Easy hikes and walks around Schladitzer Lake

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Delicious ice cream 🍦

Lake Schladitz is used as a bathing lake, water sports center, and fishing spot. Swimming has been permitted in two areas since 2003, following the reinforcement of the embankment. Use of the lake thus began years before the planned final water level of 104 m above sea level was reached. Due to its close proximity to the village, the Wolteritz beach was established as a local bathing area for the local population, based on the principle of "visitor guidance instead of prohibition signs."[1] Since August 2003, there have been four tournament-ready volleyball courts at Schladitz Bay on the Schladitz side of the lake. Since then, beach volleyball, beach handball, and beach soccer tournaments have been held regularly throughout the season. Among other events, the qualification for the German Beach Volleyball Championship, the "Sachsenmasters," is held here. Schladitzer Bay has been managed by a water sports school since June 2003 and, since 2013, has been developed into a sports resort with water sports activities and courses, overnight accommodations, and camping. The Hayna Beach Association is developing the beach along its shore into a Biedermeier beach, and the Priester Music and Theater Association is a frequent guest. Various concerts and plays are held annually on the Hayna Lake Stage.[2] There are dining options at all three beaches. Since 2005, an eight-kilometer-long, paved circular path has existed, which is used by walkers, cyclists, skaters, and hikers.[3] There are also connections to Lake Werbelin (north-south route) and to the 17-meter-high paddle wheel of the SR 6300 in Gerbisdorf. The water and sewage development of Schladitzer Bay began in the summer of 2012.[4] Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schladitzer_See

Coal mining at the Breitenfeld open-cast mine began in 1986. The town of Lössen fell victim to development in 1986. From 1989 to 1991, the municipality of Schladitz, after which the lake is named, was evacuated and demolished. This also affected the Schladitz district of Kömmlitz. After 1990, sales of raw lignite and lignite products deteriorated so sharply that several now unprofitable open-cast mines were closed. The former town of Schladitz remained unaffected by mining. Plans to expand the Breitenfeld open-cast mine to the northern outskirts of Leipzig and to reroute the A14 federal highway were never realized. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schladitzer_See

Lake Schladitzer See in the Central German Lake District is the remaining opencast pit of the former Breitenfeld lignite mine in northwest Saxony, about eleven kilometers north of Leipzig city center and about twelve kilometers south of Delitzsch. The lake is surrounded by the municipality of Rackwitz and the Schkeuditz districts of Hayna and Wolteritz. The lake was flooded from 1999 to 2012 and covers an area of 220 hectares. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schladitzer_See

Today I ran the 8km around Schladitz Bay. Sun, wind, some dog lovers and their entourage, and happy kite surfers. Coffee and cake at the Wolteritz Beach Café (highly recommended! With hiker- and biker-friendly opening hours during the day!)...what more could you want on a Tuesday? ;-)

Free and child-friendly bathing.

A small rest area right at the gates of Biedermeier Beach. You can also buy small snacks like fries, ice cream, etc. It's always clean!