ホーエンドゥブラウの峡谷・トップ5

View of the Georgewitzer Skala from Kleinradmeritz. A less frequented path from Kleinradmeritz, which nevertheless encompasses the entire Skala.

A mini-Switzerland with slopes and rocks, a stream (Steindörfler Wasser). Very beautiful scenery.

A real insider tip for a nice hike without many people.

A beautiful untouched piece of earth🥰

There are currently 30-40 large trees in the way and the hiking trails are in a poor condition. Good surefootedness is important

The Georgewitzer Skala, a small rocky valley in the foothills of the Lusatian mountains (north of the Löbauer mountain), has been on our list of things to visit for a long time. The Löbau water, which once made its way through the rocks there, still ripples happily to this day. A hiking trail leads through the valley, which is worth seeing and is up to 35 m deep in places - on one side and back again on the other.

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. Source: Wikipedia

Probably a "secret tip"??? - In any case, it is worth hiking through the Skaka nature reserve on the lower path close to the Löbauer Wasser... Really romantic👍🏻