Route 13: Görlitz Country Route

Görlitz - Pfaffendorf - Markersdorf - Königshain - Schöpstal - Görlitz

The route starts at the Old Town Bridge and leads you along the Neisse to the City Park. You cross the main road and cycle up Emmerich Street to Jakob Tunnel. Behind the train station, follow the Saxon City Route and the tram tracks to Landeskrone.

Now it goes past Görlitz's local mountain, the Landeskrone, and the village of Pfaffendorf. The next destination is Markersdorf, where a visit to the village museum is worthwhile. Past meadows and forests, the somewhat demanding route leads over the Königshain Mountains to Königshain. Worth seeing here are the Granite Mining Museum and the castle complex. Next to the stately Baroque castle from the 18th century with its park is the Steinstock, which was built in the 13th/14th century as medieval living quarters and can still be visited today. The route continues through Ebersbach/Schöpstal back to Görlitz on the Kreisbahn cycle path. It is recommended to end the day in one of the lovely cafés and restaurants there.

(Source: Görlitz District Office, Department for Regional Development)

Traffic-safe bicycle, bike helmet, day cycling backpack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover, comfortable sports shoes, if applicable cycling shoes, weather-appropriate and durable clothing in layers, if applicable cycling jersey, if applicable cycling gloves, air pump, bicycle tools, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, water bottle and appropriate holder, first aid kit, pocket knife, mobile phone, if applicable phone holder for the handlebar, if applicable headlamp and reflectors, map material

Arrival by car

• from Dresden via the A4 to the Görlitz junction (94) and continue on the B6 and B99 towards the center/old town.
• from Cottbus via the B115 and continue on the B6 and B99 towards the center/old town.
• from Wrocław (Breslau) via the A4 to the Görlitz junction (94) and continue on the B6 and B99 towards the center/old town
• from Bautzen/Löbau via the B6 to the Görlitz-Rauschwalde turnoff and continue via Wiesbadener and Reichenbacher Street towards the center/old town
• from Zittau on the B99 towards the center/old town

Arrival by train

• from Leipzig and Chemnitz with Deutsche Bahn regional trains to Dresden
• from Dresden directly via Bautzen with Länderbahn regional trains 
• from Hoyerswerda with ODEG regional trains  
• from Wrocław (Breslau) via the Trilex Express in cooperation with the Polish railway company KD (Koleje Dolnośląskie)

Note: Two new elevators are available at Görlitz station, allowing mobility-impaired persons to easily get from the platforms to the station hall.

More information is available at www.radwandern-oberlausitz.de and www.oberlausitz.com.

Other routes of the district can be found at: https://www.kreis-goerlitz.de/city_info/webaccessibility/index.cfm?item_id=857983&waid=396 

Take your time and leisurely walk to the Hochstein observation tower; there is a guesthouse here. Take a break here before heading back.

- Ebersbach Water Castle

- St. Barbara Church Ebersbach

- Königshain Castle Complex

- Belvedere at Steinberg

- Königshain Granite Mining Museum

- Markersdorf Village Museum

The cycling route is not consistently signposted.

- Görlitz, Löbau, Reichenbach/OL Large cycling and hiking map Dr. Barthel Verlag ISBN: 978-389591-142-2

- Görlitz, Löbau and surroundings Königshain Mountains, Berzdorfer Lake by SACHSEN KARTOGRAPHIE GmbH Dresden ISBN: 978-3-86843-096-7