Brooding Hen – Oybin Rock and Castle Ruins loop from Bertsdorf

Hiking trails & Routes

Upper Lusatia

Görlitz

Olbersdorf

Brooding Hen – Oybin Rock and Castle Ruins loop from Bertsdorf

Hard

4.8

(246)

808

hikers

Brooding Hen – Oybin Rock and Castle Ruins loop from Bertsdorf

03:26

11.6km

280m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 20, 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 3.84 km for 33 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

3.82 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

3.84 km

Töpfer Rock Formation and Viewpoint

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice climb up to the Töpfer,
Looks great from above too.
You have to leave your bike at the bottom!
Lots of walkers

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.92 km

Töpfer Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

beautiful view over the Zittau and parts of Poland.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.94 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

4.08 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

5.93 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

7.16 km

Forest Gate Sentinel

Highlight • Natural Monument

The forest gate keeper is a 30 meter high sandstone tower. If you want to climb it, you have to overcome 80 percent vertical wall.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.87 km

Oybin is always worth a visit. The village, enclosed by mountains, has its own special charm. The narrow-gauge railway, Mount Oybin with its castle ruins, the small mountain spa, and the many small restaurants are highly recommended.

Showing Translation

Tip by

11.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.76 km

4.51 km

659 m

468 m

234 m

Surfaces

4.18 km

3.37 km

2.16 km

1.23 km

544 m

141 m

Elevation

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

Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

18°C

6°C

91 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

August 6, 2024,Auf den Töpfer. Von Bertsdorf auf den Töpfer-Berg nach Oybin.

Really nice tour.
Not too easy and super varied.

We start at the Bertsdorf train station, walk along the railway embankment towards Oybin. At the Teufelsmühle train station we leave the railway line and go to the Töpfer. The climb up to the Töpfer viewpoint is quite good by local standards, but easy to do.

Showing Translation

July 28, 2024,Von Oybin zum Töpfer und Scharfenstein 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🐕‍🦺🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🐕🌤️

Today we went to Oybin. Our first destination was the Töpfer with the rock gate and the rock formations of the stone zoo. We then went to Scharfenstein to enjoy the great view. The highlight came at the end - a visit to the impressive castle and monastery ruins of Oybin.

Showing Translation

August 14, 2021,Oybin-Kelchstein-Felsengasse-Töpfer-Teufelsmühle

Today a family-friendly hike in the Zittau Mountains on wide paths. Summer weather and very good visibility - could be worse! 😆
Have already taken a look at a few via ferratas that are still pending. 🤩
A beautiful area here - at the end there was an ice cream sundae and a few laps in the water treading pool …

Showing Translation

September 22, 2022,🐘🐥Oybiner Steinzoo,Scharfenstein, Töpfer,Gratzer Steine 🐥🐘

To be honest, I'm a bit at a loss for words today.. Just this much: Beautiful hiking trail through a grandiose rocky scenery - you can't help but be amazed. 😯👀 Elephants, pigeons, chicks and much more in petrified form - there are no limits to the imagination here.. A little scrambling on Scharfenstein and Felsentor.. Delicious stop at the …

Showing Translation

October 3, 2023,🌞🥾🥾🎒Wanderung Oybin - Töpfer 582m - Böhmische Aussicht 575m - Scharfenstein 569m - Kelchsteine - Burg Oybin

I took the hike from one of you. The round was great! Thanks. I just hung the castle at the back.

Showing Translation

April 6, 2026,Von Kurort Oybin nach Große Felsengasse

The hike was really super nice and I can recommend it further

Showing Translation

May 3, 2026,"Oybiner Steinzoo"/Zittauer Gebirge

Started right away with the TopTour, simply fantastic. Unbelievably beautiful rock formations lined up as if strung together along the path.

Showing Translation

June 24, 2025,ZITTAUER GEBIRGE ~ 🧗‍♂️Klettersteig AlpinerGrad, Scharfenstein⛰️, Töpfer⛰️

After the weather spoiled our plans yesterday☔️, we headed straight to the via ferrata - AlpinerGrad.

And once we started, there was no turning back! It was clear that the climb would be steep, but the footholds were sometimes so far apart that it was quite a struggle.

Showing Translation