# Waterways, pyramids and opencast lakes – by motorhome from Potsdam through the Spreewald and Lusatia to the Zittau Mountains

> About 470 kilometres from the palaces of Potsdam along the punt channels of the Spreewald, Pückler's parks at Branitz and Bad Muskau and the flooded…

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**At a glance:** 8-day road trip of about 417 km (259 mi) with 14 stops, from Potsdam to Oybin. About 5 h 45 min of driving in total. About 470 kilometres from the palaces of Potsdam along the punt channels of the Spreewald, Pückler's parks at Branitz and Bad Muskau and the flooded opencast mines of the Lusatian Lakeland, to the bilingual towns of Bautzen and Görlitz and the rock-top fortress of Oybin.

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| Distance | 417 km (259 mi) |
| Driving | 5 h 45 min |
| Suggested days | 8 |
| Stops | 14 |
| Route | Potsdam → Oybin |
| Countries | Germany |
| Updated | September 1, 2026 |

*About 470 kilometres from the palaces of Potsdam along the punt channels of the Spreewald, Pückler's parks at Branitz and Bad Muskau and the flooded opencast mines of the Lusatian Lakeland, to the bilingual towns of Bautzen and Görlitz and the rock-top fortress of Oybin.*

## The spirit of the route

This route is about water that comes and goes. In the Spreewald the Spree splits into hundreds of channels, alders hang over the punts, and in the morning mist drifts across the gherkin fields. A few dozen kilometres on, excavators have dug the landscape up: where lignite was mined until a few decades ago, huge pits are filling with groundwater, and from your sliding door you look out over turquoise lakes with freshly planted pines and shorelines that still slip. In between lie the parks of Prince Pückler, laid out like paintings, earth pyramids at Branitz and bridges over the Neisse to Poland. In the Spreewald the place names on the roadside are bilingual – Lubnjow, Chóśebuz, Budyšin – because this is where the Sorbs live, with their own language and customs. At the end the land rises: sandstone cliffs, Umgebinde houses, a monastery ruin in the forest. A journey of short stages, with plenty of cycling and paddling and evenings by the lakeside.

## Stage-by-stage plan

### Stage 1: Potsdam to Lübben (Spreewald) (approx. 110 km)

- **The drive:** Potsdam in the morning, the Spreewald in the afternoon: from the south of Potsdam take the A115 onto the Berlin ring road (A10) heading east, join the A13 towards Dresden at the Schönefelder Kreuz and leave it at Lübben. Motorway with no climbs; the ring road has heavy traffic and frequent roadworks. Allow about 1 hour 15 minutes. The streets in central Potsdam are narrow and car parks have height limits – leave the motorhome outside the centre.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Park Sanssouci with Sanssouci Palace, the New Palace and the vineyard terraces: best explored on foot or by bike from the campsite; book palace tours for a time slot in advance.
  - The Dutch Quarter and the Neuer Garten on the Heiliger See with Cecilienhof Palace, venue of the 1945 Potsdam Conference.
  - In the evening in Lübben: the Schlossinsel and the Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche – the hymn writer worked here until his death in 1676.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** KNAUS Campingpark Lübben/Spreewald (formerly Spreewald-Camping Lübben) on the southern edge of town right on the Spree, about 1 km from the old town: electric hook-ups, service point, sanitary block, canoe hire nearby; in front of it is a separate motorhome stopover for short stays. For the night before the start in Potsdam, Campingpark Sanssouci on the Templiner See has electricity, service point and a boat landing; check season and prices with the operators.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Brandenburg follows the nationwide toleration rule: one night in a public car park to restore fitness to drive, without camping behaviour, provided there is no prohibition sign. In Potsdam the car parks at the palaces and at Park Sanssouci are not overnight spots, and the city carries out checks. Forest and lakeside tracks at the Templiner See and Schwielowsee are off limits to motor vehicles.
- **Insider tip for campers:** As things stand, Potsdam has no low-emission zone, but Berlin does (inside the S-Bahn ring, green sticker) – if you approach via the Berlin city motorway, stay on the ring road outside the zone. From Campingpark Sanssouci you can reach the city centre by bus, bike or boat, which saves parking fees. The Prussian Palaces Foundation asks for a park entry fee for Park Sanssouci; whether it is voluntary or charged as a compulsory ticket has been politically contested lately – check the current position with the Stiftung Preußische Schlösser und Gärten before you visit.

### Stage 2: Lübben (Spreewald) to Lübbenau and Lehde (approx. 15 km)

- **The drive:** A short, flat stage on the country road along the edge of the Upper Spreewald to Lübbenau, just under 20 minutes. The old town around the Großer Spreewaldhafen is packed in season; the parking guidance system leads to large pay car parks on the edge of town. The rest of the day belongs to the punt, the paddleboat or the bicycle.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Punt trip from the Großer Spreewaldhafen in Lübbenau through the channels to Lehde – the punt men pole the flat-bottomed boats with long poles; tours last from two hours to several.
  - Open-air museum at Lehde: timber-and-reed farmsteads, costumes and everyday life of the Spreewald Sorbs/Wends; you can also reach Lehde on foot along the path beside the channels.
  - Lübbenau Palace with its park, and the Spreewald Museum in the old town.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Spreewald-Natur-Camping “Am Schlosspark” in Lübbenau, a few minutes' walk from the harbour, with electricity, service point, sanitary block and a boat launch. Alternatively the Spreewald Caravan- und Wohnmobilpark on Dammstraße in Lübbenau, with about 30 pitches, electricity and service point. Book early in July, August and on long weekends.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Lübbenau lies in the heart of the Spreewald UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Overnighting is not permitted in the day car parks at the harbour; field tracks, dykes and meadows beside the channels are closed to motor vehicles. If you paddle, you may camp only at designated bivouac and rest sites, and in the core zones of the biosphere reserve some channels are closed to boats altogether – check the waterways map.
- **Insider tip for campers:** If you paddle yourself, start before 9 a.m.: you will still have the channels free of punt convoys, and kingfishers and grey herons are active. At some locks you operate the gates yourself or wait for the lock keeper; carry small change. The best place to buy Spreewald gherkins is directly from the farms or at the Gurkenmeile by the harbour.

### Stage 3: Lübbenau to Cottbus via Burg (Spreewald) (approx. 40 km)

- **The drive:** On country roads along the southern edge of the Upper Spreewald to Burg, whose scattered settlement stretches for kilometres between the channels; avoid the narrow access roads to farms. Continue via Werben to Cottbus and through the city to Branitz in the southeast. About one hour without stops.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Bismarck Tower on the Schlossberg in Burg, with panoramic views over the channel landscape of the Upper Spreewald.
  - Branitz Park in Cottbus: Hermann von Pückler-Muskau's late masterpiece with Branitz Palace, the Land Pyramid and the Lake Pyramid – the prince is buried in the Lake Pyramid.
  - The Altmarkt and the Staatstheater Cottbus, an Art Nouveau building of 1908.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Caravanstellplatz Spreeauenpark Cottbus on the southeastern edge of the city centre, near Branitz, with about a dozen pitches, electricity and service point; an alternative is the Caravanstellplatz Lagune in the north of Cottbus. In Burg there are several small campsites and tent sites beside the channels, some for tents only – ask about access and vehicle length beforehand.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Around Burg many farms and inns have motorhome pitches for guests; wild camping beside the channels and on meadows is not allowed in the biosphere reserve. In Cottbus the car parks at Branitz Park can be used by motorhomes during the day but are not intended for camping at night.
- **Insider tip for campers:** In the Spreewald the place-name signs are bilingual: Lower Sorbian appears beneath the German name – Burg is Bórkowy, Cottbus is Chóśebuz. If you want to hear the language, visit the Wendish Museum in Cottbus. Admission rules apply to the palace and exhibitions at Branitz Park; check current prices with the foundation. In the northeast of the city, the Cottbus-Nord opencast mine is becoming the Cottbuser Ostsee: flooding began in 2019 and the target water level was reached for the first time at the end of 2024, but bank stabilisation and construction work are continuing. The lake is still under mining supervision and is not open for swimming or boating; entry is prohibited. You can view it from the lookout tower in Merzdorf, from the platform at the inlet structure and from the cycle path along its edge.

### Stage 4: Cottbus to Bad Muskau (approx. 50 km)

- **The drive:** On the B115 southeast via Döbern into the Lusatian Heath, through pine forest and small villages, then into the Neisse valley to Bad Muskau on the Polish border. Well surfaced, hardly any climbs, about 50 minutes.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski: about 800 hectares of landscape park on both sides of the Neisse, a cross-border UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004; two thirds lie in Poland and can be reached over footbridges.
  - The New Palace in the park, with an exhibition on Prince Pückler and his garden art.
  - UNESCO Geopark Muskauer Faltenbogen: lignite seams compressed by the Ice Age, residual lakes and educational trails between Döbern, Weißwasser and Łęknica in Poland.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Municipal motorhome stopover on Heideweg in the south of Bad Muskau, about 2 km from the park: around 20 pitches, electricity and water; check charges, disposal facilities and season with the town beforehand.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Bad Muskau is already in Saxony. Here too a single night in public car parks is tolerated if there is no prohibition; the park itself and its access routes are not parking areas. Overnighting in the vehicle is also not allowed in the Polish part of the park or in the border forest.
- **Insider tip for campers:** The best way to explore the park is by bike: the paths are long, and sandy in the Polish part. It is only a short way over the road bridge to Łęknica; fuel is often cheaper in Poland. Note the different alcohol limits: in Poland it is 0.2 per mille. Shop and refuel in Weißwasser/Běła Woda, where the Lusatia route continues the next day.

### Stage 5: Bad Muskau to Senftenberger See via Großräschen (approx. 85 km)

- **The drive:** Via Weißwasser and the B156 to Spremberg, then west through former opencast-mining terrain to Großräschen and down to Senftenberg. Wide roads, flat, many pine plantations and wind turbines on spoil-heap land. Just under 1.5 hours' driving.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - IBA-Terrassen in Großräschen: exhibition centre of the Fürst-Pückler-Land International Building Exhibition above the Großräschener See, which has grown out of the Meuro opencast mine; vineyard on the slope and harbour below.
  - Senftenberg Fortress with its museum, and the town harbour on the north shore of the Senftenberger See.
  - Detour to the F60 visitor mine near Lichterfeld, a lying overburden conveyor bridge more than 500 m long – about 25 km west of Großräschen.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** On the Senftenberger See, options are the Reisemobilstellplatz Seestrand Buchwalde on the north shore and the Familienpark Senftenberger See in Großkoschen with electricity, service point and sanitary block; also the Komfortcamping on the west shore in Niemtsch. Book for high summer.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Around the opencast lakes the rule is: many shores, slopes and spoil heaps are mining exclusion zones of the LMBV, marked with signs reading “Betreten verboten – Lebensgefahr” (“No entry – danger to life”) and sometimes with embankments. Anyone who parks, walks or goes down to the water there risks not only fines but their life – heaped-up spoil ground can suddenly liquefy and slip when shaken. Stay overnight only at designated sites.
- **Insider tip for campers:** The island in the Senftenberger See is a nature reserve and must not be entered. The circuit around the lake is about 18 km long and one of the finest bike rides in the region; individual sections may be closed because of bank stabilisation. If you ride the stage as a round trip of the lakes, you will find filling stations and large supermarkets in Senftenberg.

### Stage 6: Senftenberger See to Bautzen via Geierswalder and Partwitzer See (approx. 75 km)

- **The drive:** East via Großkoschen to the Geierswalder See and the Partwitzer See, the core of the new Lusatian Lakeland, then via Hoyerswerda on the B96 south into Upper Lusatia as far as Bautzen. Well surfaced, flat, slightly hilly at the end. About 1.5 hours with stops at the lakes.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - The “Rostiger Nagel” (Rusty Nail): a landmark of Corten steel about 30 m high on the Sornoer Kanal between the Sedlitzer See and the Geierswalder See, with views over the chain of lakes.
  - Geierswalder See with its harbour, floating houses and bathing beach – ideal for a paddle along the shoreline zone that is open to the public.
  - Bautzen old town in the evening: the Ortenburg and the Alte Wasserkunst above the Spree.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** In Bautzen, Natur- und AbenteuerCamping am Stausee Bautzen lies in the north of the city with electricity, service point and sanitary block; for the old town nearby, the Stellplatz Am Schützenplatz below the Ortenburg is usable (basic, check facilities beforehand). If you want to stay in the Lakeland: Seecamp Geierswalde right on the Geierswalder See, with electricity, service point and sanitary block.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** The lakes are being opened up step by step: the Sedlitzer See has been open for swimming and boating since the end of April 2026, and for the Partwitzer See a general ruling by the Bautzen district has permitted swimming and non-motorised boats since 2026 – but not in the geotechnical exclusion zones behind yellow buoys and not in seasonally closed protection areas. Many slopes, spoil-heap areas and other lakes such as the Neuwieser See remain exclusion zones; landslips in Lusatia have repeatedly led to new closures in recent years. Swim, boat and use lakeside paths only where expressly permitted. The current position is shown on the LMBV map (Geoportal, theme “Sperrbereiche”).
- **Insider tip for campers:** From here on Upper Sorbian bilingualism applies: Hoyerswerda is Wojerecy, Bautzen is Budyšin. The stopovers in Hoyerswerda at the Lausitzbad and at Pforzheimer Platz are basic fallback sites. Since summer 2026 the Senftenberger, Geierswalder, Partwitzer, Sedlitzer and Großräschener Seen have been linked by canals; expect waiting times at the locks and canals, and anchoring in the canals is forbidden. Canoe hire firms at the lakes know the areas that are open – ask there before launching your own boat.

### Stage 7: Bautzen to Görlitz via Löbau (approx. 50 km)

- **The drive:** On the B6 through the Upper Lusatian hills via Hochkirch and Löbau to Görlitz – quieter and more scenic than the parallel A4. Gently undulating, with cobbled roads through villages. About one hour.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - St Peter's Cathedral in Bautzen, shared by the Protestant and Catholic congregations since the Reformation, and the Sorbian Museum in the Ortenburg.
  - The cast-iron lookout tower on the Löbauer Berg, dating from the 19th century, a short climb from the car park.
  - Görlitz old town with the Untermarkt, the Peterskirche (Sun Organ) and the Altstadtbrücke over the Neisse to Zgorzelec.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** Camping am Kühlhaus Görlitz in the south of the city, a cultural project in a former cold store with tent and motorhome pitches, electricity and sanitary facilities; ask about service point beforehand; to the old town by bike or public transport. Quieter by the water: pitches at the Berzdorfer See south of the city, a flooded opencast mine with bathing beaches.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** Görlitz checks the old-town car parks; overnighting in the car parks by the Neisse and at the Landeskrone is not permitted. At the Berzdorfer See, as in the Lakeland, designated bathing and parking areas apply; do not enter cordoned-off slopes.
- **Insider tip for campers:** Görlitz has no low-emission zone but a narrow, traffic-calmed old town – leave the motorhome behind. The walk over the Altstadtbrücke to Zgorzelec takes five minutes. In Bautzen a detour to the Sorbian villages north of the town is worthwhile, where churches, wayside crosses and place-name signs show Catholic Sorbian culture.

### Stage 8: Görlitz to Oybin (Zittau Mountains) (approx. 45 km)

- **The drive:** On the B99 up the Neisse through the border valley via Ostritz and Hirschfelde to Zittau, then on an ever narrower road into the Zittau Mountains to Olbersdorf and Oybin. Flat as far as Zittau, then winding and climbing steadily to Oybin; narrow road through the village of Oybin. About one hour.
- **Highlights & must-sees:**
  - St Marienthal Abbey near Ostritz, a Cistercian convent where nuns have lived without interruption since 1234.
  - The Great Zittau Lenten Veil of 1472 in the Church of the Holy Cross in Zittau.
  - Oybin castle and monastery ruins on the sandstone hill of the same name, with the ruined church of the Celestine monastery – arrive in style on the steam-powered Zittau narrow-gauge railway from Zittau or Olbersdorf.
- **Official campsite or RV park:** SeeCamping Zittauer Gebirge on the Olbersdorfer See between Zittau and Oybin: a large site with electricity, service point, sanitary block and a bathing lake, with a narrow-gauge railway halt nearby. Alternatively the Trixi-Park in Großschönau with camping and swimming pool, or the Stellplatz Am Dreiländereck in Zittau with electricity and service point.
- **Free camping or nature tip (where legal):** The Zittau Mountains are a nature park; forest car parks on the road to Lückendorf and at the Hochwald are not overnight spots, and the Saxon Forest Act forbids driving and parking in the forest. In Oybin there is a small parking area at the Kammbaude and car parks at the entrance to the village; overnighting rules are signed on site – if in doubt, sleep at the Olbersdorfer See.
- **Insider tip for campers:** Do not drive a large vehicle into the centre of Oybin – the streets are narrow and parking space is scarce. Better: leave the motorhome at the Olbersdorfer See and take the narrow-gauge railway up. If you want to continue to the Czech Republic: the limit there is 0.0 per mille; for motorways and expressways up to 3.5 t you need an electronic vignette, while heavier motorhomes pay distance-based tolls, also on marked sections of first-class roads. The country roads via Lückendorf are toll-free for vehicles up to 3.5 t.

## Camping practice & local rules

### Wild camping & overnight parking

- Nationwide, a single night in public car parks is tolerated to restore fitness to drive – only without camping behaviour and without a prohibition sign. In addition, the Brandenburg State Forest Act and the Saxon Forest Act forbid driving and parking motor vehicles in the forest away from public roads and car parks.
- Spreewald UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: core zones and parts of the channels are closed to boats, camping is allowed only at designated bivouac and water-hiking rest sites, and meadows and dykes are off limits to motor vehicles. The biosphere reserve administration issues the rules for navigation.
- Lusatian and central German mining districts: LMBV mining exclusion zones are not a mere notice but a ban on entry. Since the slips on spoil-heap land in 2010/2011, large shoreline zones have been cordoned off; exceptions are made only on application for owners and authorised persons. Areas open for swimming and boating are signposted, and the exclusion zones are shown on the LMBV Geoportal.
- Muskauer Park, Branitz Park and Park Sanssouci are listed gardens with park regulations: no barbecues, no camping, cycling only on paths that are open.
- Aids: park4night, Campercontact, the stopover pages of Reiseland Brandenburg and Lausitzer Seenland, and printed stopover guides. User information on prices and season is often out of date – ask the site beforehand.

### Waste disposal & supplies

- Service points are available at the large campsites in Lübben, Lübbenau, Senftenberg, Geierswalde, Bautzen, Görlitz and Olbersdorf and at several stopovers, for example in Lübbenau and Cottbus; between Bad Muskau and Senftenberg the supply is thin – empty and fill your tanks beforehand.
- Empty grey water and the cassette only at service stations. In the Spreewald and at the opencast lakes this applies particularly strictly: the channels are shallow and slow, and anything discharged stays in the water.
- Tap water is drinking water. The water of the opencast lakes is, depending on the lake, acidic or iron-rich; do not use it for washing up or cooking.
- Gas: grey exchange cylinders are available at filling stations and DIY stores; LPG filling stations (ACME connection) in Cottbus, Senftenberg, Bautzen and Görlitz. If you refuel in Poland or the Czech Republic, check beforehand whether your adapter fits; German exchange cylinders are not swapped there.

### Vehicle size & traffic rules

- Speed limits in Germany: motorhomes up to 3.5 t as for cars (50 km/h in built-up areas, 100 km/h outside, advisory speed 130 km/h on motorways); over 3.5 t up to 7.5 t 80 km/h outside built-up areas and 100 km/h on motorways; over 7.5 t 60 km/h outside built-up areas and 80 km/h on motorways. Combinations 80 km/h, and 100 km/h on motorways only with a 100 km/h approval.
- Low-emission zones: as things stand there are none on the route itself – neither in Potsdam nor in Cottbus, Bautzen or Görlitz. Berlin has a zone inside the S-Bahn ring, as does Leipzig; if you travel via these cities you need the green sticker. Check the current position with the Federal Environment Agency.
- Tolls: no vignette in Germany for cars and motorhomes. Poland: up to 3.5 t only the privately operated motorway sections are tolled (A1 Gdańsk–Toruń, A2 Świecko–Konin, A4 Katowice–Kraków), paid at the toll station; vehicles over 3.5 t pay via the e-TOLL system on motorways, expressways and many national roads and must register beforehand. No charges arise for detours to the border towns of Łęknica and Zgorzelec. Czech Republic: electronic vignette for motorways and expressways up to 3.5 t, above that distance-based tolls, also on marked sections of first-class roads.
- Alcohol: in Germany 0.5 per mille (0.0 for novice drivers on probation and under 21), in Poland 0.2 per mille, in the Czech Republic 0.0 per mille. Using a mobile phone at the wheel costs €100 and one point in Germany.
- Winter: situational winter-tyre requirement with the Alpine symbol. The Zittau Mountains are often snowy and icy from December to March, and the roads to Oybin and Lückendorf are steep.

## CampingSpirit packing & preparation checklist

- Folding kayak or inflatable Canadian canoe with a waterways map of the Spreewald – this lets you reach the quiet side channels independently of punt timetables.
- Bicycles: the Gurkenradweg, the Lakeland circuits and the long park paths in Bad Muskau and Branitz are best explored in the saddle.
- Insect repellent and a mosquito net for windows and roof vent – in the Spreewald and at the lakes it gets lively at dusk.
- ID card or passport and vehicle registration document for detours to Poland and the Czech Republic – checks are currently being carried out again at the borders with Poland and the Czech Republic.
- Offline map with the LMBV exclusion zones (screenshot from the Geoportal) – not every barrier is immediately recognisable on site.
- Walking boots suited to sandstone for the rocks around Oybin and in the Zittau Mountains.

_As of 2026-09. Closures, fees and booking rules change: check official sources before you go._

## Sources

- [LEAG – Cottbuser Ostsee: Lake in sight (Flutungsstand und Zugang)](https://www.leag.de/en/business-fields/mining/cottbuser-ostsee/)
- [LMBV – Vereinbarung zur öffentlichen Nutzung weiterer Lausitzer Tagebauseen ab 2026](https://lmbv.de/mil-vereinbarung-zur-oeffentlichen-nutzung-von-weiteren-lausitzer-tagebauseen-ab-2026-mit-lmbv-unterzeichnet/?print=pdf)
- [LMBV – LMBV konkret 02/2026](https://www.lmbv.de/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/LMBV_konkret02-2026_20260415_Web.pdf)
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## Stop-by-stop itinerary

1. **Potsdam** (Germany)
2. **Lübben (Spreewald)** (Germany)
3. **Lübbenau/Spreewald** (Germany)
4. **Lehde** (Germany)
5. **Burg (Spreewald)** (Germany)
6. **Cottbus** (Germany)
7. **Bad Muskau** (Germany)
8. **Großräschen** (Germany)
9. **Senftenberg** (Germany)
10. **Geierswalde** (Germany)
11. **Bautzen** (Germany)
12. **Görlitz** (Germany)
13. **Zittau** (Germany)
14. **Oybin** (Germany)

## Best time to go

The most pleasant months are usually June–September. Still fine, with some compromises, in May. Cold, short days in December–February. July and August are the busiest months: book campsites early. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)

## Practical notes for the road

- **Germany: No motorway tolls for cars.** No general motorway speed limit (130 km/h advised) and no tolls for cars.

## FAQs

**How long is Waterways, pyramids and opencast lakes – by motorhome from Potsdam through the Spreewald and Lusatia to the Zittau Mountains?**
8-day road trip of about 417 km (259 mi) with 14 stops, from Potsdam to Oybin. About 5 h 45 min of driving in total.

**How many days do you need for Waterways, pyramids and opencast lakes – by motorhome from Potsdam through the Spreewald and Lusatia to the Zittau Mountains?**
We suggest 8 days: about 5 h 45 min of driving, which leaves time for the stops.

**Where does Waterways, pyramids and opencast lakes – by motorhome from Potsdam through the Spreewald and Lusatia to the Zittau Mountains start and end?**
It starts in Potsdam and ends in Oybin.

**Which countries does Waterways, pyramids and opencast lakes – by motorhome from Potsdam through the Spreewald and Lusatia to the Zittau Mountains pass through?**
Germany.

**Where can you camp along Waterways, pyramids and opencast lakes – by motorhome from Potsdam through the Spreewald and Lusatia to the Zittau Mountains?**
OpenStreetMap lists 177 campsites and motorhome stopovers within 20 km of the stops on this route. For example: Campingpark Sanssouci, DCC-Campingplatz Kladow and Blütencamping Riegelspitze.

**When is the best time for Waterways, pyramids and opencast lakes – by motorhome from Potsdam through the Spreewald and Lusatia to the Zittau Mountains?**
The most pleasant months are usually June–September. Still fine, with some compromises, in May. (Estimate from long-term temperature averages, terrain and pass seasons)