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Georgewitzer Skala

Name: Georgewitzer Skala
Rating: 2

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Location: Löbau, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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1. Georgewitzer Skala – Rittersprung Rock loop from Georgewitz

4.34km

01:10

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Georgewitzer Skala – Geldkeller Rock Formation loop from Löbau (Sachsen)

16.9km

04:43

320m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Georgewitzer Skala – Oppelner Mill loop from Georgewitz

5.64km

01:31

70m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Caro "Bandit"

March 25, 2020

The breakthrough valley washed out by the slowly flowing Löbauer water is a protected area. You walk through a unique area with beautiful beech, linden and oak forests, in which plants and animals worth protecting, such as the kingfisher and swallowtail, are to be found.

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Ulrike & Christian

April 10, 2021

Great gorge in a small space.

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Uwe Drescher

August 14, 2022

The Georgewitzer Skala was created over a length of approx. 1.3 km by the erosive action of the Löbau water as a deeply incised, south-north oriented, canyon-like rocky valley (skala = Slavic term for rock). This form of a breakthrough valley is more common in Upper Lusatia, especially in the Upper Lusatia region (cf. Gröditzer scale, Lausk scale). The geological source rock, the West Lusatian granodiorite or the Zweiglimmergranodiorite, was removed by the erosion process over thousands of years. The geological subsoil is mainly covered by nutrient-rich loess loam and river gravel from the Vistula ice age. The valley has steep slopes, rock faces and crevices, the Löbau water has a near-natural stream bed with many blocks. The wooded rocky slopes on both sides of the stream rise from 210 m above sea level. NN in the valley floor up to a height of 240 m above sea level. NN and go with a moderate incline into a plateau.
A large number of very different near-natural forest communities, such as pedunculate oak-hornbeam forest rich in linden trees, sessile oak-beech forest rich in hornbeam and hornwort-black alder shoreline characterize the scale. As special features of the avifauna, kingfishers, lesser woodpeckers and gray wagtails can be mentioned. Hollow Corydalis, Black Lungwort, Lily of the Valley and Greater Chickweed occur as protected plant species due to the weakly alkaline-influenced granodiorite weathering soil of the basalt mountains.
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Distance 813 m

Uphill 20 m

Downhill 40 m

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Location: Löbau, Görlitz, Upper Lusatia, Saxony, Germany

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Georgewitzer Skala

1. Georgewitzer Skala – Rittersprung Rock loop from Georgewitz

2. Georgewitzer Skala – Geldkeller Rock Formation loop from Löbau (Sachsen)

3. Georgewitzer Skala – Oppelner Mill loop from Georgewitz

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