--- title: "Saxon Fruit Country Cycle Route by Bike ♥ Leipzig Region" url: "https://www.leipzig.travel/en/experience/cycling-in-leipzig/saxon-fruit-country" description: "Discover Saxony's largest fruit-growing area by bike on the 58 km Fruit Country Cycle Route ► Start now!" language: "en" breadcrumb: "Root > Leipzig Travel > Experience > Active > Cycling > Saxon Fruit Country" --- Obstland Cycle Route ==================== - - - - Tracing the history of fruit growing Obstland-Route - Radweg zur Kirche Polditz in der Region Leipzig The ­**Obstland Cycle Route** lies between the towns of Dürrweitzschen, Mügeln and Leisnig. You can explore it as a large **“outer” circular route** or **in smaller stages** . The is 58 kilometres long and runs through **Saxony’s largest contiguous fruit-growing area**. The **circular route** connects the and the regional main cycle route . In addition, the Obstland Cycle Route consists of **,** each dedicated to a special theme related to Obstland. The route follows existing cycle paths and cycling links on roads with low traffic volumes. All routes are fully signposted - so off you go! Flyer zur Obstland-Route - Radfahren in der Region Leipzig Flyer “Discover Obstland by Bike” Everything about the Obstland Cycle Route, including an **overview map** and individual route sections, as well as themed **offers** and a **stamp collecting activity**! - - Things to see along the ­Obstland Cycle Route --------------------------------------------- - Plan & Navigate with outdooractive and komoot - All tours of the - komoot and secure benefits - All tours of the - Outdooractive and enjoy benefits Family tour with Poppy Pollenpelz ---------------------------------- On a discovery tour with the curious bumblebee App Poppy Pollenpelz - Familienerlebnisse in der Region Leipzig The first interactive, app-based **adventure tour** on the introduces the history of the Saxon Fruit Region. In the search for the **mysterious golden treasure**, the region between Mügeln, Börtewitz and Kloster Sornzig becomes an adventure land for explorers young and old. **Families** can set off on an exciting adventure with the little bumblebee **Poppy Pollenpelz** on section II of the Obstland Cycle Route. “Poppy Pollenpelz and the Mysterious Golden Treasure” is an interactive discovery journey via the “locandy” app, where there are lots of puzzles to solve, games to play and interesting facts to learn about the Saxon Fruit Region and geological history. And anyone who finds out in the end what the mysterious golden treasure is all about can even look forward to a small reward. The tour is aimed **especially at families with children** between 8 and 12 years old and can be used **free of charge** on your own smartphone. - - Welcome to Leipzig - The podcast for your Leipzig trip ------------------------------------------------------ - Historic Fruit Region --------------------- The origins of fruit growing in Saxony date back to the Middle Ages. Fruit, vegetables, herbs and medicinal plants were cultivated in monastery gardens as early as the 12th/13th century. After the secularization of Marienthal Monastery in Sornzig during the Lutheran Reformation in the mid-16th century, the monastery continued to be managed as an agricultural monastery estate. Since then, the Electors of Saxony promoted Saxon fruit growing sustainably by state decree. In 1892, Dr. Ludolf Colditz acquired the Sornzig monastery estate and established the tradition of modern orchard fruit growing here. By 1900, Sornzig alone already had 8,340 fruit trees. An extensive tree nursery was established, which also attracted attention with new varieties. Fruit trees and fruit from Sornzig became well known and sought after throughout Germany. After the Second World War, fruit growing in Sornzig and the surrounding area continued on a cooperative basis. In 1966, the cooperatives in Ablaß, Dürrweitzschen, Leisnig, and Sornzig joined together to form the "Sachsenobst" cooperative association. In the early 1970s, "Obstland" established itself as one of the five main fruit-growing regions between the Baltic Sea and the Ore Mountains. Since 1991, Obstland Dürrweitzschen AG has continued the region’s more than 800-year-old fruit-growing tradition on more than 1,500 hectares of fruit-growing land. It presents its fresh and liquid fruit products under the "Sachsenobst" product brand and successfully promotes them with the slogan "This is what nature tastes like." In "Obstland," you can still experience and enjoy the environmentally friendly and nature-oriented cultivation methods used by Saxon fruit growers on modern, large-scale plantations. - ### Blog post The most beautiful cycle routes ------------------------------- - ### Blog post The most magnificent castles and palaces ---------------------------------------- - ### Blog post The BurgenLandKlänge in the Leipzig region ------------------------------------------ All highlights of the Obstland Cycle Route at a glance ------------------------------------------------------