Leipzig-Elbe cycle route

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78,38 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Cycling
  • 05: 20 pm
  • 200 m
  • 214 m
  • 94 m
  • 183 m
  • 89 m
  • 78,38 km
  • Start: Leipzig
  • Destination: Schirmenitz

This cycle path accompanies cyclists for over 80 kilometers from Leipzig to the Elbe. Numerous windmills, old castles and village churches worth seeing line the route. Particularly attractive are the sections of the route that lead cyclists through the Dahlener Heide, where woodland alternates with idyllically situated ponds.

The Elbe cycle path is the most popular in Germany. Of course, you can also get there from Leipzig - on a cycle path that is more of an insider tip, but can certainly hold its own against its big brother. Village and rural idylls alternate along the route, with meadows, forests, ponds and river meadows dominating the landscape. 
In between, the landscape park of Machern Castle, which Carl Graf von Lindenau had laid out in 1782, provides variety, as do numerous Saxon village churches and the old town of Wurzen, whose mill towers can be seen from afar. In general, the water-rich region has numerous mills - and just as many opportunities to take a break in forest pools and at lakes.

More about the cycle routes in the Leipzig region: www.leipzig.travel/radfahren

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Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

Directions

The cycle route begins in Leipzig. It continues towards Brandis, where the Leipzig Green Ring and the Parthe-Mulde cycle route are crossed. The cycle path runs through Machern to Wurzen. In Wurzen there is a connection to the Mulde cycle path between Grimma and Muldenstein. The route continues through Lossatal and Dahlen to Schirmenitz. On the way, the Dahlener-Heide cycle route crosses the Leipzig-Elbe cycle route in Schildau.


 


Road surface: asphalt surface / road / gravel

Equipment

Pack enough drinks!


Don't forget sunscreen!

Arrival & Parking

Leipzig: Augustusplatz


Wurzen: train station

Leipzig: Leipzig Central Station: Train and S-Bahn


Wurzen: S-Bahn station


 

More information / links

Leipzig Tourism and Marketing GmbH
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig
Phone: +49 (0)341 7104260
Email: region.leipzig@ltm-leipzig.de
www.leipzig.travel/radfahren


 


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author

Christina Witt

Organization

LEIPZIG REGION

Author's tip

We cycle past the Kirchbruch Beucha, which provided the basic material for the Battle of the Nations Monument in Leipzig.


By the way, a clear heart shape can be seen from a bird's eye view.

safety instructions

Please make sure your bike has good lighting.

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How to find us

Leipzig-Elbe cycle route
04105 Leipzig