Lückendorf combines a distinctive elevation with a strong focus on hiking. The health resort lies at an elevation of 450 to 550 metres and is the only place on the sunny southern side of the Zittau Mountains. If you are considering a stay, you can focus on the hiking landscape, the village church’s architectural and art history, or events such as the hill climb. The town’s profile thus ranges from specific hiking destinations to a motorsport event with a history spanning more than a century.
Hiking around Lückendorf
One named route is the “Stone Zoo in the Zittau Mountains: Around the Fuchskanzel” circular trail. It starts and ends at the car park by the forest lodge in Lückendorf. One section of the circular trail runs along the German-Czech border; the route leads to the Bohemian Gate. Starting and finishing at the same car park makes the route easy to follow in its basic layout. The border section and the Bohemian Gate also give it a distinctive geographical character. Other hiking destinations around the village include Hochwald, Brandberg with its Felsengasse, Scharfenstein and Heideberg. The specific circular route and the other named destinations represent two different ways to include the area in your travel plans: a single circular trail with a set start and end point, or a stay in which the landscape around Lückendorf provides the wider setting. This lets you decide whether the named route or the other hiking destinations will be the focus of your visit.
Village church: architectural history and gallery paintings
The listed village church was built in 1690 on the former trade route to Bohemia and is an early Baroque hall church. A hall church has a single, unified main space; the early Baroque classification adds an art-historical perspective to this description of its layout. The year it was built and its location on the former trade route also place the church in the context of the town’s history. The galleries feature 22 scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. They were painted directly onto wood in tempera using the grisaille technique and are attributed to Upper Lusatian painter Nikolaus Prescher. This means that, alongside its architecture, a specific cycle of paintings is also part of Lückendorf’s cultural profile. The number of scenes, painting technique, material and attribution each offer a different way to explore the church’s interior.
Motorsport and local heritage festival
The Lückendorf Hill Climb offers a different focus. For more than 100 years, it has represented motorsport on one of Germany’s oldest natural race tracks. Dates and programmes may vary, so check the event details if you want to plan your stay specifically around the hill climb. The municipal events calendar for 2026 also listed the 58th Lückendorf Local Heritage Festival, featuring a historical procession. This means that, alongside motorsport, a local heritage festival and its procession are also part of the town’s event offering. The planning considerations differ: the circular trail provides geographical orientation through its start, finish and border section, while events depend on their specific dates. Check future event dates before planning your trip around them.
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