Demitz-Thumitz Quarry Lake – Tröbigau Quarry loop from Tröbigau

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Upper Lusatia

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Schmölln-Putzkau

Demitz-Thumitz Quarry Lake – Tröbigau Quarry loop from Tröbigau

Moderate

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Demitz-Thumitz Quarry Lake – Tröbigau Quarry loop from Tröbigau

03:27

12.5km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.45 km

Demitz-Thumitz Quarry Lake

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"Feldspar, quartz, and mica, I'll never forget those three," a schoolmaster once rhymed to help his students memorize the components of this plutonic rock. From the mid-19th century onward, granite …

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7.48 km

Old Crane Trolley

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Was part of a crane with which the stones were transported.

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7.52 km

Old Granite Quarry Viewpoint, Demitz-Thumitz

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Viewpoint overlooking old granite quarry.

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8.36 km

Heimatblick Viewpoint

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Heimatblick Stein from the 1930s.

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8.41 km

Dreisesselstein

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Just a few hundred meters from the summit lies the Dreisesselstein, an unusually shaped granite block with three large notches (“chairs”), which is part of the legendary treasure trove of …

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10.2 km

View of the Quarry from Klosterberg

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The Kosterberg is 395 meters high and offers a wide view of Demitz-Thumitz over the former quarry. The Klosterberg mountain restaurant is also located on the mountain.

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11.4 km

Absolutely great, the ascent to the Tröbigauer Berg causes stomach tingling. Nice view of two quarries. The rest area is recommended, quiet, beautiful view and very clean. If you are lucky you can watch divers.

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12.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.97 km

2.68 km

1.62 km

1.22 km

Surfaces

5.05 km

2.92 km

2.45 km

1.68 km

255 m

143 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

5°C

42 %

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Comments

July 9, 2025,Lausitzer Granit-Runde

From the hiking parking lot at the 222-meter-long and 17-meter-high railway viaduct (1844-1846), I walk along the Upper Lusatian Mountain Trail, across the Schwarzwassertal valley to the Heimatblick (Homeland View) and up to the Klosterberg (394 meters). Traces of granite mining can be found everywhere, representing the largest contiguous area between the Elbe and Neisse rivers in Central Europe, and …

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