- 02:30 h
- 446 m
- 372 m
- 182 m
- 401 m
- 219 m
- 38.87 km
- Start: Görlitz, old town
- Destination: Görlitz, old town
The best starting point for the 37 km long tour around Germany's easternmost city is the Old Town Bridge of the European City Görlitz/Zgorzelec. During the tour through the historic old town, past original buildings in Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Wilhelminian and Art Nouveau styles, you can feel the splendour from bygone days everywhere. You can also start your tour at the Landeskrone. The cycle tour is marked with the number 13.
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Directions
The tours starts at the Old Town Bridge and takes you along the Neisse River to the city park. Cross the main street and follow Emmerichstraße to the Jakobstunnel. Behind the railway station follow the "Sächsische Städteroute" (Saxon city route) and the tram rails to the Landeskrone.
Pass the Görlitz local mountain, Landeskrone, and the village Pfaffendorf. The next destination is Markersdorf. It can be recommended to visit the Dorfmusem (village museum) here. Passing meadows and forests, the a little challenging route leads over the Königshain mountains to Königshain. The Granitabbaumuseum (granite quarrying museum) and the castle are worth seeing here. In addition to the lordly 18th-century baroque castle with its park, the "Steinstock", built in the 13th/14th century as a medieval living space, can still be visited today. The tour continues through Ebersbach/Schöpstal back to Görlitz along the "Kreisbahn" cycle path. There it is recommended to end the day in one of the nice cafés and restaurants.
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Directions & Parking facilities
- from Wrocław via motorway E40 and motorway A4 taking the gateway 94 to Görlitz and following the B6 and B99 in the direction of Zentrum/Altstadt
- from Dresden via Bautzen via motorway A4 taking the gateway 94 following B6 and B99 in the direction of Zentrum/Altstadt
- from Cottbus via B115, then B6 and B99 to Görlitz in the direction of Zentrum/Altstadt
- from Zittau via B99 to Görlitz in the direction of Zentrum/Altstadt
- from Leipzig and Chemnitz by regional trains to Dresden
- from Dresden via Bautzen by regional trains
- from Hoyerswerda by "ODEG" trains
- from Wrocław by "Trilex-Express" trains or by train of the polish railways KD (Koleje Dolnośląskie) to Görlitz Central Station
Please note: There are two elevators in Görlitz Central Station, so the platforms and the station concourse are easily accessible for people with reduced mobility.
Additional information
You will find further tours of the administrative district at: https://www.kreis-goerlitz.de/city_info/webaccessibility/index.cfm?item_id=857983&waid=396
Author
Europastadt GörlitzZgorzelec GmbH
Organization
Das Landschaftswunderland Oberlausitz
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
- Ebersbach Moated Castle
- St. Barbara Church Ebersbach
- Königshain Castle complex
- Belvedere at the Steinberg
- Königshain Museum of granite quarrying
- "Wundererle"
- Markersdorf Village Museum
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Map
- Görlitz, Löbau, Reichenbach/OL Große Radwander- und Wanderkarte Dr. Barthel Verlag ISBN: 978-389591-142-2
- Görlitz, Löbau und Umgebung Königshainer Berge, Berzdorfer See von SACHSEN KARTOGRAPHIE GmbH Dresden ISBN: 978-3-86843-096-7
