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White Elster River – View of Lake Zwenkau loop from Theißen

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White Elster River – View of Lake Zwenkau loop from Theißen

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White Elster River – View of Lake Zwenkau loop from Theißen

07:24

123km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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25.9 km

White Elster River

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A tour along the White Elster is always beautiful 🥰

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27.3 km

Paradies

Forest

27.8 km

Bad Köstritz Park

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Beautiful park with a small temple and game reserve.

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35.6 km

Elster Bridge in Crossen

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The Elster Bridge is a seven-arch bridge and a technical cultural monument from the late 19th century.

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48.5 km

Wooden Cycle Path Bridge

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And this bridge is there twice in a row.👍👍👍

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55.1 km

Rest Area at the Treetop Walk

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Good place for a break just before Zeitz

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71.2 km

König Albert-Hain

Forest

84.0 km

View of Lake Zwenkau

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Since the Zwenkauer See is not yet fully developed, it is not yet overrun. That makes him attractive to me.

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86.4 km

View of Lake Zwenkau

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The best way to go around Lake Zwenkau on the west side is on the lower split path. It is not asphalted, but the upper bitumen path on the dam …

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87.9 km

Eriken Bridge over the Elster

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Please keep the area clean✌🏻

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106 km

Pfarrholz Groitzsch

Nature Reserve

123 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.6 km

26.2 km

24.2 km

19.3 km

11.4 km

2.67 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

94.2 km

10.7 km

8.73 km

5.16 km

4.39 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 27 June

36°C

23°C

49 %

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Comments

March 10, 2024,Elsterradweg Gera - Leipzig

Unfortunately, the break time is not taken into account on imported routes (Garmin), hence the comfort at the speed.
Otherwise the route to Zeitz is quite attractive, after that it's pretty desolate. The poor break infrastructure, especially in the Saxon part, contributes to the rather poor experience.

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May 29, 2025,Von Leipzig nach Gera

This time we also took the train from Gera via Saalfeld/Saale to Nuremberg

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June 5, 2026,Elsterradweg Leipzig -Gera

...and I also wanted to go to the Frida Kahlo exhibition. Well, then my Frida had to come along too 🤗

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June 18, 2025,Leipzig -- Gera

Cycled the Elster RW from Leipzig to Gera. [P.S.: The train from Leipzig was supposed to go further (to the Czech Republic), but the DB hasn't "made" the carriage suitable for bicycles.] So we're making a virtue out of necessity. See Plan B. Seen and experienced a lot!

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White Elster River – View of Lake Zwenkau loop from Theißen

White Elster River

Bad Köstritz Park

Elster Bridge in Crossen

Wooden Cycle Path Bridge

Rest Area at the Treetop Walk

View of Lake Zwenkau

View of Lake Zwenkau

Eriken Bridge over the Elster

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