Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Bautzen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Bautzen - Picho (grüner Strich) walk
Bautzen - Picho (grüner Strich) is a walk of 55.4 km from Bautzen. Along the way you'll find 55 benches and 2 public toilets.
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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.
- 55.4 km
- ± 14:20 h
- ↑ 1,196 m · ↓ 903 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Bautzen
0 kmAt the start: public toilet.
32.2 km · 29 benches
Sternwarte "Bruno-H.-Bürgel"
32.2 kmAttraction
10.8 km · 9 benches
Ecce-Homo
43 kmMemorial
1.7 km · 3 benches
Burgmuseum Kirschau
44.7 kmMuseum
5.4 km · 7 benches
Observation tower
50.1 kmPublic toilet
5.3 km · 6 benches
Finish
55.4 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 50.1 kmBetween 0 km and 50.1 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
4 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Sohlander · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 32.2 km
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 43 km
Museum · after 44.7 km
Observation tower · after 50.1 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,196 m
- Down
- ↓ 903 m
- Highest point
- 503 m
- Lowest point
- 195 m
- 5-10% slope · 11.4 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.3 km
- 15-20% slope · 1.1 km
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
55.4 km in total- Track: 20.6 km
- Street: 18.3 km
- Path: 8.1 km
- Road: 6 km
- Busy road: 1.5 km
- Footpath: 750 m
Surfaces
55.4 km in total- Asphalt: 22.3 km
- Unpaved: 8.8 km
- Gravel: 7.9 km
- Paved: 1.6 km
- Natural: 975 m
- Unknown: 13.7 km
About the walking route Bautzen - Picho (grüner Strich)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Bautzen - Picho (grüner Strich) is a walking route of 55.4 km that starts in Bautzen. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bautzen and finish in Großer Picho. Along the way you pass Sternwarte "Bruno-H.-Bürgel" (after 32.2 km), Ecce-Homo (after 43 km) and Burgmuseum Kirschau (after 44.7 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,196 m in total and descend 903 m. Allow ± 14:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (20.6 km), street (18.3 km) and path (8.1 km). Of the surface, 22.3 km asphalt and 8.8 km unpaved. For 13.7 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 55 benches and 2 public toilets. The longest stretch without a toilet is 50.1 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
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- Alte Ziegelscheune - BautzenHard · From A to B59.4 km
- Jakobsweg an der Frankenstraße, Bautzen-BischofswerdaHard · From A to B25.3 km
- Jakobsweg Via Regia 1Hard · From A to B54.7 km
- Jakobsweg Via Regia 2Hard · From A to B80 km
- Heide - Bergland (gelber Strich)Hard · From A to B78.7 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Cathedral of St PeterAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 2
Alte WasserkunstMuseum · 983 m from the route - 3
Serbski muzej - Sorbisches MuseumMuseum · 1.3 km from the route - 4
Nejsevernější bod České republikyAttraction · 5.9 km from the route - 5
Obětem fašismuMemorial · 6.1 km from the route - 6
sv. JosefMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 7
sv. AnnaMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 8
sv. VojtěchMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 9
sv. VáclavMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 10
sv. RozálieMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 11
sv. ŠebestiánMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 12
sv. Jan NepomuckýMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 13
sv. RochMemorial · 6.4 km from the route - 14
Schloss RadiborCastle · 8.3 km from the route - 15
Dampflokomotive 52 8056-5Attraction · 229 m from the route - 16
Rittergut JeßnitzCastle · 529 m from the route - 17
Gedenkstätte BautzenMuseum · 677 m from the route - 18
Museum BautzenMuseum · 749 m from the route - 19
Denkmal für Jan Arnošt SmolerMemorial · 952 m from the route - 20
Sowjetisches EhrenmalMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 21
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 1.2 km from the route - 22
OrtenburgCastle · 1.2 km from the route - 23
NicolaikircheRuins · 1.2 km from the route - 24
MemorialMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 25
MemorialMemorial · 1.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Bautzen - Picho (grüner Strich)?
Bautzen - Picho (grüner Strich) is 55.4 km long. Allow ± 14:20 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 Bautzen to Großer Picho.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bautzen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,196 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 50.1 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Sternwarte "Bruno-H.-Bürgel", Ecce-Homo and Burgmuseum Kirschau.
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