Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Zittau · Updated on 14 November 2026
Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen Ost) walk
Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen Ost) is a walk of 263.3 km from Zittau. Along the way you'll find 840 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 28 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 263.3 km
- ± 68:25 h
- ↑ 5,927 m · ↓ 5,471 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Zittau
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
495 m · 9 benches
Haberkorndenkmal and 1 more
495 mKonstitutionssäule and water point
203 m · 17 benches
Kulturhistorisches Museum Franziskanerkloster
698 mMuseum
259 m · 38 benches
Großes Zittauer Fastentuch 1472 and 1 more
957 mKreuzkirche
209 m · 11 benches
Blumenuhr
1.2 kmPublic toilet
11.3 km · 87 benches
Oybiner Märchenspiele
12.5 kmPublic toilet
1.1 km · 14 benches
Mt. Sharpstone
13.6 kmViewpoint
1.7 km · 13 benches
Public toilet
15.3 km2.9 km · 6 benches
Highwood
18.2 kmViewpoint
5.7 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
23.9 km1 km · 16 benches
Nun's Rock
24.9 kmViewpoint
2.1 km · 10 benches
Památník obránců celnice
27 kmMemorial
874 m · 16 benches
Water point
27.8 km8.8 km · 14 benches
Public toilet
36.6 km991 m · 9 benches
Deutsches Damast- und Frottiermuseum
37.6 kmMuseum
17.9 km · 46 benches
Kottmarturm
55.5 kmViewpoint
13.5 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
69 km362 m · 2 benches
Reiterhaus
69.4 kmMuseum
7.8 km · 10 benches
Bielebohturm
77.1 kmObservation tower
11.1 km · 18 benches
Sternwarte "Bruno-H.-Bürgel"
88.2 kmAttraction
20.2 km · 10 benches
König-Johann-Turm
108.4 kmObservation tower
8.8 km · 14 benches
Schloss Langburkersdorf
117.3 kmPublic toilet
1.9 km · 9 benches
Public toilet
119.1 km2.8 km · 5 benches
Prinz-Georg-Turm (Ungerturm)
122 kmObservation tower
6.6 km · 40 benches
Kursächsische Postmeilensäule
128.6 kmAttraction
10.8 km · 44 benches
Waldarbeiterstube
139.3 kmMuseum
756 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
140.1 km1.2 km
Cupetiusstein
141.3 kmMemorial
1 km · bench
Kahnfahrt Obere Schleuse
142.3 kmPublic toilet
11.5 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
153.8 km
Show the other 17 steps
3.8 km · 2 benches
Aussichtsturm Großer Winterberg
157.6 km2 public toilets
10.6 km · 13 benches
Schillerdenkmal
168.2 kmMemorial
6.4 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
174.6 km3.1 km · 13 benches
Public toilet
177.7 km10.2 km · 71 benches
2 public toilets
187.9 km290 m · 2 benches
Felsenburg Neurathen
188.2 kmRuins
1 km · 10 benches
Burg Altrathen
189.2 km2 public toilets
4.5 km · 36 benches
Burg Lilienstein
193.7 kmPublic toilet
2.3 km · 20 benches
2 public toilets, water point and bike pump
196 km1.6 km · 38 benches
2 public toilets
197.6 km613 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
198.2 km13.7 km · 23 benches
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Feste
211.9 kmObservation tower
25.5 km · 23 benches
2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines
237.4 km11.9 km · 28 benches
2 public toilets
249.2 km375 m
Römerschacht
249.6 kmRuins
511 m · 3 benches
Max-Gross-Denkmal
250.1 kmMemorial
13.2 km · 42 benches
Finish
263.3 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 51 kmBetween 198.2 km and 249.2 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
31 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 23 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: Jwaller · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 495 m
Memorial · after 513 m
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Photo: SchiDD · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 698 m
Attraction · after 957 m
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Photo: Botaurus stellaris · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 957 m
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Photo: Dr. Bernd Gross · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 1.2 km
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 12.5 km
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Photo: Trendy64, Lutz Maertens · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint · after 13.6 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 5,927 m
- Down
- ↓ 5,471 m
- Highest point
- 896 m
- Lowest point
- 120 m
- 5-10% slope · 50.3 km
- 10-15% slope · 11.9 km
- 67 stairs
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
263.3 km in total- Track: 129.1 km
- Path: 69.8 km
- Street: 36.9 km
- Road: 7.9 km
- Stairs: 67 stairs
- Footpath: 4.6 km
- Busy road: 3.3 km
- Cycleway: 2.8 km
- Unknown: 50 m
Surfaces
263.3 km in total- Unpaved: 67.8 km
- Gravel: 64.1 km
- Asphalt: 58.3 km
- Paved: 13.7 km
- Natural: 8.4 km
- Unknown: 49.9 km
About the walking route Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen Ost)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen Ost) is a walking route of 263.3 km that starts in Zittau. It does not end where it starts. You start in Zittau and finish in Neuhermsdorf. Along the way you pass Haberkorndenkmal (after 495 m), Konstitutionssäule (after 513 m) and Kulturhistorisches Museum Franziskanerkloster (after 698 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 5,927 m in total and descend 5,471 m. There are 67 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 68:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (129.1 km), path (69.8 km) and street (36.9 km). Of the surface, 67.8 km unpaved and 64.1 km gravel. For 49.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 840 benches, 3 water fountains and refill points, 28 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. You can fill your bottle after 495 m, after 27.8 km and after 196 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 51 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- Oberlausitzer Bergweg (Abschnitt: Zittau – Valtenberg)Hard · From A to B108.3 km
- Zittau - Seifhennersdorf (gelber Strich)Hard · From A to B27.9 km
- Lausitzer SchlangeHard · From A to B108.3 km
- Svatojakubská cesta, Žitavská trasa, Zittau - Hrádek n. NisouEasy · From A to B7.7 km
- Zittauer Jakobsweg Görlitz - ZittauHard · From A to B40 km
- Oberlausitzer Ringweg 2Hard · From A to B88.6 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Pravčická bránaAttraction · 1.6 km from the route - 2
Hrad GrabštejnAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 3
Königstein FortressAttraction · 185 m from the route - 4
Schloss SonnensteinCastle · 8.5 km from the route - 5
St. Mary's ChurchAttraction · 8.6 km from the route - 6
Nejsevernější bod České republikyAttraction · 355 m from the route - 7
Ruins of Schomberg chateauRuins · 896 m from the route - 8
sv. RochMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 9
sv. Jan NepomuckýMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 10
sv. ŠebestiánMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 11
sv. RozálieMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 12
sv. VáclavMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 13
sv. VojtěchMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 14
sv. AnnaMemorial · 3.7 km from the route - 15
sv. JosefMemorial · 3.8 km from the route - 16
Obětem fašismuMemorial · 4.1 km from the route - 17
Balzerovo leženíAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 18
FlájeMemorial · 5.9 km from the route - 19
památník obětem pochodu smrtiMemorial · 6.3 km from the route - 20
Komáří hůrkaViewpoint · 7.6 km from the route - 21
KlíčViewpoint · 8.4 km from the route - 22
Hrad KrupkaCastle · 9.6 km from the route - 23
RýzmburkCastle · 9.8 km from the route - 24
KyšperkAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 25
Vlčí deskaMemorial · 453 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen Ost)?
Fernwanderweg Zittau – Wernigerode (Sachsen Ost) is 263.3 km long. Allow ± 68:25 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Zittau to Neuhermsdorf.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Zittau.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 5,927 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 28 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 51 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 3 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Haberkorndenkmal, Konstitutionssäule and Kulturhistorisches Museum Franziskanerkloster.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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