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Landkreis Leipzig
Wurzen

Joachim Ringelnatz Fountain, Wurzen Market Square – Wittes Quarry loop from Wurzen

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Germany
Saxony
Landkreis Leipzig
Wurzen

Joachim Ringelnatz Fountain, Wurzen Market Square – Wittes Quarry loop from Wurzen

Hard

4.0

(2)

5

riders

Joachim Ringelnatz Fountain, Wurzen Market Square – Wittes Quarry loop from Wurzen

03:43

60.5km

380m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Am Spitzberg

Kleiner Berg Hohburg

Dornreichenbacher Berg

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

776 m

Joachim Ringelnatz Fountain, Wurzen Market Square

Highlight • Monument

The fountain was built in honor of J. Ringelnatz, the city's most famous poet. In the middle is a portrait of the poet, and around it are frescoes of his stories.

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3.04 km

Stadtwald

Forest

4.08 km

Am Spitzberg

Nature Reserve

4

6.20 km

Wolfsberg Quarry

Highlight • Structure

Lüptitz pyroxene quartz porphyry was mined here from 1864 to 1930.
today it is a fishing water here.
great quiet place to rest 👌🏻

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5

9.34 km

Rock Formations at Kleiner Berg Hohburg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Information boards of the geopark can also be found here. There is information on creation, material, discovery, etc.

The trail is only suitable for the very tough (downhill) mountain bikers. …

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6

11.3 km

Possibly Parish Church of Hohburg

construction time
13th or 14th century, 18th century,
19th century, 20th century,
1777, choir extension, 1852, new tower construction 1918
Architectural style
Romanesque, baroque, historicism …

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7

12.5 km

Descent to Hohburg

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8

15.5 km

Nice quiet street. Here you can rest and then race downhill. Not far from this place is a quarry.

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25.6 km

Frauenteich

Lake

10

31.1 km

Wittes Quarry

Highlight • Natural

The name of the quarry goes back to the Wittes family, who had porphyry quarried here until 1935. Today it is a small natural paradise, where there is also a small rest area.

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42.3 km

Mühlteich

Lake

12

57.0 km

Schwanenteich Roitzsch

Highlight • Lake

and a welcome sign, as well as waste receptacles

UPDATE 2025:
The Luther Trail and the Way of St. James now follow the new path along the Rietzschke

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60.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.8 km

20.2 km

5.81 km

2.11 km

1.47 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.5 km

22.9 km

5.71 km

4.27 km

3.89 km

190 m

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Saturday 10 October

14°C

8°C

54 %

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