Koitsche Mountain Inn – Hainewalde Moated Castle loop from Hörnitz

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Upper Lusatia

Görlitz

Bertsdorf-Hörnitz

Koitsche Mountain Inn – Hainewalde Moated Castle loop from Hörnitz

Moderate

4.8

(15)

hikers

Koitsche Mountain Inn – Hainewalde Moated Castle loop from Hörnitz

03:19

12.2km

170m

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 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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361 m

Althörnitz Castle

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The castle was built between 1651 and 1654 by the Zittau master builder Valentin for Mayor Christian von Hartig. It has a rectangular floor plan, and the castle entrance is …

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2.08 km

Koitsche Mountain Inn

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Great view of the Zittau region and the Zittau mountains. Also delicious food and drinks

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5.03 km

Hainewalde Castle

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Actually a cool facility, but probably much too expensive (for the support association trying to take care of it.)

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5.08 km

Hainewalde Water Castle Gatehouse

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The moated castle is the remaining gatehouse of the old Renaissance moated castle right next to the new castle, a moated castle, probably built between 1200 and 1250, first mentioned …

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5.14 km

Hainewalde Moated Castle

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The impressive baroque palace Hainewalde is apparently deserted in the large garden. In fact, the castle has been renovated piece by piece by a home club for several years. All …

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5.58 km

Mandau River

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A beautiful bike tour from Hainewalde via Zittau, Hirschfelde, Ostritz, Hangenwerder around the Bertsdorfer See and back again. Very nicely signposted, great bike paths.

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6.93 km

Roschertal Gorge

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The Roschertal owes its existence to a geological peculiarity. It is a breakthrough valley of the Mandau, which has cut through a basalt layer and underlying tertiary tuff layers. Such …

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7.85 km

Roschertal

Forest

12.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.04 km

3.03 km

2.21 km

1.91 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.08 km

4.00 km

1.37 km

664 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

February 18, 2025,Koitsche - Hainewalde - Mandautal

Third day = third hike in the Zittau area. Our first route today led us to the Koitsche, knowing full well that it was closed, especially shortly after 10 a.m. But that was the most demanding part of the hike. There was a bit more through Hörnitz before we followed the existing tracks to get to Hainewalde via the Läusehübel …

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December 10, 2023,10.12.2023 am 2. Advent zur Koitsche

We had a very tasty meal at the Koitsche, it's worth recommending

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April 1, 2024,Osterwanderung 2024

Our highlights today were a beautifully designed barefoot path along the Mandau in Mittelherwigsdorf, the church in Hörnitz, a delicious lunch on the Koitsche and a visit to Hainewalde Castle with coffee and a guided tour of the castle, which the castle association offers on certain Sundays and public holidays.

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April 21, 2024,Wanderung 21.04.2024, Von Zittau durch das Roschertal

Today only a small but very nice tour. Started again at the Pethauer Teich. From there we went to Hörnitz and onto the Koitsche. The clear visibility meant you could see far into the Iser Mountains and Jeschken Mountains. Then we went back down to Hörnitz and between Scheibeberg and Läusehübel to Hainewalde. The path continued along the Mandau, through …

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