Altenburg-Colditz Cycle Route

50.19 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
Cycling
  • 3:47 h
  • 50.19 km
  • 271 m
  • 297 m
  • 140 m
  • 235 m
  • 95 m
  • Start: P+R Altenburg train station
  • Destination: Colditz Market

From Altenburg to the Kohrener Land.

The route begins in Altenburg, Thuringia. It leads through diverse landscapes across the Leinawald forest into the Kohrener Land via Gnandstein, Kohren-Sahlis, Frohburg, and Bad Lausick to Colditz.

Places of interest

  • Altenburg: Playing card museum, castle complex
  • Gnandstein: Gnandstein Castle
  • Kohren-Sahlis: Potter's fountain, pottery workshops, pottery museum, summer toboggan run, Hofmann Collection Museum, round towers
  • Frohburg: Frohburg Castle Museum, outdoor swimming pool, Heimatstube Streitwald local history room
  • Prießnitz: Peasants' town hall, castle and manor
  • Bad Lausick: Spa and leisure pool
  • Colditz: Castle with escape museum, Zschadrass Dental History Museum, Kohlbachtal nature reserve

Waypoints

Start
Start
P+R Altenburg train station

Good to know

Pavements

Street (13%)
Asphalt (32%)
Gravel (22%)
Trail (31%)
Path (2%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there
From the direction of Chemnitz / Dresden
  • via the A4: exit Meerane (62), then on the B93 to Altenburg

From the direction of Gera / Erfurt / Frankfurt a. M.

  • via the A4: exit Schmölln (61), then via Schmölln on the B7 towards Altenburg
Parking
  • P+R Altenburg train station
  • Sofienplatz Colditz
Public transportation
  • Altenburg train station and bus station
  • Sports field bus stop Colditz

Additional information

In the locality of Gnandstein, the Gnandstein main street is closed to traffic due to thorough upgrades.

Please use the detour route for cyclists south of the Gnandstein district, see:

Closure: Detour on the Altenburg-Colditz cycle route in OT Gnandstein

Author

Bastian Rakow

Organization

Tourismusverband Chemnitz Zwickau Region e. V.

License (master data)

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

In Colditz there is a connection to the Mulde Cycle Path.

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