Lake Markkleeberg – View of Störmthaler Lake loop from Leipzig-Connewitz

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Lake Markkleeberg – View of Störmthaler Lake loop from Leipzig-Connewitz

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Lake Markkleeberg – View of Störmthaler Lake loop from Leipzig-Connewitz

03:44

56.5km

260m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 48.5 km for 182 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.48 km

Lake Markkleeberg

Highlight • Lake

The Markkleeberger lake originated from the former open pit as Espenhain. Between 1939 and 1994 lignite was mined here. After completion of the coal mining began in 1999, the flooding …

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11.5 km

View of Störmthaler Lake

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From here you have a great view of the Störmthaler See. It's hard to believe that it was created by flooding an opencast mine. The flooding was finished in 2012 …

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17.5 km

Marina and Lakeside Holiday Homes

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View of Mediterranean-looking holiday homes on a lake with Caribbean coloring

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18.2 km

Badestelle Lagovida

Beach

19.3 km

Beach

19.8 km

Sandy Beach at Störmthaler See

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The public stand is located at a holiday home settlement and a campsite.
The spacious sandy beach is a highlight.

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29.7 km

Overburden Conveyor Bridge Espenhain Open-Cast Mine

Highlight • Monument

Definitely worth a detour. There is a lot to admire and experience.

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29.7 km

Mining Technology Park

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Where today an attractive lake landscape attracts countless bathers, the center of lignite extraction used to be. On around five and a half hectares of land, you will find a …

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33.2 km

Störmthaler Kanal Lock

Highlight • Structure

From the bridge you have a first view of the Markkleeberger See, in the other direction is the lock to the Störmthaler See.

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38.4 km

Neuseen Bridge

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connects Markkleeberg-Gaschwitz with Lake Markkleeberger See

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51.6 km

Lehmlache Lauer

Nature Reserve

53.5 km

Das Pfarrholz

Forest

55.4 km

Der Apitzsch

Forest

56.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.2 km

11.3 km

5.17 km

2.20 km

1.67 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.8 km

11.6 km

7.28 km

6.85 km

927 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 1 November

8°C

4°C

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Comments

April 19, 2022,Mountainbiketour mit Mann und Bruder zum Völkerschlachtdenkmal

Nice tour with close family. Start Hainer See to Cospudener See further in the direction of Leipzig to the Monument to the Battle of the Nations and at Markleeberger See and Störmthaler again in the direction of Hainer See. We absolutely had to make a detour to the church ruins in Wachau. The church had had so much bad luck …

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September 13, 2025,𝓝𝓮𝓾𝓮𝓢𝓮𝓮𝓷-𝓔𝔁𝓹𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓼 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🚴🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️

Today we went on a family tour around the new lakes south of Leipzig - a great day with just the right weather for cycling.

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April 6, 2024,Sportliche Radrunde - Markkleeberger See - Stoermthaler See - Cossi

Today I was out cycling, recording via Polar (the total ascent recorded is definitely not correct 😂) and no cell phone with me. The route was the goal 😀

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