In the Footsteps of Wolves

Follow the footsteps of the wolves of the Lausitz region on this bicycle tour. A number of wolf packs has been living in the Lausitz region once again, since the late 1990s. On the tour you will explore the wolves’ territory. The themed circular cycle tour will take you from Weißwasser, via the glacial erratic park in Nochten, to Rietschen. You will cycle through dense pine forests, past inland dunes, ponds and streams. Little villages and the distinct mining and post-mining landscape are also part of the home range of the wolves of the Lausitz region. Explore the diverse mixture of open landscapes and closed woodlands that provide very favourable conditions for the wolves to hunt deer, stags and wild boars. The wolf is not the only protected species that feels right at home here. Lucky visitors may also spot otters, sea eagles or cranes. 

At the wolf barn at “Erlichthof Rietschen”, visitors can see an exhibition about the life of wolves. The facility is also home to the contact office of “Wolfsregion Lausitz”, where visitors can seek the latest information about the wolf population of the Lausitz region.

Interesting information about the nature and habits of wolves is provided on a number of information panels along the way.

Length: 48 kilometres
Start: Weißwasser, train station, Bahnhofstrasse 16 (coordinates 51.505543, 14.638699)
Finish: Rietschen, train station
Route via: Nochten - Boxberg /O.L. - Kringelsdorf - Reichwalde - Neuliebel - Hammerstadt

Trail conditions: The tour takes place on flat terrain. The tour comprises asphalted cycle paths and quiet side roads, as well as gravel paths with a largely firm surface.

Points of interest along the route:

• Weißwasser: Forest train Muskau, glass museum
• Lausitzer Findlingspark Nochten (glacial erratic park)
• Bärwalder See, lake with bathing area at the shore in Boxberg, landscape art “Ear” with amphitheatre and viewpoint
• Mine edge in Reichwalde with viewpoint at the brickyard
• Wolf exhibition “Lausitzer Wölfe” at the wolf barn in the museum village Erlichthof Rietschen with information panels, exhibits and films about the wolf population of the Lausitz region

Parking: at the train station in Weißwasser

Bicycle rental: in Weißwasser and Boxberg/Oberlausitz

Maps/Literature: Radwanderkarte Heide- und Teichlandschaft Blatt 2 - Biosphärenreservat / Bautzen, 1:50.000, Sachsen Kartographie, ISBN 978-3-86843-025-7, Euro 5.90