Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Großer Teich Torgau – Great Pond Torgau loop from Torgau

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Großer Teich Torgau – Great Pond Torgau loop from Torgau

Moderate

4.5

(71)

299

hikers

Großer Teich Torgau – Great Pond Torgau loop from Torgau

02:29

9.86km

10m

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: July 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Großer Teich Torgau

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.17 km

Carved Tree Stump Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

It came unexpectedly. I walked by and had to smile when I saw what was being conjured up :)

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.09 km

Großer Teich Torgau

Nature Reserve

3.45 km

Wooden shelter with information board at Großer Teich Torgau

Highlight • Rest Area

here is also an information board & signpost

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.52 km

Water Control Structure at the Canal

Highlight • Structure

water management plant

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.08 km

Großer Teich Torgau

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful circumnavigation of the Great Pond

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.57 km

Great Pond Torgau

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Saxony's largest pond was created 500 years ago for the Electoral Court's fishing industry. Today, the pond is an important breeding and resting area for many bird species.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.24 km

Biberhof Nature Conservation Center, Torgau

Highlight • Rest Area

with insect hotel and information boards

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.31 km

Sluice at Ellergraben

Highlight • Structure

at NABU and insect hotel

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.17 km

Insect Hotel on the Lutherweg

Highlight • Structure

a home for insects on the pilgrimage route

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.86 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.29 km

3.93 km

274 m

159 m

142 m

Surfaces

5.79 km

2.64 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Thursday 16 July

31°C

18°C

88 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

May 9, 2024,Großer Teich in Torgau

Great Pond Torgau
Hikes around the Great Pond are very popular.
Today, a nature reserve full of beauty lies around Saxony's largest pond like a green belt - the "Great Pond" nature reserve - a piece of living nature at the gates of Torgau - a wetland of national and international importance (European bird sanctuary). Over 100 species of birds …

Showing Translation

March 24, 2024,Großer Teich in Torgau – Großer Teich Torgau Runde von Hellern

At first it was raining but then it got nice ☺️👍

Showing Translation

November 4, 2023,Torgau, Grosser Teich, Wanderung 04.11.2023

A walk around the “Großer Teich”, the largest pond in Germany. Fishing was also popular there. (Big disappointment)
However, the hike is very interesting and relaxed.

Showing Translation

May 31, 2025,Torgau zum Dritten, einmal um den großen Teich 🥾

The large pond is a nature reserve and also a listed monument. Created by decree of the Electorate of Saxony around 1483/84, it was and still is used for fish farming. It also served to irrigate the fortress moats.

The beach bar at the lido serves delicious cocktails 🍸🍹Pure Caribbean flair.

Showing Translation

December 29, 2024,Runde um den Großen Teich in Torgau am 27.12.2024

Picture 12: The cranes are barely recognizable. But they could be heard clearly. There must have been more than 50 of them. They seem to have saved themselves the trouble of flying to warmer climes in recent years.

Showing Translation

June 9, 2025,Um den Großen Teich 🌊

The Great Pond was created by the brothers and Saxon dukes
Ernst and Albrecht by electoral decree in 1483-1484 for the purpose of fish farming and irrigating the Torgau fortress moats.
A little later, in 1492, Columbus crossed the Great Pond.
But it wasn't until April 1945 that the first Americans reached its shores.🤔
Enough world history...😉

Showing Translation

April 3, 2023,👣Großer Teich 🐟furzende Fische 🦆Ziegen die vom Himmel fallen 🦦Nutria

The Great Pond Torgau is a pond 1.5 to 2 m deep south of Torgau in the Free State of Saxony. The lake is used for fish farming, nature conservation, local recreation and flood protection. It was created as a fish pond by the Electoral Saxon decree of 1483/84, possibly as early as 1478. The year 1457 is also mentioned. …

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Easy

4.6

274

Pressel Nature Trail

01:24h

5.47km

20m

Easy

4.5

252

Hohburg Mining Trail Georoute

01:55h

6.85km

140m

Easy

4.3

Wildkatzenlehrpfad in Heyda (Lossatal) – Wandern auf den Spuren der Wildkatze

00:31h

2.00km

10m

Easy

Eilenburg Planet Trail

00:49h

3.25km

Moderate

4.7

454

Heideteich – Reinharz Castle loop from Wanderparkplatz

03:03h

11.5km

120m

Moderate

4.6

263

Löbenberg Quarry – Zinkenberg Quarry loop from Hohburg

03:33h

12.8km

240m

Moderate

4.8

413

Heron Pond – Doktor Pond loop from Hängebäumchen

03:01h

11.7km

60m

Moderate

4.6

312

Forest Stream in Dübener Heide – Wooden Bridge in Dübener Heide loop from Saures Moorwasser

03:05h

12.0km

50m

Hard

4.7

169

Small Quarry Lake – Frauenberg Quarry Lake loop from Bennewitz

05:30h

21.3km

120m

Moderate

4.8

484

Heideteich – Reinharz Castle loop from Bad Schmiedeberg

03:41h

14.0km

130m

Moderate

4.8

164

Doktor Pond – Heron Pond loop from Kirchenteich

03:25h

13.2km

70m

Moderate

4.5

165

Presseler Pond – Forest Stream in Dübener Heide loop from Wildenhain

04:27h

17.5km

50m

Großer Teich Torgau – Great Pond Torgau loop from Torgau

Carved Tree Stump Sculpture

Wooden shelter with information board at Großer Teich Torgau

Water Control Structure at the Canal

Großer Teich Torgau

Great Pond Torgau

Biberhof Nature Conservation Center, Torgau

Sluice at Ellergraben

Insect Hotel on the Lutherweg

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️