Lutherweg Sachsen from Leipzig to Eilenburg

The route goes straight through the center of Leipzig from Augustusplatz via Georgiring to Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße. At List-Platz, turn left onto Brandenburger-Straße. Here a bridge crosses the railway tracks. In Adenauer-Allee, the path turns left through Mariannenpark. You cross this to the north and then walk along the river "Parthe" to Abtnaundorfer Park. You leave this via Heiterblickstraße and turn into Wognaundorfer Gasse. The path continues along Reiterallee, past the Naturbad Nordost, along Tauchaer Straße, along Am Keulenberg to Plaussig-Portitz. Here you pass under the A14. It continues across the Parthewiesen on Seegeritzer Weg, Plaußiger Weg through the towns of Seegeritz, Gordemitz and Jesewitz. Before Wölpern, you cross the B87, go through the town of Wölpern and then continue on Eilenburger Straße. In Eilenburg, this becomes Bergstraße, which leads over the Mühlgraben in the town. The route leads over Wallstraße and the Anger to the market square and ends at Försterweg.

sturdy hiking boots

to Leipzig: via the A9 or the A14

to Eilenburg: via the A9, exit 13 to Halle or via the A14, exit 31 towards Grimma

 

in Leipzig: city parking garages and designated parking areas

in Eilenburg: Wilhelm-Grune-Straße 1; Dr. Belian-Straße 3; Dr. Belian-Straße 10, Jahnplatz 2; Sydowstraße 4; Sydowstraße 9, Franz-Abt-Straße; Sydowstraße 3-4;

bus and train connections

in Leipzig: long-distance coaches including BerlinLinienBus GmbH (BLB) to Leipzig Central Station; Leipzig-Halle Airport, shuttle bus to the main station

Things to see in Leipzig: Historic city with Renaissance town hall and passages; St. Thomas Church with Luther window, Auerbachs-Keller with Luther room and the Pohlenz painting "Meeting between Martin Luther and Heinrich Stromer"; Barthels Hof; Fregehaus with panel "Mocking Luther", St. Nicholas Church and Peace Column

Things to see in Eilenburg: St. Mary's Church; castle hill with circular path; city museum, mountain cellar