- 2: 30 pm
- 8,47 km
- 5 m
- 8 m
- 105 m
- 110 m
- 5 m
- Start: Stadthafen Leipzig, Schreberstraße 20
- Destination: Leipzig City Harbor, Schreberstraße 20
Where factories and workshops used to be, you can now admire renovated industrial architecture, artists' and trendy districts from the water. If you don't have your own canoe, you can rent one from one of the many rental stations or take a comfortable passenger boat to discover Leipzig from a surprisingly different perspective.
Course 7 can also be used by canoeists as a circular course. To do this, the boat only has to be carried in front of the Großzschocher weir on the club grounds of the Leipzig Canoe Club e. V.
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Directions
- START: 0,0 km Stadthafen Leipzig
Boarding/disembarking at the pier, parking available.
- 0,8 km mouth of the Elster flood bed
Caution: Danger to life at the Palmengarten weir! Keep your distance! Turn left
- 1,7 km horse racing track
Pier at the racecourse, access via the racecourse path, parking available
- 2,2 km division of the Pleiße and Elster flood beds
Keep right and follow the Elster flood bed further upstream
- 4,4 km Großzschocher dividing weir
Caution: Danger to life at the weir! Before the weir, portage to the right above the training course past the club grounds of the Leipziger Kanu-Club eV, portage point
- 4,5 km Stadtelster
Continue downstream on the Stadtelster. Be careful of the obstacles on the training course!
- 6,9 km Karlbrücke (Industriestraße)
Pass the Karl-Heine-Kanal junction (course 2) on the left; continue on the Stadtelster
- 7,9 km Kleine Luppe junction
Pass the Kleine Luppe junction and continue on the Stadtelster towards Klingerhainbrücke
- 8,1 km mouth of the Elster flood bed
Caution: Danger to life at the Palmengarten weir! Keep right! Continue straight on under the Peterssteg into the Elstermühlgraben
- DESTINATION: 8,9 km Leipzig City Harbor
Boarding/disembarking at the pier, parking available
Tour features
refreshment possibility
Flatly
Equipment
Waterproof transport bag, rain and sun protection, provisions and water.
Arrival & Parking
Motorway connection:
A9 (Berlin–Munich) – approx. 13 km
A14 (Magdeburg–Dresden) – approx. 12 km
A38 (Göttingen–Leipzig) – approx. 11 km
Due to renovations, there are currently no parking spaces available directly at the city harbor. We recommend arriving by public transport, bicycle, or on foot.
If there are no free parking spaces available in the adjacent streets, the following paid alternatives are available:
Arena Leipzig car park – approx. 650 m away
Parking spaces at the Red Bull Arena – approx. 1,1 km away
Tram stops:
Westplatz (lines 1, 2, 8, 14) – approx. 300 m away
Waldplatz (lines 3, 4, 7, 15) – approx. 350 m away
Train stations:
Leipzig Central Station – approx. 1,5 km away
Market (S-Bahn station) – approx. 1,2 km away
More information / links
Facts about Course 7
Difficulty level: easy
Length: about 8,9 km
Locks: none
Portaging: 1x during canoe tour below Großzschocher weir
Fully usable for: Canoe
Sections can be used for: LeipzigBoat or water-adapted boats / rowing boats / passenger shipping - Elstermühlgraben, Stadtelster downstream below Pistorissteg / at Hüfferstraße, Elsterflutbett
Further water hiking courses and information on the tourist water network in Leipzig’s New Lake District can be found on www.gewaesserverbund.de.
author
Franziska Tiedtke
Organization
LEIPZIG REGION
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Franziska Tiedtke
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safety instructions
Safe and correct navigation on the waters: Tips for Water Hiking
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