On the nature trail to the summit of Lausche

9.05 km long

Round trip

Difficulty: medium

Condition: easy

Great panorama

Hiking

Lausche mit Oberdorf im Erholungsort Waltersdorf — © Michaela Ullrich, Tourist-Information Großschönau Erholungsort Waltersdorf | CC-BY-SA

verschneite Sitzecke im Naturparkgarten mit Lauscheblick — © Michaela Ullrich, Tourist-Information Großschönau Erholungsort Waltersdorf | CC-BY

Kirche Erholungsort Waltersdorf blühender Rosenstrauch vorn — © Michaela Ullrich, Tourist-Information Großschönau Erholungsort Waltersdorf | CC-BY

2:55 h
9.05 km
415 m
418 m
398 m
775 m
377 m
Start: Parking lot at Kirschhübel (behind the Quirle Häus‘l) in the resort Waltersdorf
Destination: Parking lot at Kirschhübel (behind the Quirle Häus‘l) in the resort Waltersdorf

Stops on the route starting at the Kirschhübel parking lot are Nature Park garden, Sängerhöhe, Pfarrflössel, rest area with millstone table, Lausche, red quarry, Nature Park house

Starting at the Kirschhübel parking lot, you pass through the Nature Park garden heading west and reach the first of a total of 14 information boards along the nature trail marked with a green slash at the top. Via Sängerhöhe, you descend into the valley to Pfarrflössel. Here, the path leads left uphill towards Neu Sorge to the rest area with the millstone table. Via Heideweg and Neuen Weg, you continue uphill on the soft path or optionally take the parallel ridge path towards Lausche. At board 7, the nature trail branches off to Lausche. After this short detour, continue downhill past two mountain huts to the border crossing at the watch station. Now follow the Hohlsteinweg for about 100 meters and then turn left to reach the red quarry along Sonneberg. A root-covered path leads along the forest edge towards Oberdorf parking lot. Along Butterberg, continue to the Nature Park house and from there back to the starting point.

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

Starting at the Kirschhübel parking lot, you pass through the Nature Park garden heading west and reach the first of a total of 14 information boards along the nature trail marked with a green slash at the top. Via Sängerhöhe, you descend into the valley to Pfarrflössel. Here, the path leads left over the small river and uphill again towards Eisgasse/Neu Sorge to the rest area with the millstone table. Via Heideweg and Neuen Weg, you continue uphill on the soft path or optionally take the parallel ridge path towards Lausche. At board 7, the nature trail branches off to Lausche. Since 2020, a viewing platform crowns the highest peak of the Zittau Mountains, allowing a 360° panoramic view. After this short detour, continue downhill past two mountain huts to the border crossing at the watch station. Now follow the Hohlsteinweg for about 100 meters and then turn left to reach the red quarry along Sonneberg. A root-covered path leads along the forest edge towards Oberdorf parking lot. Along Butterberg, continue to the Nature Park house and from there back to the starting point.

Tour information

Loop Road
Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Trekking backpack, snacks and drinks, sturdy footwear, functional clothing, hiking poles, sun protection/rain protection, ID card, map material, in winter conditions spikes

Directions & Parking facilities

From Zittau via Bertsdorf on the S136 to Waltersdorf, turn left at the church onto the main road, follow it for about 500 meters, before the "Quirle Häusl" a short, steep climb leads directly to the parking lot

Coming from Großschönau via the S135, drive straight ahead at the church and then as described another 500 meters to the parking lot

Free parking lot for about 20 cars

Bus

Additional information

There is NO inn and NO kiosk on the Lausche; please provide your own refreshments or use the offers of the mountain huts

Author

Tourist-Information Großschönau/Erholungsort Waltersdorf im Naturparkhaus Zittauer Gebirge

Organization

Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz

Website

License (master data)

Tourist-Information Großschönau/Erholungsort Waltersdorf im Naturparkhaus Zittauer Gebirge

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Nature Park garden with quiz, rest area at Pfarrflössel, Lausche summit, Butterberg playground, Nature Park house with interactive exhibition and quiz part 2

Safety guidelines

From November to March/April, snow and ice slippery conditions must be expected especially in the area of Lausche.

Map

Saxon cartography hiking and cycling map "Nature Park Zittau Mountains" ISBN:978-3-86843-039-4

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