Dahlener Heide Cycling Route

Route: Torgau - Bennewitz - Taura - Schildau - Hohburg - Kühnitzsch - Wurzen

Discoveries along the route

Torgau: Hartenfels Castle with castle chapel and exhibitions, historic old town, numerous museums, museum trail
Bennewitz: Bicycle museum
Taura: Adventure village with riding stable, forest experience barn etc.
Schildau: Gneisenau Memorial, monument, museum of the Schildbürger (Schildau citizens), Neumühlenteich bathing lake, burial mounds, oldest mulberry tree in Germany, Schildberg tower
Hohburg: Stoneworkers' house Kühnitzsch: castle and park, post mill
Wurzen: Natural monument "Wachtelberg-Mühlbachtal", inn "Zur Fähre" - passenger ferry and Mulde river shipping, St. Mary's Cathedral, cultural history museum

Start

Torgau

Destination

Wurzen

Pavements

Street (39%)

Asphalt (23%)

Gravel (26%)

Trail (1%)

Path (11%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Tour information

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

By car you can take the A14 - take the Mutzschen exit and follow the S38.

Parking

There are enough parking options in the area.

Public transportation

From Dresden by train RB31 to (H) Elsterwerda-Biehla then continue by S-Bahn S4 to (H) Torgau station

Additional information

Torgau Information Center Phone 03421/ 70 14 0

Author

Dresden Elbland Redaktion

Organization

Dresden Elbland

Website

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The route is also very nice to cycle with an e-bike.

Map

Dahlener Heide, Wermsdorfer Forest and surroundings - Dr. Andreas Barthel Publishing - ISBN: 978-3-89591-035-7

Brochure: 35 cycling routes for pleasure cycling. Publisher: Dresden Marketing GmbH; © Tourism Association Elbland Dresden e.V.

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