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Upper Lusatia
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Olszyna

Czocha Castle – Złotnicki Dam loop from Zamek Rajsko

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Germany
Saxony
Upper Lusatia
Lubań
Olszyna

Czocha Castle – Złotnicki Dam loop from Zamek Rajsko

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Czocha Castle – Złotnicki Dam loop from Zamek Rajsko

03:55

14.1km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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: July 16, 2026

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2.41 km

View of Czocha Castle

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5.68 km

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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6.84 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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7.15 km

A good view of the castle and the surrounding lagoon. It seems to be little visited.

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10.1 km

Gallows Bastion Tower

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

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10.6 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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10.6 km

Kwisa Dam Tunnels

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Beautiful hiking trail to the Kwisa Dam.

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11.0 km

Złotnicki Dam

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

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14.1 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.70 km

3.17 km

3.16 km

1.96 km

101 m

Surfaces

3.40 km

2.71 km

2.67 km

2.44 km

2.14 km

742 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

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Wednesday 29 July

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Comments

February 16, 2023,Wanderung
Nice round around the dam from barrage to barrage.

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Below, if anyone is interested, there is a history of Tzschocha Castle in the link 😉
en.gancarczyk.com/Czocha-castle-full-of-secrets-sightseeing-price-list-access-map-history-hotel-accommodation

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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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