Meißner 8 south route

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Meißner 8 south route
overall length approx. 36.8 km
location Meißen district
Starting point Meißen
51 ° 7 '34.6 "  N , 13 ° 25' 53.9"  E
Target point Meißen
51 ° 7 '34.6 "  N , 13 ° 25' 53.9"  E
Places along the way
Flooring asphalted
Height difference from approx. 250  m above sea level NN up to 106  m above sea level NN
difficulty some short uphill sections around Sora
Traffic volume on the section Triebischtal - Garsebach ( S 83 )
Connection to
Website URL Meißner 8 south route

The Meißner 8 Südroute is a 36.8 kilometer long cycle route in the Meißen district in Germany . Most of it leads on asphalt paths, with the exception of State Road 83 from Buschbad to Garsebach , which is currently still paved . The route is very well signposted, numerous secondary routes, such as to Scharfenberg Castle, are also signposted. The cycle route is accessible by rail via the S1 at the stops in Meißen .

Overall, the route is easy to navigate with trekking or city bikes. However, one should not underestimate some of the shorter ascents and descents.

Route description

The route begins formally in the Cölln district where the Elbe Cycle Path joins the Meissner train station on the right . From there you drive over the railway bridge to the old town and the Triebisch valley, a little further away . From here there is no alternative to continuing to Semmelsberg ; you have to use state road 83 . But from then on you cycle on very well-developed and signposted cycle paths, partly on the railway line of the former narrow-gauge railway Wilsdruff-Gärtitz . From now on it goes steadily uphill with slight inclines to Taubenheim . From there the bike path leads downhill on the little-traveled local road and then turns left on a paved dirt road to Sora . Here it crosses State Road 177 and continues to Klipphausen .

From there the cycle path leads through the Saubach Valley past some mills such as the well-known Neudeckmühle to Kleinschönberg , with another incline to be overcome from the Neudeckmühle to Kleinschönberg . From there it goes down to the Elbe and the cycle path of the same name on roads with little traffic, whereby at Constappel the federal road 6 has to be crossed. On the left-hand part of the Elbe Cycle Path, it goes back through Gauernitz to Meißen.

Worth seeing

  • View from the left side of the Elbe onto the Meissen road and railway bridge

  • Bike path on the former narrow-gauge railway Wilsdruff – Gärtitz an der Helmmühle

  • former train station near Polenz

  • Church in Sora

  • Klipphausen Castle

  • Friedenslinde in Kleinschönberg

  • Nikolauskirche in Constappel

  • Gauernitz Castle

  • Scharfenberg Castle

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