Discover Demitz-Thumitz

Demitz-Thumitz combines a history of granite with guided visits and several named routes. During your stay, you can choose between a clearly defined visit programme, routes with a specific connection to the town, and cycling routes in the district of Bautzen. Information about meeting points, duration, route length and course helps you organise activities around your schedule. If you are looking for a hotel in Demitz-Thumitz, you can first decide which of these activities you want to shape your stay.

Guided visits and the stone saw

Guided visits to the granite village and the Granite Route start at the village square. They follow an easy, accessible route and last about two hours. The published programme is seasonal and may change; advance booking is possible for other dates. A visit to the Old Stone Saw takes about 45 minutes and includes a short talk, a film and a saw demonstration.

You can charge an e-bike for free at the stone saw during opening hours. As the availability of the charging facility may change, check before your visit whether it is being offered.

Hiking trails and tours near Demitz-Thumitz

The Upper Lusatian Mountain Trail uses part of the local Granite Route. The Northern Ridge Trail includes a 35-kilometre section between Demitz-Thumitz and Kleindehsa. The Saxon Way of St. James passes through the town; there is a pilgrim stamp station at Christ Church. If a specific distance matters for planning your stages, the Ridge Trail section provides a clear reference point. On the Way of St. James, the stamp station serves as a named point of reference. Signage and local regulations may change, so look out for current information.

A tour associated with Demitz-Thumitz is 15.9 kilometres long and focuses on the granite village, its railway viaduct and the surrounding landscape. If the route is revised, its length may also change. This tour therefore provides a separate measure of distance alongside the 35-kilometre section of the Northern Ridge Trail.

Cycling routes in the wider destination of the district of Bautzen

The wider destination of the district of Bautzen also offers various cycling routes. The Bautzen Northern Tour is 43.1 kilometres long and runs from Bautzen via Quatitz, Großdubrau, Milkel, Klix and Malschwitz, back to Bautzen. It passes through the heath and pond landscape and along the nature trail in Crosta.

The Hill and Valley Route is a regional circular tour through the West Lusatian Hills in the district of Bautzen. The Krabat Cycle Route is also a regional circular tour in the district of Bautzen and follows in the footsteps of Krabat, the legendary Sorbian hero. Both routes are classified as circular tours, but focus on different themes.

The Central Germany Route is a long-distance cycle route from Zittau to Aachen; one section runs through the Upper Lusatian Hills in the district of Bautzen. The Spree Cycle Route runs from its source in Upper Lusatia to Berlin; the section between Taubenheim and Zerre lies in the district of Bautzen. The district of Bautzen thus offers everything from a route with a stated distance and named sequence of places to long-distance cycle routes with designated sections. These routes are classified as regional and complement the specific hiking trail connections to Demitz-Thumitz.

Discover more destinations: Großpostwitz/Oberlausitz, Doberschau-Gaußig, Sohland An Der Spree, Obergurig, Schönteichen, Malschwitz, Haselbachtal, Guttau.

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