Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 17, 2026

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3.35 km

Pleiße River at Merlach

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Really great area for cycling.

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6.85 km

Merlacher Pleißenaue

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Small gravel path in the middle of nature

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8.23 km

Gasthof Merlach

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Since the 19th century, the Max Schneider Inn has housed a bar, beer garden, and dance hall, which once housed the Liebhaber puppet theater.

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8.84 km

Rest area with a view of the Pleiße and Ponitz

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on the Lutherweg and Jakobsweg

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9.18 km

Pleiße Flood Memorial (2013)

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a memorial stone & picture to commemorate the flood

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9.49 km

Ponitz Arkaden Ice Cream Café

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Located directly at the park of Ponitz Castle ... with the ice it's much better to stroll around.

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9.56 km

Ponitz Renaissance Castle

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Ponitz Castle was built around 1254 for the Lords of Ponitz. The castle was demolished in 1568-1575 and rebuilt as a Renaissance castle. After 1990 the castle was renovated. In …

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9.74 km

Pleiße River

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The cycle path along the Pleiße begins in Ebersbrunn at a height of approx. 400m and meanders through Werdau, Crimmitschau and Gößnitz towards Leipzig.

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.12 km

2.52 km

1.80 km

251 m

Surfaces

9.44 km

1.26 km

688 m

132 m

102 m

< 100 m

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Pleiße River at Merlach

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Gasthof Merlach

Rest area with a view of the Pleiße and Ponitz

Pleiße Flood Memorial (2013)

Ponitz Arkaden Ice Cream Café

Ponitz Renaissance Castle

Pleiße River

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