Lückendorf: Hiking Trails, Village Church and Local History in the Zittau Mountains

Lückendorf is located in the Zittau Mountains. The village combines an extensive hiking area with a listed village church, historically themed events and a bus connection to Forsthaus.

Elevation and Hiking Area

As a climatic spa resort, Lückendorf lies at an elevation of 450 to 550 metres. It is the only village on the sunny southern side of the Zittau Mountains. The hiking area includes Hochwald, Brandberg with the Felsengasse, Scharfenstein and Heideberg. For planning purposes, these four destinations can be noted as separate reference points alongside the circular trail. Felsengasse is included in the name associated with Brandberg; Hochwald, Scharfenstein and Heideberg complete the selection of destinations around the village.

The Fuchskanzel Circular Trail

The “Stone Zoo in the Zittau Mountains: Around the Fuchskanzel” circular trail begins and ends at the car park at Forsthaus in Lückendorf. The Forsthaus car park is therefore the fixed reference point for the start and end of the route.

The circular trail has a shared starting and return point. For your planning, the car park at Forsthaus therefore remains the specific location for the start and finish. One section of the circular trail runs along the German-Czech border to the Bohemian Gate. The border section and the Bohemian Gate serve as specific reference points for orientation along the route. Fuchskanzel remains part of the trail’s name, while its start and finish are at Forsthaus.

The Lückendorf Village Church

The listed village church in Lückendorf is an early Baroque hall church. It was built in 1690 on the former trade route to Bohemia. The year of construction and the connection to this former trade route are part of the building’s history.

The galleries feature 22 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. The pictures were painted directly on wood in grisaille using tempera paints and are attributed to Upper Lusatian painter Nikolaus Prescher. Visitors interested in culture can use the building’s design, its year of construction and the specific details of the gallery paintings as points of reference.

Motorsport and Local Heritage Festival

For more than 100 years, the Lückendorf Hill Climb has represented motorsport on one of Germany’s oldest natural racing circuits.

The 58th Lückendorf Local Heritage Festival includes a historical parade. Alongside the hill climb, this provides another event format in the village with an explicitly historical element.

Sports enthusiasts will find a connection to motorsport in the hill climb; visitors interested in culture can regard the historical parade of the 58th Local Heritage Festival as a separate topic.

Getting to Forsthaus

Bus route 7 runs from Zittau railway station to Lückendorf Forsthaus.

For travel by bus followed by a hike, the route connects Zittau railway station with Forsthaus, where the circular trail begins and ends. Lückendorf Forsthaus is therefore both the bus route’s arrival point and the fixed local reference point for the trail.

For the overarching travel overview: Oybin.