Pulsnitz — Gingerbread Town – Haselbach Stream and Waterfall loop from Pulsnitz-Süd

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Pulsnitz — Gingerbread Town – Haselbach Stream and Waterfall loop from Pulsnitz-Süd

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Pulsnitz — Gingerbread Town – Haselbach Stream and Waterfall loop from Pulsnitz-Süd

06:39

23.4km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 5.38 km for 428 m

After 18.2 km for 428 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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566 m

Pulsnitz — Gingerbread Town

Highlight • Settlement

Pulsnitz was first mentioned on May 19, 1225. A Sorbian settlement with a moated castle had already developed here. Pulsnitz became the seat of a noble family who had a small castle built here (Wikipedia).

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4.60 km

Schwedenstein Tower and Restaurant

Highlight • Monument

The ascent to the tower 1.,- p.E. It's worth it for us, great view from the tower. Next to the tower also a public toilet. Good refreshment possible in the restaurant.

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8.59 km

Forsthaus Luchsenburg Restaurant

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Delicious breakfast and dinner. Dogs are allowed in the bungalow houses. From the guesthouse you can enjoy lovely walks in a peaceful environment. Saw a lot of wildlife!

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11.3 km

Hochstein (Sibyllenstein) – Highest Point of Westlausitz

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The Hochstein, also called Sibyllenstein (Sibinnen-Stein, Sibillenstein or Sybillen-Stein), Upper Sorbian Žiwiny, is a 449-metre-high mountain in Upper Lusatia in the Saxon district of Bautzen. It is the highest elevation …

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11.6 km

Rest hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

covered small shelter with hiking book

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16.0 km

Haselbach Stream and Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Such a nice stream/small waterfall.

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17.8 km

Historic stone waymarker at Tellerweg and Mühlweg

Highlight • Monument

Lovingly cultivated old Wegstein with triangular gable around 1900 with route descriptions.

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18.1 km

Schneider's Steenloch

Highlight • Lake

Looks particularly beautiful, as if there is a wall around the water.

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23.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

3.53 km

3.18 km

2.58 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.77 km

4.98 km

3.64 km

3.52 km

3.37 km

159 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

March 30, 2025,Von Pulsnitz zur Quelle der Schwarzen Elster

This was my last hike in Lusatia after 7 weeks; duty😉 calls again...😒 The hike took me from Pulsnitz past the Schwedenstein⛰️ and Hirschberg⛰️ towards the Luchsenburg forester's lodge, then on to the source of the Black Elster at the edge of the Hochstein. The return journey went over the ⛰️Hochstein, the Ohorner Steinberg ⛰️, and past the Hahneberg ⛰️ …

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