Path along the Neue Luppe – Wüsteneutzsch Lock Ruins loop from Leipzig-Plagwitz

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Path along the Neue Luppe – Wüsteneutzsch Lock Ruins loop from Leipzig-Plagwitz

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Path along the Neue Luppe – Wüsteneutzsch Lock Ruins loop from Leipzig-Plagwitz

02:55

73.1km

210m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 73.0 km for 76 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.66 km

Path along the Neue Luppe

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Super nice cycle path with a view of the Neue Luppe

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10.2 km

White Elster River

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The White Elster (Czech: Bílý Halštrov) is a 257-kilometer[3] long right tributary of the Saale, of which the share in Germany is 245.4 kilometers.

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20.1 km

White Elster near Oberthau

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☆ Just let your eyes wander 360 °. 👍

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26.4 km

White Elster Cycle Path

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☆ Easy to drive route with beautiful views to the left and right.

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27.9 km

White Elster Embankment

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Super green floodplain meadows invite you to linger right on the river bank.

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38.9 km

Wüsteneutzsch Lock Ruins

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Awesome structure, when WWII broke out, work was stopped here, as a ship lift it was supposed to connect the Leipzig Karl Heine Canal with the Saale and across the …

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50.7 km

View of the Saale-Leipzig Canal

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the beautiful view is also worthwhile in winter ❄️

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63.5 km

New Luppe

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The Neue Luppe, created between 1934 and 1938[5], branches off from the Elster Basin, a river basin created between 1908 and 1927[5] for flood protection, which was completed a decade …

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73.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.6 km

19.2 km

3.21 km

2.72 km

278 m

185 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

67.0 km

5.39 km

338 m

226 m

177 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

October 16, 2022,Blick auf den Auensee – Weiße Elster bei Oberthau Runde von Leipzig-Plagwitz

The track wasn't really a highlight, it was rather boring. Maybe because I already knew almost all sections. Somehow there was no power on my part today. Everything is a bit sluggish and painful. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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