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The Black Elster Cycle Path is a 190-kilometer-long long-distance cycle route in southern Brandenburg and northern Saxony, with short sections also extending into eastern Saxony-Anhalt. The cycle path runs from the source of the Black Elster River at 317 meters above sea level to its confluence with the Elbe River at 69 meters above sea level, through the foothills of the Lusatian Mountains near Kamenz and later largely directly along the Black Elster's dike. It is marked with a magpie symbol.

Saxon-Prussian boundary stone No. 180 Of significance in surveying and regional history as a historical document of the border demarcation between Saxony and Prussia after the Congress of Vienna in 1815.

The Prösen lock house is located directly on the Elsterwerda-Grödel log flume, which opened in 1748. An old thatched-roof house once stood here, where the lock keeper lived. His job was to operate the lock, a process that took twelve minutes. To further develop the area for leisure and tourism, a replica of the lock keeper's cottage was built right next to the Elbe-Elster Canal cycle path. An exhibition about the "log flume" technical monument can be seen there. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schleusenhaus_Pr%C3%B6sen

To provide a historical insight into the canal's past, reconstruction work was carried out at the Prösen lock in 1993, and the wooden lock gates were rebuilt. As with all the other locks, they had been missing for a long time. The lock system is approximately 45 meters long, with a usable length of 36 meters from the narrowed entrances. The gate entrances are 5.60 meters wide, and the chamber width is approximately 11.50 meters. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsterwerda-Gr%C3%B6del-Flo%C3%9Fkanal

Ice cream is very very tasty

A bit narrow in places, but otherwise the cycle path is nice.

The lovingly maintained grounds of the Saathainer Rose Garden make the tour a special experience.

The "entrance" to a beautiful, quiet cycle path.