Oybin Mountain Church – View of Oybin Castle loop from Oybin

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Oybin Mountain Church – View of Oybin Castle loop from Oybin

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Oybin Mountain Church – View of Oybin Castle loop from Oybin

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2.51km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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455 m

View of Oybin Castle and the Monastery

Highlight • Viewpoint

Mega view, but you torment yourself up and down.

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514 m

Oybin Mountain Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The Evangelical Lutheran “Mountain Church” Oybin is one of the visitor magnets in the Zittau Mountains. However, it is not a museum, but a worship building for the local church community.
The Oybin mountain church is open almost all year round every day for devotion, silence and prayer. It is open on Saturdays and Sundays from November 1st to the 1st of Advent and from January 2nd to the start of the winter holidays in Saxony.

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876 m

View of Oybin Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle is worth a visit.

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993 m

Mountain Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

This is where the old knights live.

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995 m

Ruins of Oybin Castle and Monastery

Highlight • Castle

A beautiful place with huge round boulders and the magnificent castle complex, where there is so much to discover! You should take your time to explore everything. I particularly liked the rock walk, with its beautiful views of the surrounding area, idyllic benches and narrow places to squeeze through. In this rocky environment, plants still find their place and trees wrap their roots around the boulders to get a hold.

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1.38 km

Narrow passage on Bergringweg, Oybin

Highlight • Gorge

We return to the cemetery and take the circular hiking trail, which leads us further across the plateau.

We walk along the high cliffs, the slope steep beside us, past the inn, sometimes very narrow between the rocks.

Some people even get stuck here.

The landscape is fascinating and exciting; we walk right along the edge of the slope and enjoy this autumn day.

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1.48 km

View of Zittau from the Oybin lookout

Highlight • Viewpoint

You can still finish the plateau behind the restaurant. There, a beautiful view opens up through the valley between potter and Ameisenberg to Zittau.

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1.79 km

Oybin Castle Gate (Oberlausitz stamp point)

Highlight • Castle

You should go there.

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2.51 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.09 km

795 m

254 m

240 m

101 m

Surfaces

1.24 km

790 m

222 m

188 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

2°C

20 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

December 24, 2023,Burg und Kloster Oybin

Today we went to the Oybin in constant drizzle, thawing snow and slippery paths and stairs. Unfortunately, the baroque mountain church was tightly closed. Too bad 😔
The castle and monastery complex is fascinating. The museum and exhibitions provide a small insight into history.
The walk on the ring road made the size of the complex clear and gave us …

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August 15, 2026,Oybin - Kloster Ruine mit Bergfriedhof

People who died in the 2000s are also buried in the Bergfriedhof.

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April 16, 2026,Auf den Oybin zur Burgruine

Absolutely recommendable location. The ruins of the castle complex and the view are magnificent.

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July 9, 2023,Ritterfest Burg Oybin

Visited the castle festival on the Qybin today with Thomas' big daughter and her friend. The tour wasn't long, but that was enough in the heat...we treated ourselves to the luxury of taking the mountain express up from the Oybin car park. Since Komoot would have gotten confused again during the visits to the basement rooms, I replanned the tour...so …

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November 3, 2024,🚶‍♀️🥾 Burg Oybin 🚶🏼‍➡️🚶🏻‍♀️‍➡️🚶🏽‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶🏼‍♀️‍➡️🚶🏽‍♀️

At the end of our hiking weekend, before heading home, we climbed up to Oybin Castle. It was definitely worth it - beautiful views and the whole area is very interesting.

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September 28, 2024,Burg und Kloster Oybin

Yesterday, an advertisement from the Schlösserland app popped up again and lured us to an event on the Oybin castle hill. Unfortunately, the place is not that easy to reach by train, so we quickly drove to the spa town by car and the parking lot was also acceptable at a €5 daily fee. The way to the castle hill …

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March 28, 2023,Burgenbummel

After we spent yesterday in bed and it snowed again today, we went for a little stroll. The castle and the monastery of Oybin should be explored and photographically documented. A really great experience despite the icy wind. You should plan at least two hours if you want to explore everything.

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June 16, 2024,Highlight: Burg- und Klosterruine Oybin

What a magnificent complex, the castle and monastery ruins of Oybin.

I was simply blown away.

And then there were the two musicians with their classical music. When they played the Halelujah in a really melancholic way, it was as if everything around me became infinitely small. At least it was a wonderful moment that made the stress and worries …

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