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title: "Leipzig Music Route"
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description: "The music city Leipzig as a place of residence and work of outstanding composers from the 18th to 20th centuries features a great variety of music-historically interesting places that can be experienced along the bike route \"Leipzig Music Route\". The route leads through Gründerzeit neighborhoods and garden facilities, branched river courses and species-rich floodplain forest, country estates and parks, manor houses and public art. The Leipzig Music Route starts at the Thomaskirche and ends at the Neues Gewandhaus and thus embraces the two focal points of Leipzig music history. The Music Route consists of a roughly 20 km long western loop and an equally long eastern loop. In total, it covers about 40 km and 23 Music Route stations."
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Leipzig Music Route
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- 42.15 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: easy
- Cycling

- 2:50 h
- 42.15 km
- 57 m
- 57 m
- 104 m
- 145 m
- 41 m
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- Start: Thomaskirche
- Destination: New Gewandhaus Leipzig

The Leipzig Music Route offers an unusual combination of music and nature-based relaxation, creating its own experiential world. A project of Notenspur Leipzig e.V. in cooperation with ADFC Leipzig.

The **music city Leipzig as a place of residence and work of outstanding composers** from the 18th to 20th centuries features a **great variety of music-historically interesting places** that can be experienced along the bike route "Leipzig Music Route".

The route leads through Gründerzeit neighborhoods and garden facilities, branched river courses and species-rich floodplain forest, country estates and parks, manor houses and public art.

The Leipzig Music Route **starts at the Thomaskirche** and ends at the Neues Gewandhaus and thus embraces the two focal points of Leipzig music history.

The Music Route consists of a roughly 20 km long western loop and an equally long eastern loop. In total, it covers about 40 km and .

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Pavements

Unknown (2%)

Street (6%)

Asphalt (63%)

Gravel (13%)

Trail (4%)

Path (12%)

Best to visit

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Directions

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Tour information

- Cultural Interesting
- Loop Road
- Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Bicycle, helmet, drinks.

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Directions &amp; Parking facilities

**Getting there**From **Berlin** via the A9 and the A14, **exit Leipzig-Mitte**

From **Dresden** via the A14, **exit Leipzig-Ost**

From **Munich and Erfurt** via the A38, **exit Leipzig-Southwest**

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**Parking****Tip:** With the  you get current information about parking spaces, detours and mobility stations directly on your smartphone.

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**Public transportation**Tram:

- Lines 9 and 16 to stop "Thomaskirche"
- Lines 2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 to stop "Augustusplatz"

Train:

- Leipzig central station

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Additional information

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Author

Christina Witt

Organization

LEIPZIG REGION

License (master data)

Christina Witt

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

You can support the Music Route project by becoming a member of the Notenspur support association.

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Safety guidelines

For your safety, wear a helmet and watch out for road and pedestrian traffic.

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15.69 km

- Cycling

28.48 km

- Cycling

144.83 km

- Cycling

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Contact

04109 Leipzig

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