Torgischer cycle path

66,62 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Cycling
  • 5: 15 pm
  • 66,62 km
  • 146 m
  • 121 m
  • 81 m
  • 140 m
  • 59 m
  • Start: Torgau, on the Elbe
  • Destination: Delitzsch, Markt

On 67 km between Torgau and Delitzsch through historic villages and extensive forest and moorland areas.

The leisurely cycle route takes us from Torgau to Delitzsch without any major climbs, but with an exceptional range of opportunities for natural history observation and worthwhile detours to numerous sights.

LEIPZIG REGION
LEIPZIG REGION

waypoints

Start
Start
Torgau, on the Elbe
Schloss Hartenfels Torgau
Castle
Moorerlebnispfad Bad Düben
Nature trail

Good to know

Path surfaces

Unknown
Street
Asphalt
gravel
Way

Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

Directions

The route starts in Torgau at the famous Hartenfels Castle, directly on the Elbe River. Following Schloßstraße, the path leads across the market square, past the Bürgermeister-Ringenhain-Haus (Mayor Ringenhain House) to Friedrichplatz. You then pass the Torgau District Hospital and Fort Zinna Castle before leaving Torgau behind and reaching Süptitz via Zinna. The cycle path now continues through the Düben Heath Nature Park, which impresses with its magnificent pine groves and extensive mixed forests. Along the way, you pass the villages of Weidenhain, Roitzsch, Pressel, and Authausen before reaching the spa town of Bad Düben. At Bad Düben Castle, the cycle path crosses the Mulde Bridge and continues right along the Vereinigte Mulde River to Löbnitz. Passing south of Seehausener See, the tour finally continues via Benndorf to Delitzsch.

Tour features

  • refreshment possibility

Equipment

Bicycle helmet, rain and sun protection, provisions and water, bicycle lights in the dark. 

Trekking or mountain bike - more suitable for experienced and nature-oriented cyclists

Arrival & Parking

Highway

  • A9 Munich-Berlin → Schkeuditzer Kreuz → then A14 → Leipzig Nord-Ost exit (50 km)
  • A9 Berlin-Munich → Exit Coswig → via Wittenberg to Torgau (approx. 70 km)
  • A14 Dresden-Halle → exit Mutzschen → via Wermsdorf to Torgau (approx. 40 km)
  • A14 Halle-Dresden → Exit Leipzig Nord-Ost → via Eilenburg to Torgau (approx. 50 km)
  • A13 Berlin-Dresden → Exit Duben (approx. 70 km)

federal road

  • B87, B182, B183

Torgau: Parking lot on the Elbe, boat pier 

Delitzsch: Richard Wagner Street

By train or S-Bahn to Torgau.

Leipzig – Torgau – Falkenberg – Cottbus/Hoyerswerda (S 4 or RE 10)

From here it is less than 15 minutes to the start of the tour.

It is also possible to start in the opposite direction and there is also a direct train or S-Bahn connection in Delitzsch.

More information / links

From Torgau you can continue on the Elbe Cycle Path. In Delitzsch you can connect to the COAL | STEAM | LIGHT | LAKES cycle route. In both places you can continue or return using public transport.

connection options:

 www.leipzig.travel/radfahren

author

Christina Witt

Organization

LEIPZIG REGION

License (master data)

Christina Witt
License: no copyright required (public domain) (no copyright)

Our tip

E-bike charging stations: 

Torgau: Tourist Information, Hartenfels Castle 

Bad Düben: Nature Park House, Bicycle Hammer, Nature Sports Bath 

safety instructions

The route runs along the main road for a short section.

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