Putzkau Viaduct – Harthteich loop from Bischofswerda

Putzkau Viaduct – Harthteich loop from Bischofswerda

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Putzkau Viaduct – Harthteich loop from Bischofswerda

02:18

53.4km

370m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 1, 2026

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Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 133 m for 61 m

After 7.56 km for 83 m

After 51.3 km for 106 m

After 52.4 km for 605 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.50 km

Putzkau Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

The viaduct is one of the few in Germany that was built as a curve.

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8.86 km

Harthteich

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Very nice side street between Putzkau and Neukirch. Virtually no cars. Road surface mostly great.

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11.7 km

Baroque Church in Neukirch (Lausitz)

Highlight • Religious Site

Worth seeing baroque church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. Parish in Neukirch/Lusatia (Upper Sorbian Wjazońca); Completed in its current form on August 6, 1753, after several previous buildings that had been on the same site since the 12th century had to give way either due to fire or dilapidation. Various new buildings;

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16.1 km

Bäckerteich

Lake

21.1 km

Rodewitz–Kleinpostwitz Side Road

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Beautiful, little-used, asphalted side street from Rodewitz to Kleinpostwitz.

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43.2 km

Rätze Mill Spittwitz

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The Rätze mill was founded in 1772 by Johannes Rätze as a monastery mill in Panschwitz-Kuckau. The new mill was built in 1991.

Today there is a small restaurant and a mill shop next to the mill, which not only sells organic flours, but much more.

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46.6 km

Bischofswerda–Wölkau Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

A perfectly straight bike path with a good surface on a busy road, which makes it even more enjoyable to have the bike path! 😋

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49.5 km

Stadtwald

Forest

52.4 km

Electoral Saxon Post Milestone Bischofswerda

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The Saxon postal mileage column in Bischofswerda is a distance column, erected in 1724. Later destroyed, rebuilt in 1934. 2009 original reconstruction of the column. Original parts are exhibited in the town hall.

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52.7 km

Fronfeste Tower (Bischofswerda)

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Built around 1286, the Fronfeste originally served to fortify the Dresden Gate. However, it was later used as a prison and detention center. Also known as the Büttelturm or Stockhaus, it is the oldest surviving building in the city of Bischofswerda.
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53.4 km

End point

Train Station

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