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Germany
Saxony
Upper Lusatia
Bautzen
Malschwitz

Olbasee – Wartha School Museum loop from Kleinsaubernitz - Zubornička

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Saxony
Upper Lusatia
Bautzen
Malschwitz

Olbasee – Wartha School Museum loop from Kleinsaubernitz - Zubornička

Easy

4.8

(23)

70

riders

Olbasee – Wartha School Museum loop from Kleinsaubernitz - Zubornička

01:01

15.3km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 13.5 km for 17 m

After 13.7 km for 6 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

3.25 km

Swimming Area and Sunbathing Lawn at Olbasee

Highlight • Lake

Large sunbathing lawn and wooden entrance with railing invites you to linger and swim .... No dogs and the lawn in front of the campsite is chargeable :-) and nudist area.

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2

3.57 km

Olbasee

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Very beautiful lake, former opencast mine.
More information: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olbasee

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3

4.68 km

Olbasee

Highlight • Lake

4

6.25 km

Wartha School Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Sorbian school museum in an old school with a beautifully landscaped garden.

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5

6.65 km

The UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape is located in eastern Saxony. The 300-square-kilometer area is the largest contiguous pond area in Germany. Ponds, moors, heaths, and dunes provide a protected habitat for endangered animal and plant species.

At the House of a Thousand Ponds in Malschwitz, you can learn fascinating facts about the region and its unique natural environment. Further information: nationale-naturlandschaften.de/gebiete/biosphaerenreservat-oberlausitzer-heide-und-teichlandschaft

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6

7.21 km

The water sprite is rarely seen, but rather his beautiful daughters.

There are many Sorbian legends about the water sprite, both Upper and Lower Sorbian. Poles and Czechs also know him. One could probably compile an entire book. He has found his way into a Sorbian opera, "Wodźan," as well as into dances by the Sorbian National Ensemble, into the animated film and book by Jan Hempel (also Sorbian) "When there were still water sprites," and into poems, pop music, and puppet shows.

The water sprite is a mythological figure who appears in several legends in the Spreewald because of the omnipresence of water. However, the water sprite's powers are always tied to water. He is often said to sit under the water on the shore to scare children away from the water and keep them away. He tries to pull curious people who reach for his water lilies down into his realm.

The bodies of the drowned quickly become covered in mud in the slow-flowing Spreewald rivers, so they are often never found again. It is also said that the Water Sprite swallows them and keeps their souls imprisoned in clay pots.

The Water Sprite, along with his wife and beautiful daughters, is at home in almost all of the Spreewald rivers. He himself enjoys trading incognito, often helps fishermen ensure they have a good catch, and ensures that water remains the source of life in the Spreewald.

His daughters are said to often dance at folk festivals and have lured many an unsuspecting, love-struck young man into the realm of the mermaids—never to be seen again.

With his long whip, he can strike the water's surface in such a way that it shifts to both sides, allowing him and his daughters to reach their home on dry feet.

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7

7.80 km

From a small observation tower in the middle of the Guttau ponds, you can watch the colorful hustle and bustle of the water birds from a safe place. A small wooden figure also illustrates the wingspan of individual bird species in a unique way.

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13.2 km

From here you can observe the local birds. In the evenings there are “free concerts”.

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15.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.94 km

4.02 km

2.48 km

2.04 km

1.83 km

Surfaces

7.99 km

4.11 km

2.34 km

638 m

197 m

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