View of the Dresden Castles – Dresden Elbe Valley loop from Dresden Mitte

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View of the Dresden Castles – Dresden Elbe Valley loop from Dresden Mitte

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View of the Dresden Castles – Dresden Elbe Valley loop from Dresden Mitte

02:27

42.2km

120m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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: August 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.1 km for 198 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.96 km

Bridge in the harbor

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The old harbor bridge is an absolute highlight.

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7.79 km

Gohlis Windmill

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Very impressive windmill with a nice beer garden in the immediate vicinity.

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15.1 km

Altkötzschenbroda Historic Old Town

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You just have to stroll through here. There are many small shops and a number of bars with nice outdoor spaces. The rosé wine from the area is also very tasty.

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25.4 km

Pieschener Hafen

Lake

27.0 km

View of Dresden’s Old Town from the Elbe Meadows

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A great view of the old town of Dresden

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27.0 km

Canaletto View, Dresden

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The Elbe Cycle Path offers breathtaking views of the Dresden skyline, with the Frauenkirche visible from afar. Several beer gardens at the festival grounds invite you to take a break.

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35.4 km

View of the Dresden Castles

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It's simply breathtakingly beautiful here 😊.

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36.2 km

Dresden Elbe Valley

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Beautiful cycle paths around Dresden

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41.2 km

View of Dresden Old Town

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The most beautiful view is from the Neustadt and the banks of the Elbe, especially in the evening when it is dark and Dresden is lit up.

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42.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.0 km

8.67 km

8.18 km

1.63 km

736 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.6 km

3.17 km

1.31 km

920 m

230 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

15°C

8°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

July 29, 2022,Elbauf, Elbab ohn' Unterlass, so macht das Fahrradfahren Spaß

Another tour on the Elbe today, because the wind is enough as an obstacle and I don't need mountains as a challenge. Nevertheless, I rewarded myself with a beer at Watzke am Goldenen Reiter.

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December 31, 2021,Fahrradtour Dresden Radebeul

Enjoy the fresh air on the last day of the year and let the day fade away. At that time, with temperatures above 10 degrees, there was a lot going on on the Elbe Cycle Path. It's fun as always.

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August 18, 2025,Geänderte Runde nach Dresden

A longer tour to Pirna and back was planned but it was so hot that we aborted the tour at the Blue Wonder. It was still a nice tour 😃

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July 26, 2024,Kleinzschachwitz - Coswig

With the bio-bike, against the wind and light rain, the tour was just OK. We didn't sweat and we were able to spend the rainier part of the day in various beer gardens. Good tour!

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April 29, 2025,Sonne fürs Herz

Picked up the bike again.
Rolled in perfectly.
Go straight back and have it fine-tuned 😄
Now it's back to full throttle.
I also picked up brakes for the other bike. I have to do one too 😅😁

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August 29, 2021,25. SZ-Fahrradfest 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️🌞

AOK Plus Tour: nice round along the Elbe. With a small detour to the Niederwartha reservoir - just stay on the bike path (right turn), then it's the original route.

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May 19, 2024,Rammstein 🎤🧨 Euphorie in Dresden🚴🏻‍♀️🚴🏼 rausradeln

AWESOME Pentecost stay in DRESDEN👌🏼💪🏼
To really get the mood going for Pentecost '24, @Waldkind and I spent Saturday evening in the hot♨️ fire zone at the Rammstein concert in the Flut-Rinne Dresden. There are no words to say about this, just awesome😉
This positive energy then had to be cycled off on Pentecost Sunday:
From the start in Radebeul …

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