Zille Cycle Route - From the Elbe to Radeburg

53.92 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Cycling
  • 4:30 h
  • 53.92 km
  • 176 m
  • 176 m
  • 102 m
  • 204 m
  • 102 m
  • Start: Brockwitz
  • Destination: Brockwitz
Adventurous round trip in the footsteps of Heinrich Zille.

The round trip takes you from the starting point in Brockwitz past the baroque church. The tour continues in the direction of Friedewald, where you will pass the Wolf Monument and enjoy a view of the Fuchsberg. In Radeburg, the center of the tour, among other things, the birthplace of Heinrich- Zille, the historic market and a memorial stone await you. Along the way, you will pass stops on the Lößnitzgrundbahn. Get on and enjoy the ride on the historic narrow-gauge railroad. The bike path takes you further to Berbisdorf, Bärnsdorf via Reichenberg to Radebeul. There you have the opportunity to visit the historic village green in Altkötzschenbroda or to expand your wine knowledge in the wine museum Hoflößnitz. Ride a bit on the Elberadweg back to the starting point in Brockwitz.

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Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The route starts on the Elbe cycle path in Brockwitz/Coswig and initially leads north along Borngasse. Keep right in Brockwitz and turn left again immediately onto Auerstraße. Follow this road to the "Am Spitzberg" junction, turn left onto Spitzgrundstraße and then immediately right again onto Grenzweg. Follow a forest path to the right and after approx. 900 m turn right again onto Grenzweg. Continue along this path through the forest until you reach Auerweg. Cross Moritzburger Straße there and continue straight on into the forest. Keep left at the next junction and then turn right into the village of Neuer Anbau.

Cross the S81 straight ahead and then turn left onto the "Heidehof" path. After approx. 600 m, turn right onto the LW-Weg and then follow the Sternweg until you reach the old ponds in the wooded area. Immediately after the ponds, turn left onto the W-Weg and then follow the HC-Weg straight ahead until you reach the Ziegelwiese. There, turn right onto the F path in the direction of Bärwalde. Cross the village on Weinböhlaer Straße, at the church and on the Hohlweg. Directly after the village, the route then turns right across the fields along the road "An den Ziegeleien" to Radeburg.

In Radeburg, follow the cycle path along Freiheitsstraße, Gartenstraße, Siedlung, Hospitalstraße, Carolinstraße and Meißner Straße to the market. At the market, turn right onto Heinrich-Zille-Straße and then right again via Schulstraße, Lindenallee, Bahnhofstraße and Anbaustraße to leave the town to the south.

In Berbisdorf, keep right onto "Am Sportplatz" and cycle along the castle park to Berbisdorf Castle. Finally, turn right onto Dammweg and follow Bärnsdorfer Straße/S96 to the entrance to Bärnsdorf. There, turn right onto Cunnertswalder Straße and follow this road to the Jägerteich pond. Then turn sharp left into the forest onto Volkersdorfer Straße, continue straight ahead on Moritzburger Straße and turn left into Waldteichstraße before the forest ponds. Drive along the forest ponds, then turn right onto Alte Dresdner Straße and immediately left again onto Volkersdorfer Straße.

Cross the S81 straight ahead and at the entrance to Reichenberg turn half right into Niedergasse via Dresdner Straße/S179, after about 200 meters turn left onto August-Bebel-Straße and finally continue straight ahead via Großenhainer Straße, Hochlandstraße and "Am Brand".

Here the route now leads left along Lößnitzgrundstraße and south towards Radebeul. Take Weinbergstraße, An der Jägermühle and Schulstraße into the town center, past the Landesbühnen Sachsen. Turn right onto Meißner Straße and then immediately left again onto Weintraubenstraße. From here, the route leads south back onto the Elbe cycle path. Follow the cycle path to the right in the direction of Meißen to finally reach the starting point in Brockwitz/Coswig via Altkötzschenbroda.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Weatherproof clothing and tool kit recommended.

Directions & Parking facilities

Use the A4 in Dresden or exit on the the A13 from Berlin. From Meißen or Radebeul follow the Dresdner Straße to Brockwitz.
The nearest parking lot is located at the bathing lake Coswig, is 5 minutes away from the starting point by bike and is subject to a fee. Also at the train station Coswig, from which you can reach the starting point in 10 minutes by bike, parking is available for a fee.

 

Use the A4 in Dresden or exit on the A13 from Berlin. From Meißen or Radebeul follow the Dresdner Straße to Brockwitz.

You can reach the starting point in Brockwitz near the bus stop "Brockwitz, Schule" with bus lines 401 from Coswig and Meißen and 402 from Coswig.

You can also use connections to nearby Coswig. You can reach Coswig with streetcar line 4 from Dresden, suburban train 1 from Meißen, Schöna and Dresden, as well as regional train lines RB 31 from Dresden and Elsterwerda, RE 15 from Hoyerswerda, Großenhain and Dresden, RE 18 from Dresden and Cottbus and RE 50 from Dresden and Leipzig. Furthermore, you can travel to Coswig with bus line 400 from Radebeul, 401 from Meißen, 405 from Radeburg and 460 from Großenhain.

Additional information

Dresdner Heidebogen e.V. Regional Management

T.:035208/ 34780

www.heidebogen.eu

Literature

Brochure: 35 cycle routes for pleasure cycling Publisher: Dresden Marketing GmbH;© Tourismusverband Elbland Dresden e.V.

Author

Tourismus Marketing Gesellschaft Sachsen mbH
Bautzner Straße 45/47
01099 Dresden

Organization

Dresden Elbland

License (master data)

Dresden Elbland
License: Attribution

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

  • A ride with the historical Lößnitzgrundbahn

More info at: www.loessnitzgrundbahn.de 

  • Visit to the Hoflößnitz winery and wine museum

Further information at: www.hofloessnitz.de 

 

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Map

"Moritzburg und Umgebung- Friedewald- Moritzburger Teichgebiet" Publisher: Sachsen Kartographie GmbH Dresden ISBN- No.: 978-3-86843- 121-6

Nearby

Address

Zille Cycle Route - From the Elbe to Radeburg
01640 Coswig