Elbe Cycle Path – View of Albrechtsburg Castle loop from Niederwartha

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Elbe Cycle Path – View of Albrechtsburg Castle loop from Niederwartha

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Elbe Cycle Path – View of Albrechtsburg Castle loop from Niederwartha

07:27

128km

380m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: October 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 98.8 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.34 km

Elbe Riverside Trail

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Very good cycle path along the Elbe.

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4.38 km

Very idyllic and beautiful views. With a racing bike you brake too often for leisurely cyclists or e-bikes who like to use the entire width of the cycle path. Beware of bottlenecks and curves that are difficult to see.

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13.3 km

View of the Albrechtsburg in Meissen

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Fantastic view of the Meißner Dom with the Albrechtsburg. The square in front invites you to enjoy the sight a little longer.

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26.5 km

View of Schloss Hirschstein

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On the left bank of the Elbe, the castle was built on the remains of a 10th-century castle in the years 1892-1894 in neo-renaissance style.

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63.3 km

Eichberg

Forest

113 km

View of Albrechtsburg Castle and Meissen Cathedral

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You can cycle in a relaxed manner on this route.

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115 km

View of Albrechtsburg Castle

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This castle really cannot be missed.

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126 km

Elbe Cycle Path near Kötitz

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Very beautiful and easy to drive part of the Elbe Cycle Path. Here you can roll relaxed through the beautiful landscape.

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128 km

View of the Vineyards of Radebeul

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great region 🥰 great wine 🍷🤪

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128 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.8 km

20.7 km

17.2 km

13.3 km

4.70 km

1.43 km

186 m

Surfaces

107 km

14.4 km

3.62 km

3.40 km

291 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 1 November

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1°C

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

June 5, 2024,HH DD Tag 7: Von Mühlverg nach Dresden Innere Neustadt

Successfully completed the last stage with sunny company. Slightly hungover but back into the swing of things. Meissen is extremely worth seeing. Next time I would leave my bike down there and do everything on foot. Before Dresden a fox actually crossed my path. Dresden speaks for itself and I'm going to let the weekend sink in without a bike. …

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August 21, 2024,Tag 5_ Dresden > > Mühlberg

actually an easy stage to ride but considering that you have to expect 80% headwind downstream and today it was consistently >> 40kmh and more, it was more than challenging today 😥

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August 22, 2023,R/ST (11/14) "Elbe, Oder/Neiße- Tour 2024". Dresden -> Belgern. Entlang der Elbe - Meißen - Riesa - Cavertitz bis Belgern. 95,0 KM. 310 HM.

Apart from the fact that the headwind made it really difficult for me that day (see average speed ;-)), the route was great, just super beautiful.
Of course, Meißen and the view of the Albrechtsburg were outstanding.

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June 6, 2025,E04 - Elberadweg Dresden - Belgern

The next stage of my tour along the Elbe Cycle Path took me to Belgern. Today, a strong west/southwest wind 🌬️🌬️🌬️ blew – luckily not from the front, but mostly from the side, sometimes even from behind. Nevertheless, cycling was only possible in "tour" mode. Since my battery was only half full and certainly wouldn't have been enough in that …

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September 13, 2024,EuroVelo7 / Elberadweg links: Von Dresden nach Belgern-Schildau

The most beautiful part to the left of the Elbe is from Dresden to Meißen. There are some cobbled roads around Riesa, which encourages you to drive slowly. Relatively strong wind from the front at 20 km/h with gusts of up to 50 km/h, which takes a lot of energy. You have to be well equipped for rainy weather at …

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August 18, 2023,Dresden nach Belgern, Elberadweg

As you can see from the pictures, almost everywhere only tar soil

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August 31, 2025,Elbe12: von Dresden nach Dröschau

From Dresden to Dröschau, it was just under 80 km. With glorious sunshine and a coffee stop in Meißen, it was a fantastic ride. Like yesterday, the bike paths were well signposted and the surface was excellent. The detours, which were available, didn't just lead along bike paths, but were also well signposted. Another wonderful day of cycling.

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