White Elster River – Untermhäuser Bridge Gera loop from Zeitz

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White Elster River – Untermhäuser Bridge Gera loop from Zeitz

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White Elster River – Untermhäuser Bridge Gera loop from Zeitz

08:33

143km

530m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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21.6 km

White Elster River

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A tour along the White Elster is always beautiful 🥰

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30.3 km

Untermhäuser Bridge Gera

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Especially worth visiting in summer, because the bridge is used as a beer garden.

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44.1 km

Elster Bridge in Crossen

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The Elster Bridge is a seven-arch bridge and a technical cultural monument from the late 19th century.

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57.0 km

Wooden Cycle Path Bridge

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And this bridge is there twice in a row.👍👍👍

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79.7 km

König Albert-Hain

Forest

100 km

West Shore of Cospudener Lake

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The Cospudener See is an artificial lake south of Leipzig. It was created from an opencast mine that was flooded. The three Saxon cities of Leipzig, Markkleeberg and Zwenkau share the lake area.

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101 km

View of Cospudener Lake

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The circular route around Lake Cospuden is nicely paved. There are nice points to look at the lake.

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103 km

Northeast Shore of Lake Cospuden

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Great lake with clear water and good beaches. Optimal connection to cycle paths in different directions.

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104 km

Cycle path around Lake Cospuden

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Beautiful cycle path, past many different animal enclosures.

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107 km

Neue Harth

Forest

125 km

Pfarrholz Groitzsch

Nature Reserve

143 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

46.5 km

34.9 km

25.2 km

21.1 km

14.0 km

1.21 km

Surfaces

117 km

11.2 km

5.88 km

4.84 km

3.64 km

282 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

6°C

25 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

March 10, 2024,Elsterradweg Gera - Leipzig

Unfortunately, the break time is not taken into account on imported routes (Garmin), hence the comfort at the speed.
Otherwise the route to Zeitz is quite attractive, after that it's pretty desolate. The poor break infrastructure, especially in the Saxon part, contributes to the rather poor experience.

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June 18, 2025,Leipzig -- Gera

Cycled the Elster RW from Leipzig to Gera. [P.S.: The train from Leipzig was supposed to go further (to the Czech Republic), but the DB hasn't "made" the carriage suitable for bicycles.] So we're making a virtue out of necessity. See Plan B. Seen and experienced a lot!

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