Mühlgraben – Lauer Forest Lake loop from Lausen

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Mühlgraben – Lauer Forest Lake loop from Lausen

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Mühlgraben – Lauer Forest Lake loop from Lausen

00:57

16.5km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Lehmlache Lauer

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.05 km

Playground

Highlight • Rest Area

☆ Well chosen place for the playground. To be reached from the side road (dead end)

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5.27 km

Buttergasse Großzschocher

Highlight • Historical Site

Probably the oldest, very picturesque street in Großzschocher

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5.35 km

Knauthainer Elstermühlgraben

Highlight • River

picturesque and quite hidden small creek framed by allotments and parks

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5.97 km

School Farm or Animal-Assisted Education Farm – Steinhanshof

Highlight • Structure

The Steinhanshof was founded in April 2021 and is a small non-profit association in Leipzig near Cospudener See. Here, visitors learn what species-appropriate animal husbandry looks like. Children and young …

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8.14 km

Lauer Forest Lake

Highlight • Lake

the red hiking trail goes there too

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8.98 km

Nordstrand Parking Lot

Highlight • Parking

Free parking near the lake

Address:

Ziegeleiweg, 04416 Markkleeberg

The parking lot is partly paved and partly gravel.

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10.7 km

Nature Reserve – Traditional Orchard Meadow

Highlight • Natural

Right next to the Steinhanshof, we visit a protected area. Here we see how diversity arises when humans intervene consciously less. Scattered fruit tree meadows, for example, offer a home …

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12.5 km

Großzschocher Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

Owner:
privately owned

Monument protection: yes

in operation: no
Construction year:
1904, with a tiled spire,
1927 rebuilt to increase the water reservoir (from 300 to 570 m³), with a new roof shape;

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16.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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