Pleiße cycle path

Pleiße cycle path
overall length	approx. 114 km
location	Pleiße
Starting point	Light fir ; 50 ° 38 ′ 58 ″ N , 12 ° 26 ′ 1 ″ E
Target point	Leipzig ; 51 ° 20 ′ 25.2 ″ N , 12 ° 22 ′ 29.1 ″ E
Places along the way	Werdau, Crimmitschau, Altenburg, Markkleeberg, Leipzig
Flooring	alternating: natural / asphalt / pavement
Height difference	approx. 252 m
Connection to	White Elster Cycle Route

The splices bike trail is a run of the splices following flow - bike path in the states of Saxony and Thuringia .

Map with all coordinates of the places from the starting point : OSM | WikiMap

Pleiße and Pleiße cycle path in Markkleeberg

Signpost on the Pleiße cycle path in Werdau / Langenhessen

The history

The Pleiße cycle path is approx. 110 km long and connects the cities in the Zwickauer Land , the Altenburg district in Thuringia with the district and the city of Leipzig . It begins in Ebersbrunn near Zwickau and runs via Werdau and Crimmitschau to Leipzig. It crosses the industrial region of southwest Saxony , open landscapes in East Thuringia, the lignite area in the southern area of Leipzig, the Leipziger Neuseenland and the city of Leipzig. The route in the south goes largely through contiguous cities and communities and leads largely over asphalt and cobblestone streets. In addition, the signs between Werdau and Lichtentanne (Ebersbrunn) leave a lot to be desired. Only from Deutzen (district of Leipzig) does the route become significantly better and is signposted all the way to Leipzig.

Localities (from south to north)

Ebersbrunn - Lichtentanne - Werdau (with Steinpleis and Langenhessen ) - Neukirchen - Crimmitschau - Ponitz - Gößnitz (with Bornshain and Maltis ) - Lehndorf - Altenburg ( Zschechwitz - Nobitz) - Windischleuba - Fockendorf - Haselbach - Regis-Breitingen - Deutzen - Neukieritzsch - Böhlen - Markkleeberg - Leipzig

Connecting cycle routes (selection)

Long-distance cycle route Thuringian cities in Altenburg
Pilgrimage route along the " Via Imperii " long-distance trade route in Altenburger Land
Green Ring in Markkleeberg
White Elster cycle path in Leipzig

Sights around the Pleiße cycle path

Pleißenquelle (three lime fountains) in Lichtentanne / Ebersbrunn

Steinpleis Castle

Town hall in Werdau

Werdau steam engine museum (with garden railway)

Koberbachtalsperre in Langenhessen with outdoor pool and drive-in cinema

Johanniskirche and rectory in Langenhessen

Textile Museum Crimmitschau

Monastery in Frankenhausen

in Ponitz: castle, church (with Silbermann organ)

in Altenburg (selection): castle with playing card museum , skat fountain , town hall , red lace

Windischleuba reservoir

in Haselbach: lake and Haselbacher ponds, coal railway recreation area (from Haselbach to Regis-Breitingen)

Markkleeberger See

in Leipzig (selection): Monument to the Battle of the Nations , New and Old Town Hall , Zoo , Central Station , St. Nicholas and St. Thomas Church
in Leipzig (on the Pleiße): Leipziger Auenwald , Pleißemühlgraben , Connewitzer Wehr

- in pictures

The Pleißenquelle (three lime fountains) in Lichtentanne - Ebersbrunn near Zwickau
Steinpleis Castle
Werdau town hall
Rectory Langenhessen (Werdau)
Schweinsburg Castle (Neukirchen)
Monastery in Frankenhausen (Crimmitschau)
Four-sided farm in Ponitz
Market square (Malerwinkel) in Gößnitz
Altenburg Castle
Altenburg, red tips
Coal railway Meuselwitz – Haselbach – Regis-Breitingen
Haselbacher See (in the background Lippendorf power station )
Boat dock on the Markkleeberger See
Leipzig, Monument to the Battle of the Nations
Leipzig, the mouth of the Pleiß river into the Elster flood bed