Brooding Hen – Töpfer Summit Cross loop from Oybin

Hiking trails & Routes

Brooding Hen – Töpfer Summit Cross loop from Oybin

Hard

4.8

(358)

1,083

hikers

Brooding Hen – Töpfer Summit Cross loop from Oybin

02:40

8.95km

260m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.80 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

2.19 km

Große Felsengasse

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The most beautiful path in the Zittau Mountains: the Große Felsengasse with wonderful rocks, the monk's pulpit and the pigeon, beautiful views of Oybin, the castle and the rock faces.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.48 km

Scharfenstein Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

The climb is rewarded with a great view of the mountain range and the Oybin rock castle.

Showing Translation

Tip by

4.62 km

Brooding Hen

Highlight • Natural Monument

There is a real stone zoo around Oybin, and the "brooding hen" is already producing offspring.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.71 km

Töpferbaude on the Töpfer

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Super beautifully located hut, the food is great and the drinks are cold.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.75 km

Rock Gate on the Töpfer

Highlight • Natural Monument

From the lookout rock you have a beautiful view of the German and Czech parts of the Zittau Mountains.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.83 km

Töpfer Summit Cross

Highlight • Summit

The summit cross on the 582-meter-high Töpfer mountain in Oybin (Görlitz district) in the Zittau Mountains. In the background, in the middle of the picture, the town of Zittau.

Showing Translation

Tip by

4.93 km

Töpfer Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

beautiful view over the Zittau and parts of Poland.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.04 km

View of Oybin Castle and the Monastery

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mega view, but you torment yourself up and down.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.95 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.19 km

2.81 km

1.91 km

691 m

360 m

Surfaces

3.66 km

2.93 km

969 m

761 m

554 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

15°C

4°C

45 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

July 20, 2025,Felsformationen in den Zittauer Bergen

Hey Komootlers, this hike was a real highlight. Now I'm sitting in the shade of my RV, processing my impressions with the help of ChatGPT. chatgpt.com/share/687cffc9-0df0-800c-9425-0fa41103709f

Showing Translation

October 13, 2022,Herbstwanderung 🍁🍂⛅️ Oybin - Felsengasse - Töpfer

After the forced Covid break, I did the first smaller hike in the Zittau Mountains again today. Great hiking weather, autumn is busy coloring.

Showing Translation

November 23, 2024,Kurort Oybin – Kelchstein Runde

The best place to start the hike is in Oybin in the large car park, then head towards the starting point. Run what should actually be recorded but the technology 🫣🫣🫣

I hope you have fun hiking, if you still feel like it at the end, take a walk around the monastery hill or visit it straight away ☺️

Showing Translation

September 27, 2021,Scharfenstein – Steinzoo: Brütende Henne Runde von Kurort Oybin

Today's hike went to the Zittau Mountains near the beautiful health resort of Oybin. The route leads through the "stone zoo" above Oybin, first uphill into the forest, interesting stone formations follow along the way; Lookout points with beautiful views of Oybin, the Bohemian forest landscape or over to Poland in the Silesian mountains of the Giant Mountains. The highlight …

Showing Translation

June 7, 2025,2025-06-07 Oybin, Kelchsteine, Felsengasse, Scharfenstein, Töpferbaude 🌧️ 🥾

Today, in the finest 🌧️ weather, we hiked through the Zittau Mountains. It was packed with highlights, views, and little climbs—what more could you want? 🍺 was available at the Töpferbaude and ☕️ in Oybin. Awesome tour 👍

Showing Translation

September 18, 2023,Töpfer - Felsentor – Steinzoo: Brütende Henne Runde von Kurort Oybin

We start our tour at the pottery hut and walk to Oybin. A hiking trail leads past the train station up to the castle complex, which is located on the mountain.

The Oybin is a 514 m high mountain in the Zittau Mountains above the town of the same name. It contains the ruins of Oybin Castle, which Emperor Charles …

Showing Translation

June 12, 2023,Große und kleine Felsengasse,Töpferbaude

S+S went hiking in the Zittau Mountains in September 2022. That fascinated me so much and I knew I wanted to go there.

Showing Translation

October 13, 2024,Kurort Oybin – Kelchstein Runde / Scharfenstein / Töpferbaude

Very nice hike.
From the car park in Oybin, it's a fairly leisurely walk to the Kelchsteine. Along the way, you can admire some impressive rock formations. Eiter to Kamloch, on the Czech border. The most beautiful part, however, is the small and large rock alley. Beautiful view from the Mönchskanzel to the Taube. The access to Scharfenstein is a …

Showing Translation