Lückendorf: Hiking, Village Church and Hill Climb

Lückendorf is a health resort on the sunny southern side of the Zittau Mountains. The village lies at an elevation of 450 to 550 metres and is the only settlement on this southern side. For your trip planning, named hiking destinations, a circular route that starts and ends at the Forsthaus, and a listed village church take centre stage. The Lückendorf Hill Climb may also be a reason to visit; dates and programme may vary.

Hiking with Named Destinations

Hiking destinations around the village include Hochwald, Brandberg with Felsengasse, Scharfenstein and Heideberg. These names give you different points of reference when choosing a specific destination for a hike. You can focus your plans on individual places or consider which ones are especially appealing to you.

The circular route “Stone Zoo in the Zittau Mountains: Around Fuchskanzel” is described in particular detail. It starts and ends at the car park at the Forsthaus in Lückendorf. One section of the hike follows the German-Czech border as far as the Bohemian Gate. This makes the starting and finishing point in the village and the border section two distinct points of reference on the route.

Bus route 7 is listed for the connection from Zittau railway station to Lückendorf Forsthaus. Check the timetable before travelling. The Forsthaus is therefore a point of reference to bear in mind both when travelling to the area and when planning the circular route.

Village Church and Local History

The listed village church in Lückendorf is an early Baroque hall church, built in 1690 on the former trade route to Bohemia. The galleries feature 22 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. They are painted directly onto wood in grisaille using tempera paints and are attributed to Upper Lusatian painter Nikolaus Prescher. Grisaille refers to a painting technique using shades of grey; tempera paints and the wooden surface are specific features of how the scenes were created.

The building’s design, the year it was built and its gallery paintings offer different ways to explore the church’s history: through its architecture, the former trade route and its religious motifs. Alongside hiking, this provides a cultural focus based on specific features of the building and its furnishings.

The Hill Climb as an Event

For more than 100 years, the Lückendorf Hill Climb has been a motorsport event held on one of Germany’s oldest natural race tracks. As a reason to visit, it differs from the hiking destinations: the event date is important for your plans, whereas the hiking destinations reflect the village’s setting in the mountains. Dates and programme may vary, so check the event details before planning your trip around it.

Find Hotels in Lückendorf

When looking for hotels in Lückendorf, you can weigh up the options mentioned to decide what suits your trip: hiking to destinations in the mountains, exploring local history around the village church, or attending a motorsport event on a particular date. If the hill climb is the reason for your trip, check the dates; if travelling by bus route 7, check the timetable against your travel time.

Discover more destinations: Hain

Go to the main travel overview: Oybin.