On the Freiberger Mulde and Vereinigte Mulde (rubber boat tour)

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21,44 km long
Difficulty: easy
Condition: very light
Great panorama
Canoe
  • 05: 00 pm
  • 19 m
  • 125 m
  • 144 m
  • 19 m
  • 21,44 km
  • Start: Grimmaer Straße, 04703 Leisnig OT Fischendorf (boat launching point Muldebrücke)
  • Destination: Colditzer Weg, 04668 Grimma (pier after suspension bridge)
Monasteries, castles and the imposing Mildenstein Castle characterize the section of the Mulde river between Leisnig and Grimma, which is popular with paddlers.

The total distance is 27 kilometers, during which small rapids must be mastered, but the dinghy also glides through calm water.

waypoints

Home
Grimmaer Straße, 04703 Leisnig OT Fischendorf (boat launching point Muldebrücke)
Objective
Colditzer Weg, 04668 Grimma (pier after suspension bridge)

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Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

Directions

Freiberger Mulde: Leisnig – Podelwitz Water Castle



  • Distance: approx. 8 km

  • Duration: 1,5 to 2 hours

  • Transfer: not necessary


Start: Leisnig, Fischendorf, entry at the pier at the bridge between state roads 31 and 36, right bank


***Please note entry times to protect nature: all year round 9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. and 14 p.m. – 15:30 p.m.***



  • Follow the river to Podelwitz Water Castle, exit on the left bank of the stone staircase (restaurant, rest recommended)


 


Vereinigte Mulde: Podelwitz Water Castle – Grimma



  • Distance: 12 to 15 km

  • Duration: 3 to 4 hours

  • Transfer: not necessary


Start: Podelwitz Water Castle; Embarkation at the stone steps at the castle park, left bank



  • Passing the Mulde confluence at Erlln/Sermuth (confluence of Freiberger and Zwickauer Mulde), then partially bypassing large rocks and small islands necessary

  • past the "village of the builders" Kössern, right bank

  • Continue to the Nimbschen Monastery pier (left bank, 200 m after the passenger ferry, rest recommended)

  • then past the replica of the historic ship mill at Höfgen, the "village of the senses" (right bank, rest recommended), watch out for the Mulden shipping (priority!)


Destination: Grimma, disembarkation at the jetty behind the suspension bridge, left bank

Tour features

  • Culturally interesting

Arrival & Parking


  • 04703 Leisnig OT Fischendorf, Grimmaer Straße

  • 04680 Colditz OT Podelwitz, Am Schloss or Muldengasse

  • 04668 Grimma, Colditzer Weg

Leisnig station: ZUG, Bus


Colditz: Bus


Grimma Station: TRAIN, Bus

More information / links

Some boat rental companies offer a complete worry-free package so you don't have to worry about transportation.

author

Verena Daser

Organization

LEIPZIG REGION

Author's tip

Pack sunscreen!


 

safety instructions

Wearing a life jacket is recommended.

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