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Elster cycle path from Profen to Schkeuditz – Leipzig region

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Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Burgenlandkreis
Elsteraue

Elster cycle path from Profen to Schkeuditz – Leipzig region

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Elster cycle path from Profen to Schkeuditz – Leipzig region

03:03

51.1km

90m

From Leipzig Central Station, the Erfurt train takes you to Profen in just half an hour – the starting point of your tour on the Elster Cycle Path.

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Last updated: June 21, 2025

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

You may need to carry your bike.

8 m in total

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Train Station

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8.84 km

Salzgasse half-timbered houses, Pegau

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Very beautiful half-timbered views on Salzgasse in Pegau.

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18.7 km

View of Lake Zwenkau

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Lake Zwenkau offers many quiet swimming spots. The water here is incredibly clear, and you're sure to find a peaceful spot. Behind Zwenkau Harbor, you can cycle very close to …

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28.4 km

Cospudener See cycle path

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First-class bike path. And along the way there are always accesses directly to the lake and thus to a short swim stop.

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33.3 km

Elsterflutbett Trail

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Artificial river course and tributary of the White Elster between the dividing weir in Großzschocher and the Elster basin.

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36.2 km

A small snack bar, very tasty and, at first glance, unassuming. We initially drove past the green trailer without realizing it was a snack bar. But the few hundred meters back were definitely worth it!

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40.8 km

Lake Auensee

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The Auensee is an oasis in the big city. There is also a large park with children's playgrounds and a railway for the little ones.

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42.4 km

Bike path along the Neue Luppe

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Nice to drive route between Auensee and Schkeuditz. This dam path forms the basis of many tours in the western area of Leipzig.

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51.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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20.6 km

19.0 km

6.46 km

2.93 km

1.64 km

420 m

103 m

Surfaces

37.2 km

7.70 km

2.59 km

1.80 km

1.79 km

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June 24, 2020

From Leipzig Central Station, the Erfurt train takes you to Profen in just half an hour – the starting point of your tour on the Elster Cycle Path.



On a gently sloping route, you'll cycle along beautiful paths, always close to the White Elster and the Schwennigke, which flows parallel here. In Pegau

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