Siebenbrücken Viaduct – Schanz Pond loop from Plotzen - Błócany

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Siebenbrücken Viaduct – Schanz Pond loop from Plotzen - Błócany

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152

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Siebenbrücken Viaduct – Schanz Pond loop from Plotzen - Błócany

03:21

12.7km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Lausker Skala

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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914 m

Kuppritzer Wasser Forest Trail

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The path runs between the eastern outskirts of Kuppritz and the B6. There is a continuation at the B6, so you don't have to walk on the main road. Part …

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2.03 km

Kuppritzer Park

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Here the Kuppritz water meanders through a densely wooded valley, actually a well-behaved, inconspicuous brook. In 1937/38 the then manor owner Hans von Loeben, who studied forestry in Tharandt near …

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2.92 km

Siebenbrücken Viaduct

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Viaduct (named "seven bridges" after the number of arches) of the Görlitz - Dresden railway line over the Kuppritzer Wasser near Niethen!

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3.29 km

Path Through the Horse Paddock

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The section leads through a paddock. The passage is narrowed by posts and impassable for horses. You may have to take off your backpack.

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4.01 km

Niethen Fortified Settlement

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The small village of Niethen can be traced back to a fire clearance before 1424. The Niethener Schanze is particularly well-known as one of the best-preserved Slavic ramparts in Upper …

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5.57 km

Memorial to Malta Therese Farack

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Commemorates the murder of 13-year-old Therese in 1886. The spelling on the memorial stone is interesting. ( That, Good Friday )

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7.35 km

Teufelssteinbogen (Devil's Stone Arch) at Lausker Skala

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If the pond has enough water, the water continues to flow through this structure. Belonged to the English Garden of the 18th century.

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7.38 km

Schanz Pond

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Pretty little pond with rest area. The pond is used for fish farming.

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12.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.47 km

2.54 km

2.05 km

1.62 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.82 km

2.74 km

2.47 km

1.49 km

184 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

15°C

7°C

47 %

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Comments

April 15, 2023,Wanderung Kuppritzer Wasser-Niethen-Lausker Skala

Hiked another tour of a komootler (thanks to @blaumeise ) and discovered many interesting things. Crossing the horse paddock was nerve-wracking when the animals approached you within 10m and you had no "possibility of escape".

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March 2, 2025,Siebenbrückenweg zum Teeturm und Lausker Skala

Very nice hike along two streams.
We particularly liked the many audio spots, where a little history is explained about the many small points of interest.

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March 19, 2023,Lausker Skala mit Niethener Schanze und Kuppritzer Park

Short spontaneous round on Sunday along the narrow green belt between the Lausker Skala in the direction of Kuppritzer Park. Easy hike which will certainly make the tour even more beautiful later in spring with beautiful spring flowers on the way. Large parts on the new Siebenbrücken hiking trail in Hochkirch. The originally planned route was to lead from Kuppritzer …

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May 1, 2024,Lauske, Niethener Schanze, Lausker Skala

A beautiful tour on a truly beautiful day.
The route was largely on the Siebenbrückenweg. A really beautiful route. Interesting too! Bernhard Sander already mentioned the signs at prominent points with the QR code. This way you can hear what is worth knowing at each point. Well done!
The only thing that was a bit boring was the stretch from …

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March 29, 2024,Frühling am Siebenbrückenweg

After we hiked the tour for the first time at the beginning of November last year, today we wanted to see what it looks like here in early spring. Thousands of wood anemones in the forest and along the murmuring streams.
On the way we noticed that some benches had been added to the existing ones. Even more noticeable, however, …

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September 11, 2022,2022-09-11 Auf dem neuen Siebenbrückenweg zum Kuppritzer Schloss #60 🥳

Why not visit the castle in Kuppritz, 19 hikers thought today on the "Day of the Open Monument". The 1st chairman of the Friends of the Castle Kuppritz e.V. told us some very interesting castle stories. Then we continued on the new Siebenbrückenweg to the Niethener Schanze, which leads through the Kuppritzer Vidaduct. The hiking trail is not always easy …

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