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Black Elster River – Chapel of Encounter loop from Holzdorf (Elster)

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Black Elster River – Chapel of Encounter loop from Holzdorf (Elster)

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Black Elster River – Chapel of Encounter loop from Holzdorf (Elster)

03:03

47.0km

90m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 135 m for 4 m

After 46.9 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.5 km

Schwarze Elster-Kuhlache

Nature Reserve

13.5 km

Pedestrian Bridge Over the Schwarze Elster

Highlight • Bridge

The pedestrian bridge over the black Elster leads directly to Jessen city center

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15.5 km

Lower Schwarze Elster Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • River

Beautiful bike path right on the Black Elster.

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20.6 km

Rest area on the Krumme Elster

Highlight • Rest Area

On the banks of the Krumme Elster, the backwater of the Black Elster, a wooden bench invites you to take a leisurely break. Take a seat and let the tranquility of the biotope affect you.

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21.8 km

Black Elster River

Highlight • River

The river rises in the Lusatian Mountains (Upper Lusatia) at an altitude of 317 m above sea level on the eastern flank of the 396 meter high peak, a secondary peak of the Hochstein.

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24.1 km

Chapel of Encounter

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful and small chapel. A place for togetherness.

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29.7 km

Picnic Shelter by the Cycle Path

Highlight • Rest Area

in August 2021 with plenty of mosquitoes, but beautifully located on the bike path

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36.1 km

Jessen Vineyard and Historic Wine Press

Highlight • Historical Site

The flat bike route takes you unexpectedly uphill and you come to the vineyard, where a bench next to an old wine press invites you to rest.

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38.9 km

Schweinitz Village Center

Highlight • Settlement

Small village, many old buildings, a beautiful ensemble

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47.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.0 km

6.16 km

5.98 km

3.56 km

138 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.7 km

10.5 km

4.90 km

3.87 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 10 July

27°C

12°C

36 %

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Black Elster River – Chapel of Encounter loop from Holzdorf (Elster)

Pedestrian Bridge Over the Schwarze Elster

Lower Schwarze Elster Nature Reserve

Rest area on the Krumme Elster

Black Elster River

Chapel of Encounter

Picnic Shelter by the Cycle Path

Jessen Vineyard and Historic Wine Press

Schweinitz Village Center

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