Geo cycle route Doberschütz - Wurzen

Start: At Doberschütz station, head south along a low-traffic, tree-lined street and follow it for 3 km to the village of Mölbitz and then another 2.5 km to Böhlitz, passing wide fields.

5.5 km: In the center of Böhlitz, the village of the stone workers' industry, a thematically designed rest area invites you to pause. Slightly off the route, at the end of the hollow way about 500 m away, if you follow the signs for Rittergut/Wasserturm, you will be rewarded at Holzberg with a beautiful view over the Wurzen region. Continuing your journey, follow the cycle path to Röcknitz. There, a sign points to the geoportal “Time – Change – Stone” in Herrenhaus Röcknitz, an adjacent geo-adventure garden, and the volcano playground Fred Porphyrstein.

8.0 km: Straight through the roundabout, you leave Röcknitz. On the left, you approach the Kuhteich, around which you find a six-cubic-meter erratic boulder, a witness of the ice age nicknamed “giant stone.”

9.0 km: The ride continues on a quiet road through the forest area “Klinge” to Thammenhain. There your path connects to the Dahlener Heide cycle route. Follow it via Lindenstraße and Am Wildpark street to Thammenhain Castle. A stroll in the idyllic castle park is recommended before you leave Thammenhain on the right via Am Wildpark street towards Voigtshain.

16.5 km: At the edge of Voigtshain, turn right into Dorfstraße and follow it to Mügltenz. There, in 1736, the grandfather of composer Richard Wagner was born. A very nice rest and playground by the pond management on Straße am Teich invites you to linger. Leaving the village via Birkenweg, you cross the Lossa brook, which gives its name to the geopark community Lossatal.

19 km: Stay right on the road and reach the Dahlener Heide cycle route again via Jahnstraße in Hohburg. A visit to the geoportal Museum Steinarbeiterhaus, which tells about the lifestyle of the stone breakers and the history of the local natural stone industry, is worthwhile.

22 km: Before leaving the village, the cycle path leads uphill on the left, directly beside a company site, continuing to Wurzen. On the left spreads the Kleiner Berg with the National Geotope “Wind and Glacier Abrasions” and on the right lies the Kaolin Lake, a former open-cast mining lake for kaolin. Passing Lüptitz, past Spitzberg and an active quarry, you approach the Ringelnatz town Wurzen. Here you will find plenty of places to eat and relax and, if needed, also two bike shops.

Destination: At Wurzen station, take the Regional Express RE50 or the S-Bahn S4 back to Leipzig. Or you can continue your journey through the Porphyrland Geopark after a city tour and overnight stay in Wurzen, e.g., along the Mulde cycle path either northward to Eilenburg or southward to Grimma.