Obstland cycle route - sub-route I - current Obstland

  • 30.12 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: easy
  • Cycling
  • 2:30 h
  • 30.12 km
  • 171 m
  • 171 m
  • 152 m
  • 234 m
  • 82 m
  • Start: Polditz
  • Destination: Polditz
The route leads along extensive fruit orchards for about 30 kilometers, where tens of thousands of tons of pome, stone, and berry fruits ripen every year. The cold storage house in Dürrweitzschen, the heart of storage, sorting, packaging, and marketing of the fruit, provides insights into the current production processes.

More about the cycling routes in the Leipzig region: www.leipzig.travel/radfahren

Good to know

Pavements

Street (57%)
Asphalt (34%)
Gravel (7%)
Trail (2%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The circular tour begins in Polditz and initially leads through the villages of Böhlen, Leipnitz, and Papsdorf. From there, the path continues to Dürrweitzschen, where Obstland Dürrweitzschen AG is based. In a northeastern direction, you pass through the towns of Zschoppach, Draschwitz, and Ablaß before reaching Querbitz. Subsequently, the route heads south via Börtewitz to Kroptewitz and further to Sitten. Via Doberschwitz, it finally returns to the starting point in Polditz. From there, you can cycle again via the connection to the Mulde Cycle Path to Tanndorf station. 

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Bicycle helmet, weatherproof clothing, provisions and water, bicycle lighting in the dark 

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

Accessible by car from Leipzig via the A14. 

Parking

Parking lot at the church Leipnitz

Commuter parking lot near Bockelwitz at the S31

Public transportation

By train

Tanndorf Station: RB110 (about 4 km to the route in Böhlen)

Kemmlitz Station: with the Döllnitzbahn from the direction of Oschatz

By bus

Leipnitz Dorfstr.: No. 633 as well as No. 636

Additional information

More about the cycling routes in the Leipzig region: www.leipzig.travel/radfahren

Author

Christina Witt

Organization

LEIPZIG REGION

License (master data)

Christina Witt
License: no copyright required (Public domain) (no copyright)

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Those arriving by public transport can use the Mulde Cycle Path at Tanndorf station as a feeder to the start of the Obstland cycle route (sub-route I) in Polditz.