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Saale Cycle Route – Kulkwitzer Lake loop from Leipzig Grünauer Allee

Saale Cycle Route – Kulkwitzer Lake loop from Leipzig Grünauer Allee

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Saale Cycle Route – Kulkwitzer Lake loop from Leipzig Grünauer Allee

02:16

56.6km

150m

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

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 15.6 km for 276 m

After 40.8 km for 276 m

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Start point

Train Station

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4.66 km

Rail Trail Pörsten–Plagwitz

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Great distance to the road bike ride on old railway line, without annoying car noise and stench. Unfortunately, both a bicycle-friendly connection to the Saale Cycle Path and an extension of the route to the Leipzig city area are missing.

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16.1 km

Lützen Castle

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The town of Lützen had belonged to the Merseburg Monastery since the 13th century and was the seat of the Lützen episcopal office. Through the secularization of the diocese of …

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19.0 km

Coal loading facility Röcken open-pit mine

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It is a gravel washing and coal charging system and belonged to the former Röcken opencast mine (1920-1929). This was reforested and this relic serves as a technical monument.

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23.9 km

View of the Rippach Valley

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☆ A wide view of the valley from the wooden bench.

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26.4 km

Saaleradweg

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☆ Driving carefully is particularly recommended in wet autumn.

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28.5 km

Saale Cycle Route

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Shady path along the Saale. Good to drive.

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46.2 km

Cycle path on the old Plagwitz–Pörsten railway line

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Old railway line was quite wide and well paved. Away from traffic 👍

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51.7 km

Kulkwitzer Lake

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You have a beautiful view of the lake, which is also very clean.

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56.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.8 km

12.7 km

9.25 km

485 m

421 m

Surfaces

51.1 km

3.39 km

2.05 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 13 August

33°C

11°C

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Rail Trail Pörsten–Plagwitz

Lützen Castle

Coal loading facility Röcken open-pit mine

View of the Rippach Valley

Saaleradweg

Saale Cycle Route

Cycle path on the old Plagwitz–Pörsten railway line

Kulkwitzer Lake

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