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Karl Heine Canal – Raßnitzer See Beach loop from Connewitz

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Saxony

Karl Heine Canal – Raßnitzer See Beach loop from Connewitz

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4.0

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Karl Heine Canal – Raßnitzer See Beach loop from Connewitz

05:18

105km

290m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Last updated: April 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 14.7 km for 8 m

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2.14 km

Das Mühlholz

Forest

3.90 km

Elster and Pleiße Floodplain Forest

Highlight • Forest

Wild garlic everywhere, beautiful green paths, paddlers in the canal next to it: why go far away when the good things are so close. Holiday feeling in Saxony.

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5.95 km

Die Nonne

Forest

8.18 km

Karl Heine Canal

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The Karl-Heine Canal is a 3.3 km long artificial waterway in the west of the city of Leipzig that connects the Lindenau harbor with the White Elster. It is spanned …

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8.22 km

Karl-Heine Canal riverside in Lindenau

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A beautiful spot by the canal. When the weather is nice, it's teeming with relaxed people, both on land and on the water. 🤩

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32.4 km

Raßnitzer See Beach

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We recommend the Wallendorf wine cellar for cyclists. Delicious food and refreshing drinks. Monday rest day

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34.7 km

White Elster Cycle Path

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☆ Easy to drive route with beautiful views to the left and right.

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37.4 km

Alte Weiße Elster

Lake

46.2 km

View of Merseburg and the Saale River

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From this perspective you have a beautiful view.

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47.0 km

Merseburg Cathedral

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Great castle ensemble, also visit the inner courtyard. There is also an aviary with castle ravens.

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99.6 km

Lehmlache Lauer

Nature Reserve

102 km

Wolfswinkel, Southern Floodplain Forest

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In the past, significant parts of the floodplain forest south of Leipzig were destroyed for the purpose of open-cast lignite mining. The lowering of the groundwater, which was necessary during …

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105 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.5 km

22.2 km

15.9 km

11.1 km

8.75 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

53.9 km

20.4 km

18.7 km

6.75 km

4.55 km

482 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

29°C

12°C

0 %

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Karl Heine Canal – Raßnitzer See Beach loop from Connewitz

Elster and Pleiße Floodplain Forest

Karl Heine Canal

Karl-Heine Canal riverside in Lindenau

Raßnitzer See Beach

White Elster Cycle Path

View of Merseburg and the Saale River

Merseburg Cathedral

Wolfswinkel, Southern Floodplain Forest

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