Northern Wilthen circular hiking route

6.32 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: easy
Condition: very easy
Hiking
  • 1:45 h
  • 6.32 km
  • 120 m
  • 120 m
  • 265 m
  • 384 m
  • 119 m

Discover the northern part of Wilthen via Galgenberg - Irgersdorf - Eichenwäldchen back to the town center.

We Upper Lusatians are a hospitable people - especially in Wilthen. Visit us and get to know the special features of our town. There is much to experience - for example, a guided tour through our distillery, which has made Wilthen famous far beyond its borders, or a hike through our beautiful town.

Good to know

Pavements

Street
Asphalt
Gravel
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Follow the trail marker "Blue Circle".

Start on Bahnofstraße behind Schuhaus Mutscher. Follow Mittelstraße and then turn left into "Am Mühldamm". Continue straight past the Wilthen distillery via Straße der Befreiung to Kleinpostwitzer Weg. There, take the small loop along Butterwasser towards the cemetery/church. Turn left in Eichenwäldchen to the fish ponds. Then on the street, first left and then right towards Irgersdorf. Follow the road to the large hiking parking lot on the left side. Upon reaching Galgenberg, go back down to the settlement on Baugenossenschaftstraße until you reach the starting point again.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Tour with Dog

Equipment

Normal hiking gear, comfortable footwear

Directions & Parking facilities

Federal motorway A4 Dresden - Görlitz to the Bautzen/West exit - B96 through Bautzen towards Großpostwitz. From there turn right towards Schirgiswalde-Kirschau. In Kirschau turn right onto Wilthen Street towards Wilthen.
Diagonally opposite Schuhaus Mutscher Bahnhofstraße 14 - free of charge

Train www.bahn.de :

Route 61 Dresden - Zittau

Bus www.zvon.de :

TaktBus 514 Bautzen - Singwitz - Großpostwitz - Wilthen via Doberschau

Additional information

www.wilthen.de

Author

Region Oberlausitzer Bergland

Organization

Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz

License (master data)

Region Oberlausitzer Bergland
License: Attribution, ShareAlike

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Guided tour of the Wilthen distillery (only by appointment)

Kleene Art Gallery

Safety guidelines

Due to the massive bark beetle infestation in our forests and the associated forestry work, the landscape and our hiking trails have naturally suffered. As a result, some sections may be difficult to walk. We ask for your understanding!

Nearby

Contact

Northern Wilthen circular hiking route
02681 Wilthen