Old Railway Embankment Cycle Path – View of Stolpen Castle loop from Pirna

Old Railway Embankment Cycle Path – View of Stolpen Castle loop from Pirna

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Old Railway Embankment Cycle Path – View of Stolpen Castle loop from Pirna

03:10

69.0km

710m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 11.7 km for 333 m

After 19.7 km for 104 m

After 59.9 km for 91 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.0 km

Old Railway Embankment Between Wünschendorf and Porschendorf

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Old railway embankment as a pure bike path. Ideal for the road bike because smooth asphalt

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18.1 km

Old Railway Embankment Cycle Path

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For completeness, a piece of railway embankment from the old railway bridge to Dürröhrsdorf. Slightly longer "trackable" and moderate ascent through the forest.

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19.5 km

Continuation of the Railway Embankment Path

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Unofficial continuation of the railway embankment to Helmsdorf. Could certainly go through as an old railway embankment, but was probably none. In Helmsdorf you have to continue on the road. However, with very little traffic.

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23.1 km

Cherry Blossom Avenue Between Rennersdorf and Helmsdorf

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Relatively quiet connecting road over the "mountain". Asphalt is still ok.

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29.8 km

View of Stolpen Castle

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From this place you have a beautiful view of the city of Stolpen with its castle. On site there is also a break possibility with benches and a covered table. Highly recommended!

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32.8 km

Gemeindeteich

Lake

47.9 km

Wartenbergstraße — Ascent to Hocksteinschänke

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Relatively even, not too steep and scenic climb from the Polenztal to the Hocksteinschänke. Section of the former "Großdeutschlandring". I prefer the descent in the Polenztal and back up here …

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54.8 km

Rathen Climb

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A brilliant descent! Excellent asphalt and little traffic, as Rathen is a dead-end street for cars. Be careful in Rathen; there are three large speed bumps in the road after entering the village, all made of rough cobblestones.

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59.7 km

View of the Elbe

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A view of the Elbe like so many others. Unfortunately, there is no description of what is special about this point. But views of the Elbe are usually great. So also this one at exactly this point.

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69.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.0 km

15.0 km

12.3 km

533 m

176 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

65.6 km

2.27 km

1.27 km

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

12°C

7°C

29 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

October 28, 2021,↗️Stolpen🌞↘️Polenztal↗️Hock🪨↘️Rathen&Asphalt 😖

Actually a nice little round. Even more with the weather 👍 (14 degrees and).
Unfortunately, I had to get to know asphalt uncomfortably 😖. Warning ⚠️ ⚠️ ⚠️
On the Wesenitz cycle path just before the Buschmühle there are such 5cm high hard plastic sleepers screwed onto the asphalt.
And whoever is not on the move with a fully and …

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