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Kleinkuppenweg
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- 19.70 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: easy
- Condition: very easy
- Great panorama
- Cycling

- 1:20 h
- 19.70 km
- 73 m
- 63 m
- 154 m
- 194 m
- 40 m
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- Start: Station Lößnitzgrundbahn Moritzburg
- Destination: Station Lößnitzgrundbahn Moritzburg

This 20-kilometre cycle tour takes you through the characteristic landscape of the "small hills" around Moritzburg. It combines an idyllic nature experience with historical sites.

Moritzburg station is both the start and finish of this circular tour. The "Lößnitzdackel", a historic steam locomotive that can be seen and heard from afar, runs here several times a day.The tour leads out of Moritzburg in a clockwise direction, crosses the old district of Eisenberg and then leads directly onto the first nature trails in the eponymous, slightly hilly landscape of small hills as well as the extensive forest and pond areas. This means that there are always exciting stops along the way, inviting you to observe nature, as many animal species, such as gray herons, cormorants and even white-tailed eagles, are at home here.

Thanks to the slightly elevated landscape, there are always beautiful views of the region with its villages of Bärwalde, Berbisdorf and Bärnsdorf, which you will also pass through on the tour. The church in Bärwalde and the moated castle in Berbisdorf are worth seeing.

In Bärnsdorf, you cross the tracks of the Lößnitzgrundbahn again and discover the Bärnsdorf pond farm, which is responsible for breeding fish in the 22 ponds around Moritzburg. Fish can be purchased in the .

The next tour highlights are right next to the Moritzburg pond - this is where the Saxon court's "Lake Festival" took place at the end of the 18th century, where historical naval battles were re-enacted. Part of the backdrop was the lighthouse, which is still a popular excursion destination today. The  is also worth a visit. There are various restaurants, beer gardens and cafés nearby where you can stop for refreshments.

Just a few meters further on is the , which houses a restaurant with a historic ambience.

The route then continues through the forest until it returns to the center of Moritzburg. Here you can enjoy the view of the famous , which you should definitely visit. Numerous other restaurants and cafés can also be found here. After a few minutes, the tour returns to the starting point at Moritzburg station on the Lößnitzgrundbahn.

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Pavements

Unknown (69%)

Street (8%)

Asphalt (15%)

Gravel (7%)

Path (1%)

Best to visit

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Depends on weather

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Directions

The tour is a circular route starting and finishing at the Lößnitzgrundbahn station in Moritzburg. It crosses Schlossallee to Kötzschenbrodaer Straße, which is crossed to join Meißner Weg. This nature trail now leads in the direction of Friedewald, which is reached after crossing the S80 Auer-Moritzburg. Follow the forest path to the "Unteren Altenteich" and then continue north.At the next junction, turn right towards Bärwalde. Go straight on in the village, pass the church and follow the side road to Berbisdorf. Shortly before entering the village, turn right onto "Am Schlosspark". Directly at the moated castle, turn right again into the small road and then continue straight ahead on the cycle path along the main road to Bärnsdorf.

After about 100 meters, turn right onto Cunnersdorfer Straße and after the small settlement, turn right again towards Großteichdamm. After the dam, turn left towards Churfürstliche Waldschänke. Turn left again onto Kleine Fasanenstraße to get to Moritzburg. From there, take August-Bebel-Straße and Bahnhofstraße back to the starting point.

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Tour information

- Cultural Interesting
- Loop Road
- Tour with Dog

Equipment

Good for e-bikes, touring bikes and gravel bikes.

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Directions &amp; Parking facilities

**Getting there**Approach via highway A4 in the direction of Dresden, exit Dresden-Wilder Mann, or via highway A13 from Berlin, exit Radeburg.Take the S179 from Dresden, the S81 from Weinböhla or the Radeburger Straße from Radeburg to Moritzburg.

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**Parking**Moritzburg castle parking lot

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**Public transportation****by train** from Radebeul Ost or Radeburg

**by bus**

Line +477 from Radeburg, Großenhain and Dresden

between Dresden and Moritzburg in the summer season hourly with bicycle trailer

Line 405 from Radeburg and Coswig

Line 458 from Großenhain

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Additional information

Kulturlandschaft Moritzburg GmbH Tourist InformationT.: 035207/8540

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Literature

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Author

Dresden Elbland Redaktion

Organization

Dresden Elbland

License (master data)

Dresden Elbland Redaktion

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

A ride on the historic narrow-gauge railwayFurther information at:

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Safety guidelines

In wet weather, the forest and field path sections of the tour may be of poor quality.

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Map

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Contact

01468 Moritzburg

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