Ludwigsee Swimming Area – Lake Ludwig loop from Holzweißig

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Ludwigsee Swimming Area – Lake Ludwig loop from Holzweißig

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Ludwigsee Swimming Area – Lake Ludwig loop from Holzweißig

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6.97km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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119 m

Holzweißig Forest Car Park

Highlight • Parking

Small parking lot on the edge of the Goitzsche.

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1.23 km

Ludwigsee Swimming Area

Highlight • Beach

Very beautiful, light sand. The water is clear, in the middle of the "green lung". Seclusion and peace guaranteed!

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1.42 km

Beaver activity on the west shore of Ludwigsee

Highlight • Natural

fresh beaver tracks were not sighted in June 23

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2.39 km

Lake Ludwig

Highlight • Lake

The Ludwigsee was the oldest coal mine in the Goitzsche. By the time of reunification in 1990, it had already been mined out and a small lake had been created. …

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2.59 km

Pine Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

Definitely worth seeing

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3.81 km

View of Neuhauser See

Highlight • Viewpoint

beautiful view of the lake

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4.47 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Pond

Highlight • Bridge

The water looks very calm here, but if you look closely you can clearly see how it flows. The underwater plants move gracefully with you

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6.04 km

Memorial stone Ludwigsee (Luther Trail)

Highlight • Monument

Memorial stone on the Luther Trail: Goitzsche Wilderness Ludwigsee

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6.97 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.39 km

2.40 km

165 m

Surfaces

4.42 km

1.69 km

657 m

155 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

18°C

8°C

93 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

February 7, 2026,Iron Lake Challenge "World" - Ludwigsee - Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld/Sachsen-Anhalt

Lake Ludwig is a former open-cast mine from the Holzweißig-West mine in the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district of Saxony-Anhalt. A small section in the southeastern part, however, belongs to Saxony.

It was flooded between 1993 and 2005. The current owner is the BUND (Friends of the Earth Germany), and the lake is located within the Goitzsche Wilderness nature reserve.

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August 14, 2021,Waldparkplatz Holzweißig – Ludwigsee mit Badestelle Runde von Holzweißig

The shore at the beginning of the tour around the Ludwigsee is very nice for bathing dogs and people. Sand path through newly created bush landscape with coniferous trees. Very idyllic and few people. The second part of the tour then went on a paved bike path and was more of a dry spell around lunchtime. But the prospect of …

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September 17, 2025,Ludwigsee/Sachsen Anhalt...ruhige sinnliche Wanderung zum Entspannen und "runter kommen"

If you're looking for relaxation and peace and quiet and don't necessarily expect a highlight, this is the place for you. Peace, nature, and the lake... a blessing for us.

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