Course 7 - On the road in the water city of Leipzig

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8,47 km long
Flatly
Difficulty: medium
Condition: easy
Great panorama
Canoe
  • 02: 30 pm
  • 5 m
  • 8 m
  • 105 m
  • 110 m
  • 5 m
  • 8,47 km
  • Start: Stadthafen Leipzig, Schreberstraße 20
  • Destination: Leipzig City Harbor, Schreberstraße 20
The urban flair of the water city of Leipzig, but also the idyllic floodplain forest can be wonderfully experienced on course 7. It is precisely this contrast that makes water course 7 so special.

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.

Good to know

Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

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

  • Flatly

Arrival & Parking

TRAM: HP Leipzig, Westplatz

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

Verena Daser

Organization

LEIPZIG REGION

Author's tip

You pass under the Sachsenbrücke, a popular meeting place in Leipzig. Don't miss the detour to the Karl-Heine-Kanal to treat yourself to a little ice cream break.

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Course 7 - On the road in the water city of Leipzig
04109 Leipzig