Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 13, 2026

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Naturschutzgebiet Bockwitz

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2.73 km

Highland Cattle Pasture Parking

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In principle, all parking spaces around the lake are free. In the summer, the fishing club sometimes sits in the parking spaces and charges €2.
Perfectly fine, after all you are taking care of the area.

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3.93 km

View of Bockwitzer Lake

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nice view over the lake

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4.09 km

View of the north shore of Bockwitzer See

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Behind the grass and trees in the north of Lake Bockwitz you can always catch a glimpse of the water glistening in the sunlight. There is a beach on the northwest side.

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7.87 km

View of Harald-Krug Lake

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Very beautiful shelter, next to it a memorial stone in memory of Harald Krug, a recognized conservationist.
From the hut you can observe the bird protection and breeding area of …

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8.03 km

View of the south shore of Lake Bockwitzer

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South of Leipzig near Borna is the Bockwitzer See. Like the neighboring Harthsee, it belongs to the “Leipziger Neuseenland”. This refers to the post-mining landscape that is still being created …

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11.1 km

Naturschutzgebiet Bockwitz

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12.1 km

View of Bockwitzer Lake and surrounding fields

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The Bockwitzer See was created as a post-mining landscape near Borna south of Leipzig from the former open-cast lignite mine Borna-Ost / Bockwitz, which was flooded from 1993 to 2005 …

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13.2 km

Lake Bockwitz

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The Bockwitzer See was created as a post-mining landscape near Borna south of Leipzig from the former open-cast lignite mine Borna-Ost / Bockwitz, which was flooded from 1993 to 2005 …

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13.6 km

Bockwitzer Lake Bike Repair Station

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Please keep the area clean✌🏻

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16.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

3.26 km

1.62 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.58 km

3.87 km

3.76 km

1.58 km

478 m

< 100 m

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Highland Cattle Pasture Parking

View of Bockwitzer Lake

View of the north shore of Bockwitzer See

View of Harald-Krug Lake

View of the south shore of Lake Bockwitzer

View of Bockwitzer Lake and surrounding fields

Lake Bockwitz

Bockwitzer Lake Bike Repair Station

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