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Karl Heine Canal – Karl-Heine Canal loop from Leipzig Miltitzer Allee

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Karl Heine Canal – Karl-Heine Canal loop from Leipzig Miltitzer Allee

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Karl Heine Canal – Karl-Heine Canal loop from Leipzig Miltitzer Allee

00:49

11.5km

30m

Cycling

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: May 30, 2026

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After 11.3 km for 235 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.58 km

Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill

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A colorful, flashy skateboarding and spray-painting culture. Plenty for the eyes and plenty for the nose too!😊

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5.76 km

Westwerk Leipzig (Former Schumann & Koppe Foundry)

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In 1872, Kasper Dambacher built the first iron foundry on the property on the Karl Heine Canal in the Plagwitz district. In 1874 the foundry started here, before only 8 years later the company "Schumann&Koppe" took over the property including buildings to manufacture small fittings here. This is followed by the changeover to heavy fittings and various apparatus for steam systems. The plant developed strongly around the turn of the century, whereupon a second foundry had to be built in Leutzsch. In 1906, an engineering milestone was achieved with the first permanent mold casting in Germany. Classified as an armaments factory in World War I, fittings are manufactured for the German U-boats of the Kriegsmarine, after which the factory is extensively expanded after the war. But the global economic crisis brought a low point before the plant was able to recover in the mid-1930s and reached its capacity limits. The "Schumann&Koppe" company now leases the adjacent tram station and converts its depot halls into workshops, doubling the company property. During the Second World War, armaments production with fittings for submarines was resumed. The factory suffers severe damage from air raids, whereupon attempts are made to make it more secure against attacks with basements. In 1946, one year after the World War, the company was expropriated after the socialist economic conversion and so the SAG "Podjomnik" was created with 618 employees. In 1950, the company was renamed SAG "Transmasch", and several new construction and conversion measures were carried out. In 1970, with the formation of combines in the GDR economy, "Transmasch" was incorporated into the combine "Magdeburger Armaturenwerke Karl-Marx (MAW)". Until 1990, valves for chemicals, power plants and oil pipelines were produced in 4 different plants in Leipzig. The business continued as "Industriearmaturen Leipzig GmbH" until 1996, before this was closed as well. Today the site of the old West factory is used for cultural purposes and exhibitions.
Source: industrie-kultur-ost.de/Datenbase/maschinenbauindustrie/west-werke-leipzig-plagwitz

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5.84 km

Konsum Leipzig

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Please keep the area clean✌🏻

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6.16 km

Karl Heine Canal

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The Karl-Heine Canal is a 3.3 km long artificial waterway in the west of the city of Leipzig that connects the Lindenau harbor with the White Elster. It is spanned by 15 bridges and can be navigated by small boats. As a heritage-protected entity "canal, bank reinforcements and bridges", the canal is a Leipzig cultural monument.

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6.20 km

Karl-Heine Canal riverside in Lindenau

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A beautiful spot by the canal. When the weather is nice, it's teeming with relaxed people, both on land and on the water. 🤩

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6.98 km

Karl-Heine Canal

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One of the most beautiful spots on the Karl Heine Canal.

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7.37 km

View of Mörtelwerk

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Very friendly condition and delicious tarte flambée.

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11.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

640 m

292 m

250 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.27 km

5.05 km

915 m

237 m

Elevation

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Sunday 12 July

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Karl Heine Canal – Karl-Heine Canal loop from Leipzig Miltitzer Allee

Leipzig Cotton Mill

Leipzig Cotton Spinning Mill

Westwerk Leipzig (Former Schumann & Koppe Foundry)

Konsum Leipzig

Karl Heine Canal

Karl-Heine Canal riverside in Lindenau

Karl-Heine Canal

View of Mörtelwerk

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