Saxon Switzerland: the Bastei and Königstein fortress
52 km (33 miles), 1 hr 15 min, intermediate
Photo: Lukas Beck, CC BY-SA 4.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in Saxony
Zittau Mountains: Lückendorf, Oybin and the Lausche
38 km (24 miles), 1 hr, beginner
Often described as the smallest low mountain range in Germany, the Zittau Mountains sit against the Czech border, with sculpted sandstone rocks and wooded summits linked by many hiking trails. From Zittau, the road climbs to Lückendorf along the course of its hill climb, drops back down to Oybin, whose sandstone rock carries the ruins of a castle and a monastery, then reaches Jonsdorf and Waltersdorf, at the foot of the Lausche, the highest point of the range. The roads are short, narrow and hilly; at weekends, the villages are packed with walkers and visitors to the little narrow-gauge steam railway.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Zittau
- 1Lückendorf, after 11 km (7 miles)
- 2Oybin, after 13 km (8 miles)
- 3Jonsdorf, after 18 km (11 miles)
- 4Waltersdorf, after 23 km (14 miles)
- 5Großschönau, after 26 km (16 miles)
- SFinish: Zittau, after 38 km (24 miles)
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