Karl-Heine Canal – Lindenau Harbor loop from Rückmarsdorf

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Karl-Heine Canal – Lindenau Harbor loop from Rückmarsdorf

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Karl-Heine Canal – Lindenau Harbor loop from Rückmarsdorf

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13.4km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.57 km

Museumsfeldbahn Leipzig-Lindenau

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☆ Technical monument: gravel railway Leipzig - Lindenau MUSEUMSFELDBAHN

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5.47 km

Karl-Heine Canal

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One of the most beautiful spots on the Karl Heine Canal.

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6.39 km

König Albert Bridge

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The King Albert Bridge is one of 15 bridges crossing the Karl Heine Canal, but one of the most beautiful. The bridge was built with construction of the Karl Heine Canal in 1874.

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6.48 km

Westwerk Hall, Plagwitz

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A wonderful, colorful place where you'll find everything from supermarkets to street food and secondhand fashion, as well as restaurants, an antique shop, and a roastery. Feel free to wander …

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6.85 km

Karl-Heine Canal riverside in Lindenau

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A beautiful spot by the canal. When the weather is nice, it's teeming with relaxed people, both on land and on the water. 🤩

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7.51 km

Saalfelder Bridge

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The restoration was finished in 2019

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8.69 km

Karl-Heine Canal

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☆ Always worth a motif.

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9.43 km

Lindenau Harbor

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13.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.56 km

4.04 km

2.67 km

994 m

145 m

Surfaces

5.37 km

3.85 km

2.62 km

1.12 km

298 m

141 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

12°C

8°C

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Comments

July 9, 2023,Plagwitz - Lindenauer Hafen - Burghausen und zurück

Relaxed round on both sides of the canal. It is beautiful at any time of the year, depending on the time of day and the position of the sun, it is 80% in the shade and feels so wonderfully far away from civilization, although that is not true at all. It can easily be shortened at each of the bridges. …

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