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Anhalt-Bitterfeld

Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Guardians of the Goitzsche – View of Lake Goitzsche loop from Bitterfeld

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Wittenberg

Anhalt-Bitterfeld

Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Guardians of the Goitzsche – View of Lake Goitzsche loop from Bitterfeld

Moderate

4.5

(28)

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Guardians of the Goitzsche – View of Lake Goitzsche loop from Bitterfeld

04:19

16.9km

50m

Hiking

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

Last updated: May 6, 2026

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Paupitzscher See

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Start point

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3.25 km

View of Auensee and Holzweißiger Ostsee

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the Luther Trail also goes here

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4.42 km

View of the Holzweißiger Baltic Sea

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After a short climb you will be rewarded with a great view of the lake. You are also more or less alone here, as the path is not easily accessible for cyclists and not many walkers and hikers come along here.

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5.17 km

Exmoor Pony Enclosure

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The Exmoor pony originally comes from Exmoor in the south-west of England. It is a very hilly, often uncultivable landscape, in which gorse, heath and bushes predominate in large parts. Some Exmoor pony herds have been able to survive here almost in the wild. Exmoor ponies are one of the few "real" wild horses, as they are not domestic horses that have been released into the wild, like many horses in other free-living herds. They have been breeding there in Exmoor for thousands of years without human intervention.
Source bund-sachsen-anhalt.com/ueber-uns/anhalt-bitterfeld

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6.00 km

Guardians of the Goitzsche

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Near the Paupitzscher See, the landscape art object "Guardian of the Goitzsche" impressively symbolizes the preservation of what was beautiful and valuable in the Goitzsche. The ten larger-than-life steel guys with red breastplates and red flags are arranged in a circle and, together with the surrounding nature, form an impressive motif.

What makes the Goitzsche so extraordinary is the conscious transformation into the world's largest art project, which was created in the course of the EXPO 2000 world exhibition. The first erected and best-known symbol is the "gauge tower". With its 26 m, it spirals into the sky and, after 144 steps, allows a special view of the surrounding landscape.

The 28 m high "Bitterfelder Bogen", the city's landmark, offers the best view. This impressive structure represents the connection between the past and future of the former mining region. It is enthroned on the Bitterfeld mountain and offers visitors a diverse panorama of Bitterfeld-Wolfen and the fascinating Goitzsche lake region.

Source: anhalt-bitterfeld.de/de/region-bitterfeldwolfen/landschaftskunst-an-der-goitzsche.html

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8.90 km

Observation tower with a view of Lake Hainer See

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there is also a memorial stone

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14.0 km

View of Lake Goitzsche

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Seating and graffiti at the "Beautiful View"

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15.5 km

Memorial Stone for the Former Niemegk Community

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Remembering the community of Niemegk that had to give way to mining.

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16.3 km

The Blue Bench Memorial, Goitzsche Shore

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The 66 m long bench reproduces a section of the sandbag emergency dike against the flood disaster of 2002. 2200 stainless steel signs are riveted to the backrest with the names and places of residence of the volunteer helpers who traveled from all over Germany. 'Setting a monument' can be taken literally here.
rolandfuhrmann.de/work/sandbank

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16.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

2.71 km

1.01 km

369 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.61 km

3.60 km

2.99 km

642 m

543 m

369 m

191 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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Guardians of the Goitzsche – View of Lake Goitzsche loop from Bitterfeld

View of Auensee and Holzweißiger Ostsee

View of the Holzweißiger Baltic Sea

Exmoor Pony Enclosure

Guardians of the Goitzsche

Observation tower with a view of Lake Hainer See

View of Lake Goitzsche

Memorial Stone for the Former Niemegk Community

The Blue Bench Memorial, Goitzsche Shore

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