Schönau Post Mill – Steinbach Manor loop from Kitzscher

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Schönau Post Mill – Steinbach Manor loop from Kitzscher

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Schönau Post Mill – Steinbach Manor loop from Kitzscher

07:42

29.9km

150m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Bockwitz

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

8.10 km

Highland Cattle Pasture Parking

Highlight • Parking

In principle, all parking spaces around the lake are free. In the summer, the fishing club sometimes sits in the parking spaces and charges €2.
Perfectly fine, after all you are taking care of the area.

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8.11 km

Bockwitzer Lake Bike Repair Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Please keep the area clean✌🏻

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8.49 km

Lake Bockwitz

Highlight • Lake

The Bockwitzer See was created as a post-mining landscape near Borna south of Leipzig from the former open-cast lignite mine Borna-Ost / Bockwitz, which was flooded from 1993 to 2005 …

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10.7 km

Bockwitz

Nature Reserve

14.4 km

Schönau Post Mill

Highlight • Monument

The post mill is the oldest type of windmill in Europe. The main feature of this type of mill is that the entire mill house stands on a single thick …

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16.7 km

Observation Hut at Harald Krug Lake

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Great viewing point with information boards about the lake and nature. Ideal for watching different types of birds and resting.

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17.8 km

Rest spot with a swing

Highlight • Rest Area

On the loop around the lake, you don't often get to see the water. The terrain is heavily overgrown except for the north side. That's why you should take the swing for a break.

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22.1 km

Evangelical Parish Church Beucha

Highlight • Religious Site

Several centuries of architectural history can be found in the parish church of Beucha. It combines elements of Gothic and Romanticism. Its current form was ultimately created in the 18th century.

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24.9 km

Steinbach Manor

Highlight • Historical Site

Manor Steinbach
City of Bad Lausick, District of Leipzig

construction time
18th century, 19th century,
1715, 1891 to 1901
architectural style
Baroque, historicism
builder
Koetteritz family
Builder/Architect
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Condition
The …

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27.7 km

Kuhbirken

Forest

29.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.5 km

5.63 km

3.88 km

1.30 km

603 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.4 km

9.02 km

3.88 km

2.19 km

1.65 km

836 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

7°C

87 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

May 4, 2024,Wanderung

This hike was part of the 7 lakes hiking day. We did the W17 sunrise tour of 33 km. It was a beautiful but also strenuous day, with wonderful weather and an absolutely excellent organization of the hiking event * many thanks to all the organizers and to the many kind and hard-working helpers around the routes.

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May 4, 2024,Sonnenaufgangs-Tour 2024

In perfect hiking weather we were able to enjoy this wonderful but also strenuous tour of the 7-lakes hike. We are already looking forward to another great tour next year. 🥾

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