--- title: "Green Ring Leipzig" url: "https://web.destination.one/en/tour/green-ring-leipzig" description: "A route through idyllic villages in the Leipzig surroundings is offered by the fully signposted Green Ring Leipzig on a distance of around 135 kilometers. The route is optimally connected with other cycle paths such as Elster cycle path, Parthe-Mulde cycle route, Pleiße cycle path, and Neuseenland cycle route, thus offering the possibility of exploration in stages." language: "en" type: "SportsActivityLocation" image: "https://dam.destination.one/2715735/c83cf2cd32a49487a4bff703012747d5bd4d3515cd9266cae204faac64447e51/aussichtsturm-im-stadtpark-taucha.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Homepage > Special > Destination.Data Details > Tour" --- GPX Share Green Ring Leipzig ================== - 144.83 km long - Round trip - Difficulty: difficult - Condition: very difficult - Cycling - 9:50 h - 144.83 km - 254 m - 254 m - 95 m - 157 m - 62 m - - Start: Schkeuditz, Zwenkau, Taucha or Naunhof - Destination: Schkeuditz, Zwenkau, Taucha or Naunhof The Green Ring Leipzig cycling route is a circular route around the city of Leipzig. A route through idyllic villages in the Leipzig surroundings is offered by the fully signposted Green Ring Leipzig on a distance of around 135 kilometers. The route is optimally connected with other cycle paths such as Elster cycle path, Parthe-Mulde cycle route, Pleiße cycle path, and Neuseenland cycle route, thus offering the possibility of exploration in stages. Read more Good to know ------------ Pavements Street (19%) Asphalt (65%) Gravel (13%) Trail (2%) Path (1%) Best to visit suitable Depends on weather - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Directions The cycling route along the Green Ring Leipzig is fully signposted and marked with distance information. It runs partly on independent cycle paths and partly on roads. Since it is a circular route, the route can be started from any point. Anyone wanting to start cycling in Naunhof can choose the town church, the tower clock museum, or the market square as a starting point, for example. From here, it heads south past the Naunhof outdoor swimming pool towards Lindhardt. Via Belgershain, Oelzschau, Kömmlitz, and Großpötzschau, you finally reach Espenhain. A short stretch of the route follows the federal highway to Rötha and continues through the town center to Böhlen. To the south, the route passes the Lippendorf power station towards Zwenkau. Via Klein- and Großdalzig, you reach Werben at Lake Werbeliner. From there, the path leads north through Kitzen, Seebenisch, and Kulkwitz to Markranstädt. Outside the town center, you cycle past the Bismarck monument and the Markranstädt public swimming pool to Altranstädt. The route then goes via Priesteblich and Frankenheim through the Luppeaue nature reserve. After crossing the Luppe and the White Elster, you follow the Elster cycle path to Schkeuditz West. Via Merseburger Straße, you reach Schkeuditz East and the Porsche factory. From there, the route heads north to Lake Schladitzer, following its shore to Schladitzer Bucht. It continues via Haynaer Straße and the roundabout to Podelwitz. Passing Leipzig North/Plaußig industrial park and the BMW factory, you cycle through Seegeritz, Cradefeld, and Taucha. Via Panitzsch and Borsdorf, you finally reach Lake Albrechtshainer and return to Naunhof, where the circular route closes. Read more Tour information - Loop Road - Stop at an Inn Equipment Bicycle helmet, rain and sun protection, provisions and water, bicycle lighting in the dark. Since the route features different surface conditions, a trekking bike or touring bike is a good choice for this circular route. Read more Directions & Parking facilities **Getting there**By car: A38 and A14 (Albrechtshain), A9 and B6 (Schkeuditz) Read more **Parking**Schkeuditz: Market square, Town hall square Zwenkau: KAP Zwenkau, Laurentius Church/Ritterstraße Naunhof: Ungibauerstraße, at Lake Albrechtshainer Böhlen: Bahnhofstraße 22 Read more **Public transportation****Schkeuditz** Schkeuditz S-Bahn station: S3 **Zwenkau** Großdalzig station: Train **Böhlen** S-Bahn stations S3, S4, S5 and S5X **Taucha** Taucha station: S4 and Train Read more Additional information **Connections:** - in **Schkeuditz and Kleindalzig (Zwenkau)**: - in **Naunhof and near Taucha**: - in **Zwenkau and in Espenhain (Rötha)**: & - in **Beucha (Brandis)**: Read more Author Christina Witt Organization LEIPZIG REGION License (master data) Christina Witt Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author Read more Safety guidelines **E-bike charging stations:** - Böhlen: Karl-Bartelmann-Straße - Markranstädt: Lake Kulkwitz (west shore) - Zwenkau: Harbor - Schkeuditz: Town hall square - Rackwitz: Restaurant LEVANTE - Brandis: Lake Albrechtshainer, Beucha station, Lange Stücken sports park - Rötha: Market Read more Map Doctor Barthel map Leipzig and surroundings, Green Ring Leipzig Read more Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interestCC-BYCC-BY 4.0, Philipp Kirschner | - Lake CC-BYHoyer/punctum | - Church CC-BYChristian Hüller | - Lake - ToursCC-BYChristian Hüller, www.christianhueller.de, LEIPZIG REGION | 94.54 km - Cycling CC-BYTom Williger, LEIPZIG REGION | 61.26 km - Cycling CC-BYChristian Hüller, LEIPZIG REGION | 43.44 km - Cycling Contact 04564 Böhlen Download GPX file - -