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Giebichenstein Castle – Swan Bridge loop from Plößnitz

Giebichenstein Castle – Swan Bridge loop from Plößnitz

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Giebichenstein Castle – Swan Bridge loop from Plößnitz

01:26

31.9km

130m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 9, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 17.3 km for 263 m

After 17.8 km for 109 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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430 m

St. Catherine's Church (Plößnitz)

Highlight • Religious Site

The church was built in the 13th century from rubble. Rebuilding took place at the beginning of the 16th and 19th centuries.

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489 m

Paved Rural Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Passable is the right word

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10.1 km

Saale River

Highlight • River

Invites you to linger and take a break with benches, a beach and a kiosk

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10.8 km

Giebichenstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

The obelisk made of black granite was inaugurated on August 30, 1896 and is located on a rock near the Kröllwitzer Saale bank.

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16.3 km

The Swan Bridge connects the popular tourist destination of Peißnitz Island with Kröllwitz and Heide-Süd. Below the bridge (on Peißnitz Island), the Peißnitz Express train has a stop and a level crossing.

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16.4 km

Saale River Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice path along the Saale!

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18.6 km

Giebichenstein Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Hard to believe that the horse at the Giebichenstein Bridge at the 2013 flood from the Saale could drink. The flood marks below the bridge are always very interesting for a photo ...

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24.8 km

View of Leipzig and the Mansfeld Region

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Great view to Leipzig in the east and the overburden heaps of the Mansfeld region in the west

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31.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.6 km

6.26 km

4.53 km

3.62 km

2.84 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.9 km

963 m

898 m

513 m

335 m

212 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

28°C

15°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Giebichenstein Castle – Swan Bridge loop from Plößnitz

St. Catherine's Church (Plößnitz)

Paved Rural Cycle Path

Saale River

Giebichenstein Castle

Swan Bridge

Saale River Cycle Path

Giebichenstein Bridge

View of Leipzig and the Mansfeld Region

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