- Brief description
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In and around Germany's easternmost city:
Görlitz - Pfaffendorf - Markersdorf - Königshain - Schöpstal - Görlitz
- Difficulty
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easy
- Rating
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- Starting point
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Görlitz, old town
- Route
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Altstadt0.1 kmGörlitz0.1 kmNeißeblick0.1 kmGörlitz0.9 kmNeuapostolische Kirche1.8 kmSüdstadt3.1 kmZur alten Freundschaft3.6 kmBiesnitz4.1 kmChina-Thai5.9 kmAlex6.0 kmViewpoint at lower course7.0 kmPfaffendorf8.8 kmMarkersdorf14.3 kmSpitzberg (405 m)20.4 kmKönigshain25.8 kmSchöpstal (248 m)31.5 kmEbersbach31.6 kmGörlitz34.4 km
- Best season
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Description
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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.
- Directions
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Görlitz - Pfaffendorf - Markersdorf - Königshain - Schöpstal - Görlitz
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.
- Highest point
- 397 m
- Endpoint
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Görlitz, old town
- Height profile
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© outdooractive.com - Equipment
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roadworthy bicycle, bicycle helmet, rucksack (approx. 20 litres) with rain cover, comfortable sport shoes, cycling shoes if necessary, weatherproof and hard-wearing clothing in multiple layers, cycle jersey if necessary, cycle gloves if necessary, bicycle tyre, cycle tools, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, first aid kit, pocketknife, mobile phone, if necessary headlamp and reflectors, map
- Safety instructions
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The cycle path is not signposted throughout.
- Tips
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Take some time and go for a leisurely walk to the Hochstein lookout tower, where you will find a restaurant, too. Take a break here before you go back.
- Ebersbach Moated Castle
- St. Barbara Church Ebersbach
- Königshain Castle complex
- Belvedere at the Steinberg
- Königshain Museum of granite quarrying
- "Wundererle"
- Markersdorf Village Museum
- Additional information
- Directions
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Arrival by car
- 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
- Public transportation
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Arrival by train
- 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.
- Parking
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Parking is possible at the Obermarkt, in Christoph-Lüders-Straße or at the railway station.
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