Coal I Steam I Light cycle route
- 7:00 h
- 94.54 km
- 235 m
- 183 m
- 75 m
- 152 m
- 77 m
- Start: Bitterfeld-Wolfen
- Destination: Markkleeberg
The first stage of the Coal I Steam I Light cycle route begins in Bitterfeld-Wolfen and ends in the southern Leipzig Neuseenland. Lake Großstolpen offers a well-deserved cool-down after a long bike ride. Along the route, tangible milestones of industrial history, such as the Zschornewitz power plant or the Mining Technology Park, are strung together. If you want to spend a little longer in the region, you can cycle around the mining lakes, which almost doubles the distance.
The Coal I Steam I Light cycle route is very varied and consists mostly of asphalted cycle paths. On some short stretches, the route also takes you along natural paths.
Good to know
Pavements
- Street (8%)Asphalt (84%)Gravel (4%)Trail (2%)Path (2%)
Best to visit
- suitableDepends on weather
Directions
- From Bitterfeld-Wolfen, the cycle route leads along the shore of Lake Neuhäuser in the direction of Delitzsch. Passing Lake Werbelin and Lake Schladitz, the route continues to Hayna, where there is a connection to the Äußerer-Grüner-Ring cycle route. The route now continues in the direction of Leipzig. Here you can change to the Parthe-Mulde cycle route as well as the Elster and Pleißer cycle paths. The cycle path finally leads to Markkleeberg, where there is a connection to the Neuseenland cycle route. Further highlights await visitors on the way to Groitzsch. Past the Mining Technology Park, the route continues to the Lippendorf power plant with its information center. Those interested can see what an active open pit mine looks like at the viewing platform. The tour ends at Lake Großstolpen in Groitzsch and offers connection opportunities to the Neuseenland cycle route.
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
- The numerous bathing lakes invite you to cool off. Don’t forget to bring your swimwear!
Directions & Parking facilities
- Getting thereTo Bitterfeld-Wolfen or MarkkleebergParking
- Bitterfeld-Wolfen (parking near “Pegelturm“ tower / “Großer Goitzschesee“ lake and “Villa am Bernsteinsee“ / “Großer Goitzschesee“)
- Markkleeberg (parking at “Cospudener See“ lake / Brückenstraße (Leipzig) and “Cospudener See“ / “Hafen Zöbigker“)
Public transportationBitterfeld train station (Bitterfeld-Wolfen)
Markkleeberg train station: S2, S4, S5
Additional information
Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig
Phone: +49 (0)341 7104260
Mail: region.leipzig@ltm-leipzig.de
Web: www.leipzig.region.travelAuthor
Christina Witt
Organization
LEIPZIG REGION
License (master data)
Christina Witt
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Safety guidelines
Please note that you are not allowed to leave the paths when passing the Werbeliner See nature reserve in order to protect biodiversity. Consequently, this lake is also not a bathing lake (the nearby Schladitzer See is an alternative). We kindly ask you to take this into account, thank you very much!
Map
Unterwegs mit dem Rad, 21 Touren rund um Leipzig Region, Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
PublicPress Rad- und Wanderkarte Leipziger Neuseenland - Südlicher Teil
Doktor Barthel Wander- und Radwanderkarten, Leipzig und Umgebung, Grüner Ring Leipzig
Fahrradkarte Leipziger Neuseenland, grünes Herz













