourismuszentrum@zittauer-gebirge.com
By bus or train (ZVON timetable information)
Additional information
Author
Tourismuszentrum Naturpark Zittauer Gebirge
Organization
Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz
License (master data)
Tourismuszentrum Naturpark Zittauer Gebirge
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
A visit to the St. Marienthal monastery is worthwhile.
Safety guidelines
If you want to extend the route and ride to the source of the Neisse (Nová Ves u Jablonce nad Nisou), take your ID card or passport with you.
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