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Złotnicki Dam – Czocha Castle loop from Leśna

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Złotnicki Dam – Czocha Castle loop from Leśna

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Złotnicki Dam – Czocha Castle loop from Leśna

05:00

18.2km

290m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.46 km

Rajsko Castle

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Nice rustic way along the river.

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10.5 km

Złotnicki Dam

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A beautiful dam on the Kwisa River, integrated into the surroundings.

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10.9 km

Kwisa Dam Tunnels

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Beautiful hiking trail to the Kwisa Dam.

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10.9 km

Złotnicki Dam

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Because severe floods devastated the city and the countryside, large dams were built against the Queis/Kwisa (1901/05 and) 1919/24.

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11.4 km

Gallows Bastion Tower

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Former execution site. Now a little rebuilt. In private hands.

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14.3 km

View of the Reservoir

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Long lake scenery with a little romance.

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14.5 km

Czocha Castle

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The castle was privately owned in the first half of the 20th century, in 1945 it fell to the Polish state and is now a hotel and apparently also used …

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15.7 km

Leśniańskie Lake Dam and Hydropower Plant

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Impressive dam wall, which by Dt. Engineers 1901-1905 was built. German technology from Siemens-Schuckert is still in the machine house. The wall blends in well with the landscape. The upper …

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18.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.18 km

5.05 km

3.59 km

2.34 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.86 km

4.60 km

3.11 km

2.80 km

1.34 km

527 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

19°C

7°C

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Comments

December 29, 2024,Um den Stausee Marklissa zur Burg Czocha

The Lower Silesian Marklissa (Leśna) and Upper Lusatia fell to Saxony in 1635, then to Prussia in 1815, and has been Polish since 1945. Because severe floods devastated the town and the country, large dams were built against the Queis/Kwisa in 1901/05 and 1919/24. This hike leads through this beautiful pearl valley on the Queis and around the reservoir. At …

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June 22, 2026,🇵🇱 Marklissa-Talsperre - Zamek Rajsko - Zamek Czocha - Szubienica - Leśna

Detour to Poland. Participated in the guided tour of Burg Tzschocha with an audio guide. Highly recommended. 50 Zloty (10€). The paths were partly easy to walk, partly steep, partly through high ferns, meadows and undergrowth.

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