"Welcome to Leipzig" Podcast Episode 2 - Hiking and Cycling in Leipzig

We start on foot in the northwest of Leipzig - In LützschenaHow do you get there? Either from the centre with tram line 11 or on foot 10 kilometres through the Leipzig Auwald along the Neue LuppeOur goal is to Auwaldstation Leipzig. You can recognize it from afar by the large tree house in the treetops. The environmental education center at the entrance to Burgaue nature reserve and the Lützschena Castle Park is located in the middle of the Leipzig floodplain forest. This is one of the largest preserved alluvial forest areas in Europe - on Highlight, which you should not miss. But what is the difference between a floodplain forest and a normal forest? Mr. Günther, Managing Director of floodplain forest station, in the podcast. From here you can either explore the forest on your own. Three great routes you can find in the Auwald-Erlebnispfade app. on the Wall charts along the paths you will discover exciting facts around the floodplain forest. Or you can take part in a guided tour On which route you particularly enjoy tranquility of nature You can find out in the podcast how you can enjoy it away from the hustle and bustle.

A trip to the Leipzig Auwaldstation is worthwhile, even if you only want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for half a day. You can get there in just 15 minutes by S-Bahn. Perfect for a half-day trip!

New day. New strength. Axel and Paula need it too, because they are going on the Bicycle on the Neuseenland cycle route, On 100 kilometers The route takes approximately six hours to travel along 19 bodies of water in Leipzig NeuseenlandDon't worry: The route can of course be customized customized A suitable starting point for this cycle route is the Markkleeberg S-Bahn stationBy the way, it is no problem if there is no room for a bike in your luggage! big cycling world, 20 minutes walk from the S-Bahn station, as well as in many other bike rental stations In Leipzig you will definitely find the right bike to rent!

We continue towards Störmthaler See and from afar the huge open-pit mining machines into our field of vision. We are at Mining Technology Park Here you can experience first hand the genesis des Leipzig New Lake District. In the area where we are currently exploring the area by bike, a few years ago huge excavators Brown coal From the remaining opencast mines, the Leipzig Neuseenland is the largest artificially created lake landscape in Central Germany There is no trace of brown coal here today, but in the Mining Technology Park you can not only follow the entire mining cycle, but also see two huge open-cast mining machines as remnants of the lignite mining marvel at it. But I think park manager Mr. Hinz can explain to you much better which machines exactly are involved. I can say this much: The machines were considered the most largest mobile machines. Wow!

My specialty is probably the physical well-beingDirectly in front of the park you will find a snack and one children's playground. So if you don’t want to visit the park, you can still have a Grow and get a snack cool refreshing drink or little thing to strengthen Your bike is powered by electricity and also needs a boost? At two e-charging stations can you E-Bikes recharge free of charge for the next stage of the tour.

A powerful push on the pedals later you are already in Dreiskau-Muckern The route moves away from the water a little here, but the wonderful half-timbered houses It's worth it, isn't it? The cycle route continues along the Haubitzer See into historic town of Borna. When you have run out of energy, you can easily take the S-Bahn back to Leipzig city center.

Not enough yet? Then a section begins for you characterized by Saxon industrial history. Between the Haselbacher and the Groitzscher See is the Vereinigtes Schleenhein opencast mineFrom there it is only a few kilometers to GroitzschHere, too, it is worth making a short stop to see the castle ruins is Wiprechtsburg With the next stage destination we have almost reached the end of the bike tour. Zwenkauer Lake you drive a bit along the shore until you reach the Belantis Amusement Park the bend to Lake Cospuden Last stop of the tour is the bishopric height. From this observation tower you can finish off with the fantastic viewabout the Leipzig Neuseenland and enjoy the route you have driven!

Axel and Paula give you further recommendations for cycling and hiking routes in and around Leipzig in the podcast episode. As always, you can find all further information on Leipzig TravelTo ensure that you do not get lost while cycling and hiking in and around Leipzig, all routes are available on outdoor active and Komoot for tracking.