--- title: "Coal I Steam I Light cycle route" url: "https://www.leipzig.travel/en/tour/coal-i-steam-i-light-cycle-route" description: "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." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2870611/832191939c082518c58a7f3e7b679f14c4599e181592174099f1310b7e7d4004/.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Leipzig Travel > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Coal I Steam I Light cycle route ================================ - 94.54 km long - Difficulty: medium - Condition: easy - Cycling - 7:00 h - 94.54 km - 235 m - 183 m - 75 m - 152 m - 77 m - - Start: Bitterfeld-Wolfen - Destination: Markkleeberg Discover the history of this region’s industrial culture. 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. Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (8%) Asphalt (84%) Gravel (4%) Trail (2%) Path (2%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 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. Read more 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! Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**To Bitterfeld-Wolfen or Markkleeberg Read more **Parking** - 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“) Read more **Public transportation**Bitterfeld train station (Bitterfeld-Wolfen) Markkleeberg train station: S2, S4, S5 Read more Additional information Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH Augustusplatz 9 04109 Leipzig Phone: +49 (0)341 7104260 Mail: region.leipzig@ltm-leipzig.de Web: Read more Author Christina Witt Organization LEIPZIG REGION License (master data) Christina Witt Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author Read more 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! Read more 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 Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Event - Show - Christmas market - Show - Place of interest - Museum/art collection - Viewpoint/viewing tower - Zoo/animal park - Tours 46.04 km - Cycling 84.77 km - Gravel bike 66.62 km - Cycling Contact 06749 Bitterfeld Download GPX file - - - -