Five Lakes Tour

Short description

The 5-Lakes-Tour is a cycling tour that passes by the five former open-pit mining areas of the regions. From Goitzsche in Bitterfeld to the Muldestausee, around the Gröbener See, then to the Gremminer See in Gräfenhainichen, and from there continues to the Bergwitzsee, the last stop of the tour.

Description

The cycle path can be used in both directions.

Route description

Start is Bitterfeld station. From here, head towards Rathenau Straße to the center with church and marketplace - follow the signs to Bitterfelder Wasserfront. This leads directly to the Goitzsche. Passing the city harbor, Bernstein Villa, Marina, and Pegelturm, you cycle on a paved route (= Goitzscherundweg) to Pouch. After about 10 kilometers, you leave the Goitzscherundweg and follow the signs to Muldestausee. The signs lead to the B 100. Follow the federal road eastward on the cycle path and cross the Mulde. Stay on the road-side cycle path for about 400 meters - cross the federal road at the end and cycle back to the parking lot Muldestausee. The immediate route along the lake must first be reached by a steep descent. Alternatively, you can take the high bank route. For orientation, it is recommended to follow the Mulderad-Weg. Pass by the Europahütte, the Schachtbaude, and the Haus am See - at the Totschlag monument, head towards Schlaitz. The next 6 kilometers lead through Burgkemnitz on a traffic-calmed road to Gröbern. Before the small heath village, cross the B100 and the 3rd lake on the tour of former mining areas is already in sight. Shortly before the western shore, right at the edge of the village, is the Gröbener See. Continuing towards Gräfenhainichen, you circle the Gröbener See on the right. Here you pass by the former heating plant and the site of the forest elephant from the last Ice Age. From the site of the forest elephant, it is not far to the Gräfenhainichen station. After passing through the bicycle tunnel, simply follow the main street straight and you will reach the so-called Stadtbalkon directly. Here you are right in front of the Gremminer See and have a panoramic view of Ferropolis, the city of iron. From the Stadtbalkon, the R1 - Europaradweg leads eastward towards Bergwitz via Radis. Alternatively, follow the signs of the Europaradweg or the KOHLE | DAMPF | LICHT - Tour. These lead along the Gremminer See to Radis through a forest. At the end of the forest, you arrive in Radis and pass the station on the right, following the path to Bergwitz, passing fields and through forests. After a few kilometers, you reach the Bergwitzsee. This can be cycled around in both directions. If you go left, you will reach the bathing beaches and the campsite faster, as the route is much shorter and easier to ride. Passing the main beach, you reach the beach path. Follow this until Wörlitzer Straße, turn right onto Waldstraße, then turn left onto Bahnhofstraße. Here you reach the end of the tour, the train station in Bergwitz.

More information

TourismRegion Anhalt-Dessau-Wittenberg e.V.
Neustr. 13, 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Tel. 03491 402610, Fax 03491 405857
www.anhalt-dessau-wittenberg.de, info@anhalt-dessau-wittenberg.de

Directions

Towards Bitterfeld: coming from the A9, take the Bitterfeld - Wolfen / Zörbig exit and follow the signs to Bitterfeld. In Bitterfeld, head towards Wittenberg / Gräfenhainichen. Goitzsche is shortly after leaving Bitterfeld on the right side.

Parking information

There are both paid and free parking spaces available at each lake and at each train station.