브라운슈타이히 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Hiking trail from Krauschwitz to the Weißwasser forest lodge. An alternative to the Keula game reserve when it is closed due to forestry vehicle activity. The name Luschke is Sorbian and means puddle. Traces of wild boar are clearly visible.

On the former Weißwasser–Bad Muskau railway line. The 7.7-kilometer-long line was first used on October 15, 1872. From the Waldhaus (Forest House), it was a short distance to the Pioneer Camp at Braunsteich, now the KIEZ (Children's and Youth Recreation Center). Passenger service was discontinued on May 22, 1977. Freight traffic continued until the 1990s. The line was officially closed on January 1, 2001.

On the way to Drachenberg, opposite is a water lily pond.

A nice little round with a stop at the lake outlet where we also find the forest house

From here, the trail leads along the foothills of the "Muskauer Falbenbogen" terminal moraine. From here, it becomes slightly hilly. The trail winds through one of Krachwitz's many unique residential areas.

Short afternoon walk in the sun, was very nice.

There is even a summit book on the Drachenberg

The surface collapses can be reached via a small footpath off the hiking trail. But it's worth the effort. The surface collapses here are a special feature of mining in this region. Uninitiated observers often interpret the earth's surface as the result of war, because here there are depressions next to depressions, like in a bombed field. The vegetation beneath the Drachenberg ridge path is only about 50 years old. At the time of coal mining, this was a bare area where nature had reclaimed its terrain. The term surface collapse refers to mining damage caused by collapses in the underground or on the earth's surface. The damage is visible through cracks or crater-like collapse craters. They usually occur when old, unfilled tunnels and shafts in a mine collapse. In lignite mining here, the chamber fracture method was used. This involves deliberately causing the mined lignite chambers to break. This is not a case of mining damage, but rather the legacy of a particular production method.