Sole-coal history cycle path

Short Description

This cycle route connects the Geiseltalsee with the Saale Cycle Path and the Elster-Saale Cycle Path.

Description

The Pfännerhall in Braunsbedra is a reminder of the time of lignite mining in the Geiseltal. In Bad Dürrenberg, you will walk in the footsteps of salt extraction, and in Lützen, you will get closer to the main battles of the Thirty Years War.
Sights along the route include the Pfännerhall in Braunsbedra, the worlds largest graduation tower and park in Bad Dürrenberg, as well as the castle and museum in Lützen.


Connection to other cycle routes: Salzstraße, Goethe Cycle Path, Dolmen Cycle Path, Saale Cycle Path, Elster-Saale Cycle Path, Radacht Ostroute near Kleingöhren

Please note: The last 1.5 km of the route (Ellerbach-Lützen) are not signposted. Only the route in the Saalekreis is signposted.