- 9:00 h
- 129.65 km
- 116 m
- 142 m
- 80 m
- 132 m
- 52 m
- Start: Pirna
- Destination: Torgau
There are countless sights along the way that are well worth a visit. You should therefore take plenty of time to tackle the almost 130 km long section of the 1,270 km long Elbe Cycle Path.
Pirna is the starting point of this route. The town is best known for its picturesque old town on the market square with the town hall, St. Mary's Church and the Canaletto House (now the Tourist Information Center). Here you hop on the saddle and cycle down the Elbe towards the north-west. The well-maintained cycle path takes you through the charming Elbe landscape to the state capital of Dresden. Here we start at Pillnitz Palace and Park with the surrounding vineyards, cross the famous Blue Wonder in the Loschwitz district and then cycle along the river, past the Elbe castles to Dresden city center. On the opposite side of the Elbe, the baroque old town with the Frauenkirche, the Semper Opera House and the Zwinger is a delight. On the right bank of the Elbe, Dresden Neustadt offers a contrasting program with creative art, culture and a colourful, trendy district full of clubs and pubs.
The route continues through the beautiful wine landscape to Radebeul. Here you can visit the Hoflößnitz winery with the Saxon Wine Museum, the historic village green of Altkötzschenbroda or the Wackerbarth Castle adventure winery. In Radebeul, you will also find an ADAC bike service station on the Elbe Cycle Path, where you can carry out small repairs to your bike yourself or pump up the air using the integrated tools. The next town you pass is Coswig. Here, the Kötitz bathing lake is located directly on the Elbe cycle path, where you can plunge into the cool water in summer. In the Coswig district of Sörnewitz, the Schuh winery awaits its guests. This family-run business is the perfect combination of winemaking and hospitality. Here you can discover, experience and enjoy. As you continue along the Elbe, the view of Saxony's smallest mountain range, the Spaargebirge with the Boselspitze, opens up. A detour is worthwhile, you can stop off in the beer garden at the top, visit the species-rich botanical garden of the TU Dresden and enjoy a wonderful view of the Elbe valley. Once you have passed Coswig, you enter the beautiful town of Meißen. Here you can visit the Johanniskirche cycle path church. If you take a detour to the left bank of the Elbe, many sights await you, such as the old town of Meissen with its quaint alleyways, the famous Albrechtsburg Castle in Meissen, Meissen Cathedral and the HAUS MEISSEN adventure world.
Afterwards, you can still experience the beauty of the charming wine and river landscape as you pass through the next town of Diesbar-Seußlitz. Seußlitz Castle and Park and several cozy wineries await a visit here. If you take a short detour into the vineyards, you can enjoy the sweeping view over the Elbe valley from the "Most Beautiful Wine View 2020". There is also an ADAC bike service station in Diesbar-Seußlitz, which you can use if required.
As you continue towards northern Saxony, you pass the large steel town of Riesa as the Elbe continues to widen. The Elbe floodplains are crossed again and again, a natural experience full of flora and fauna, even white-tailed eagles can be observed here. The next ADAC cycle service station is located in Lorenzkirch, a district of Zeithain.
Before reaching Torgau, the route takes in more nature away from the river course and crosses a few communities such as Graditz, home to the Graditz main stud farm, a place to visit not only for horse fans.
A few kilometers later, you reach your destination of Torgau. You can feel the 1,000 years of history in every corner of the historic old town. From the Renaissance market square, it is just a few minutes to the most important surviving early Renaissance castle in Germany - Hartenfels Castle. From the Hausmannsturm tower, for example, you have a beautiful view over the roofs of the old town and the Elbe meadows. Torgau thus forms a worthy conclusion to the Dresden Elbland stage of the Elbe Cycle Route.
The route on the left bank of the Elbe takes you back to Pirna: Elbe Cycle Path - Dresden Elbland section (Pirna - Torgau)
All current information on detour along the cycle path, including in the area of the collapsed Carola Bridge in Dresden, can be found on the official website of the Elbe Cycle Path:
https://www.elberadweg.de/news-service/aktuelle-informationen-und-news/
Waypoints
Good to know
Pavements
Best to visit
Directions
The route starts in Pirna on the opposite side of the old town. You can reach the starting point on the right bank of the Elbe on Postaer Straße/at the main square via the Elbe ferry or the Pirna city bridge. Most of the route runs directly along the Elbe and is very well signposted with the "Elberadweg" symbol.
At the start, follow Pratzschwitzer Straße in a westerly direction. Before the next village of Pratzschwitz, turn left into the path "Am Steingärtchen", then cycle back along Pratschwitzer Straße past the large gravel lake and continue straight on through the next villages of Birkwitz and Sönrigen. This takes you to Dresden-Pillnitz, where you cycle around the castle and park on the right-hand side and then back onto Pillnitzer Landstraße before turning left again in Wachwitz directly onto the Elbe cycle path.
Follow this to the "Blaues Wunder" bridge, pass underneath it and take the Loschwitzer Wiesenweg to the left onto the Körnerweg. Continue straight ahead along the Elbe and cycle under the Waldschlößchenbrücke bridge. Leave the Körnerweg at the Diakonissenweg junction and continue straight ahead on the signposted Elbe cycle path directly along the Elbe.
In the Dresden district of Pieschen, cross the peninsula and the Molebrücke bridge. Continue along Kötzschenbrodaer Straße and then straight ahead along Böcklinstraße. After approx. 1 km, turn right onto Scharfenberger Straße, at the next traffic circle continue straight ahead onto Overbeckstraße until you reach the major junction with Washingtonstraße. Turn left there, follow Washingtonstraße for approx. 200 m and then turn right again onto Scharfenberger Straße. Continue straight on here and after 800 m turn right to get back to the Elbe. In Altkaditz, ride through the historic town center and turn left onto Serkowitzer Straße. Before you reach the village of Serkowitz, turn left again and cycle back to the Elbe.
Follow the Elbe to Radebeul-Kötzschenbroda and turn left here at the Elbe sports hall onto "An der Festwiese", leave this road after approx. 300 m and cycle straight ahead onto Uferstraße. Now continue along the Elbe towards Coswig, past the Kötitzer Badesee lake to Sörnewitz and finally roll into Meißen below the Spaargebirge mountains on the towpath.
In Meißen, the route continues directly along the Elbe, straight ahead on the Dammweg and then parallel to the Elbtalstraße to Zadel. In Zadel, keep left to the caravan site "Zum Zuessenhaus", then turn right again onto the Elbe cycle path and follow this via Diera-Zehren, Nieschütz and Bößgen to Diesbar-Seußlitz. Turn right at the parking lot and then immediately left onto Merschwitzer Straße. Before entering Merschwitz, turn left towards the Elbe and follow the cycle path via Nünchritz to Grödel. At the entrance to Grödel, turn right and after approx. 100 m turn left onto Grödeler Straße. Continue straight ahead onto Elbstraße. At the end of the village, continue straight ahead parallel to Grödeler Weg towards Moritz. In Moritz, turn left onto Dorfstraße, cycle through the village and then turn right again onto the cycle path towards the Elbe.
Continue directly along the Elbe towards Promnitz. Cycle through the village on the road "Am Elbdamm" and turn left again at the end of the village onto the Elbe cycle path. Cycle under the B 169 and take Elbwiesenstraße into the next village of Bobersen. Cross this via Lessaer Straße, Wiesenstraße and Lindenallee and continue straight on to the next village, Gohlis. There, turn left over the "Windmühlenberg" onto Lindenstraße and follow the road straight on via the villages of Zschepa and Lorenzkirch. In Lorenzkirch, turn right onto Cottewitzer Straße, pass Cottewitz on the right towards Kreinitz and turn left onto "Zum Elbbick". Follow the road for 350 m and then turn right again onto Rote Gasse. Turn left onto Straße der Freundschaft and leave the village via Schulstraße.
In Gaitzschhäuser, the route leads along Elbstraße away from the Elbe to Borschütz. Cycle through this village via Berliner Straße to reach Mühlberg. There, take Breitscheidstraße to Roßmarkt and ride along the harbor before turning right along Straße der Jugend and Am Sportplatz to leave the town. Cycle along the Elbaue paths to Martinskirchen, ride through the village via Teichstraße and at the end of the village, turn left at the cemetery onto Elbstraße to get back to Stehla on the Elbe.
Drive through Stehla via Koßdorfer Straße and Packische Straße and then turn left towards Tauschwitz. Cycle back towards the Elbe via Fährstraße and follow the path parallel to the Elbe on the right before the ferry station towards Köllitsch. Cycle through the village on Belgeraner Straße and after approx. 1 km turn left onto Ritterstraße to Kathewitz. There, turn right along the old course of the river towards Pülswerda. Cycle through this village via the streets "Am Schlosspark" and "Graditzer Weg". Then keep left towards the Elbe and follow the route to Graditz.
In Graditz, take Gestütstraße/Dorfstraße in the direction of Beilrode and then turn left at Milchhof to reach Werdau. Drive through Werdau on the B183 and turn left into Alte Werdauer Straße at the end of the town. Follow the road to Torgau and cycle on a loop to the right onto the large Elbe bridge. On the other side of the Elbe, continue straight ahead along the street "Fischerdörfchen" and then turn right along Fischerstraße into the center of Torgau, which is the destination of this stage of the Elbe Cycle Path.
Tour information
Cultural Interesting
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
The tour is suitable for touring bikes, e-bikes and gravel bikes. Except for a few meters, it can also be ridden by road bike.
Directions & Parking facilities
Pirna
From the A 4 from Bautzen or Chemnitz to the Dresden-West junction, and continue on the A 17 (towards Prague) to the Pirna junction.
Pirna
The nearest free parking lot to the starting point is in Pirna Copitz an der Elbe (P7 in the Pirna parking guidance system).
by train:
Pirna station
S1 from Meißen, Schöna
S2 from Dresden Airport
RB71 from Sebnitz and Neustadt
RE20 Litoměřice and Dresden
by bus:
Pirna bus station
204 from Liebstadt
207a from Breitenau and Bad Gottleuba
209 from Ottendorf
218 and 219 from Bahratal
226 from Dresden Bühlau
234 from Neustadt or Stolpen
236 and 237 from Sebnitz or Hohnstein
238 from the town of Wehlen
241 from Hinterhermsdorf, Bad Schandau
245 from Rosenthal, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
246 from Königstein
H/S from Dresden Prohlis
P from Dresden Pillnitz
Additional information
Left Elbe route of the Dresden Elbland section (Torgau-Pirna):
Literature
Official Elbe Cycle Route website:
Official Elbe cycle path handbook:
https://www.elberadweg.de/news-service/elberadweg-handbuch/
Further literatureand cycle maps for the Elbe cycle path:
https://www.elberadweg.de/planen-buchen/literatur-und-radkarten-zum-elberadweg/
Further Elbe Cycle Path brochures and information material:
https://www.elberadweg.de/news-service/prospekte-und-infomaterial/
Author
Dresden Elbland Redaktion
Organization
Dresden Elbland
License (master data)
Dresden Elbland Redaktion
Map
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