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Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Burgenlandkreis
Lützen

Kulkwitzer Lake – View of Kulkwitzer See loop from Röcken

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Burgenlandkreis
Lützen

Kulkwitzer Lake – View of Kulkwitzer See loop from Röcken

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4.6

(110)

373

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Kulkwitzer Lake – View of Kulkwitzer See loop from Röcken

01:56

33.6km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 25, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

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4.59 km

Plagwitz–Pörsten Rail Trail

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Bike path on a disused railway track. Asphalted and very passable.

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13.1 km

Kulkwitzer Lake

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You have a beautiful view of the lake, which is also very clean.

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13.8 km

Lake Kulkwitz

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The Kulkwitzer See is a lake in the Saxon Lake District, which emerged from two former lignite mining areas southwest of Leipzig. From 1864 coal was mined here, first underground and from 1937 open pit.

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16.6 km

Beach

Beach

18.6 km

Seeblick

Viewpoint

6

19.4 km

View of Kulkwitzer See

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beautiful view of the kulkwitz lake

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23.2 km

The Leipzig-Plagwitz–Pörsten railway line ran from Leipzig-Plagwitz via Lützen to Rippach-Poserna (Pörsten station), where it connected to the Großkorbetha–Deuben line. It was closed in 1999.

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25.9 km

The Leipzig-Plagwitz–Pörsten railway line ran from Leipzig-Plagwitz via Lützen to Rippach-Poserna (Pörsten station), where it connected to the Großkorbetha–Deuben line. It was closed in 1999.

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27.9 km

☆ After flowering, an arrangement of different plants and shrubs.

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33.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.7 km

7.34 km

3.01 km

1.01 km

400 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.2 km

3.51 km

1.25 km

448 m

219 m

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Tuesday 28 July

34°C

14°C

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Comments

September 12, 2022,Kulkwitzer See – Alte Bahnstrecke nach Lützen Runde von Leipzig Miltitzer Allee
Start and finish is a parking lot, unfortunately to pay.

Not recommended for small children.
There is a lot of road.
At the end there is a terrain that is not easy to drive on.

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