Gravel bike Türme route Westerzgebirge

  • 105.92 km long
  • Round trip
  • Difficulty: difficult
  • Condition: very difficult
  • Great panorama
  • Cycling
  • Gravel bike
  • 9:25 h
  • 105.92 km
  • 1,845 m
  • 1,836 m
  • 330 m
  • 1,013 m
  • 683 m

Discover the Ore Mountains: UNESCO World Heritage, breathtaking wide views, mystical forests, and refreshing bathing spots await you on this challenging route!

Join an unforgettable gravel bike route in the heart of the Ore Mountains. Start your adventure between the majestic Ore Mountain ridge and its idyllic foothills and immerse yourself in the UNESCO World Heritage Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří, where history and nature become one. You ride through deep forests and airy heights that invigorate your spirit. Follow the gentle babbling of creeks and discover lakes and reservoirs that shine like jewels in the landscape. Enjoy the freedom on attractive paths and historic trails with technical sections that challenge and expand your skills. Every pedal stroke brings new impressions that will keep bringing you back. This route is more than a ride – it is a journey through the beauty of Saxony.

Tips: To particularly enjoy the views, the route should be ridden counterclockwise.

Waypoints

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The route start is possible anywhere. Partly, the route runs on the Mulde bike path and other tourist bike routes, on paths and lightly trafficked roads.

Since a short part runs through Czech territory, remember your ID card!

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Summit

Directions & Parking facilities

Public transportation

If traveling by train, the stations Zwönitz and Johanngeorgenstadt (located directly on the route), Aue (approx. 2 km away), or Schwarzenberg (approx. 3 km away) are especially suitable.

Author

Caterina Penz, TI Spiegelwald

Organization

Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Off the route, there are many sites on both sides of the border to discover within the UNESCO World Heritage Montanregion Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří. Plan enough time for exploring them!