Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Saxon Elbland

Riesa

Neuhirschstein Castle – View of Schloss Hirschstein loop from Riesa

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Saxon Elbland

Riesa

Neuhirschstein Castle – View of Schloss Hirschstein loop from Riesa

Hard

4.5

(152)

703

riders

Neuhirschstein Castle – View of Schloss Hirschstein loop from Riesa

07:02

122km

320m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

629 m

Elberadweg at Riesa Harbor and Döllnitz Confluence

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

elbhafen

Tip by

4.97 km

Great cycle path!

Highlight • Cycleway

On this section of the Elbe Cycle Path you can really let it run. The topping is just great!

Translated by Google •

Tip by

13.0 km

Ostrich farm

Highlight • Structure

Caution long neck - I'm curious! 😉

Translated by Google •

Tip by

23.2 km

Eichberg

Forest

37.6 km

View of the Elbe River

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of the Elbe and the Elbe meadows

Translated by Google •

Tip by

92.8 km

Linden Avenue Along the Elbe

Highlight • Cycleway

A stunning avenue of old linden trees on the south bank of the Elbe River. It lines the riverbank for approximately 2.5 kilometers between Riesa City Park and a spot …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

94.1 km

Elberadweg Near Riesa

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful cycle path with lots of sights.
It takes time and sometimes instinct.
Thanks to Komoot, it's no longer as difficult as it was xx years ago.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

105 km

Neuhirschstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

Neuhirschstein Castle was built between 1892 and 1894 in the Neo-Renaissance style on the remains of a 10th-century castle. During World War II, the castle was confiscated by the SS …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

108 km

View of Schloss Hirschstein

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the left bank of the Elbe, the castle was built on the remains of a 10th-century castle in the years 1892-1894 in neo-renaissance style.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

122 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.7 km

28.0 km

24.1 km

23.5 km

4.47 km

2.56 km

Surfaces

104 km

14.2 km

2.12 km

1.35 km

258 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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

Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Sunday 28 June

28°C

19°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

June 8, 2025,Elberadweg Etappe Meißen -Torgau

The second stage takes us from Meissen to Torgau. A severe thunderstorm forced us to quickly seek shelter. Added to that was a nasty headwind. Torgau is a gem with a beautiful old town and an imposing castle.

Showing Translation

September 10, 2023,ELBE 9️⃣

☀️🌡🚴🏻‍♀️ 🚴🏼‍♀️ 🥵 🥵
It's still hot, we're still pedaling and perspiring, but something is or will be different:
the passing landscape!
It becomes significantly hillier, the Elbe valley narrows and we pass many vineyards.
We Weserberglanders feel at home right away - all that's missing at home is the wine...

Showing Translation

June 11, 2024,Torgau to Meissen

11-14 degrees and heavy wind fron west. Dark clouds but no rain fortunatly

August 27, 2023,4.Tour, 2 Abschnitt. Torgau bis Meißen

Today from Torgau with an overcast sky to Meissen. Drive through beautiful old towns. Overall nice route and surface. Well signposted in this section. About 20 km before Meissen it started to rain.

Showing Translation

August 15, 2024,Elberadweg: Torgau to Meißen

I slept so well in Torgau and the tent was pretty wet from the rain and dew so I got a later start. Along the way I caught up to another biker I saw at camp and we rode together for about 30km until Strehla, where I stopped to see a castle that wasn’t open. We talked about biking and …

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

Hard

4.9

194

Meissner 8

04:26h

70.9km

510m

Hard

4.4

156

Obstland route – cycling in the Leipzig region

03:45h

58.2km

540m

Hard

4.7

2,468

View of Albrechtsburg Castle – View of Schloss Hirschstein loop from Riesa

03:23h

56.4km

200m

Hard

4.1

Wilsdruff rail route loop

03:11h

51.2km

460m

Moderate

4.8

1,485

View of Meissen Cathedral – View of Albrechtsburg Castle loop from Neuhirschstein

02:01h

33.0km

180m

Easy

4.8

1,450

View of Meissen Cathedral – View of Albrechtsburg Castle loop from Meißen

01:44h

29.3km

110m

Hard

4.5

703

Neuhirschstein Castle – View of Schloss Hirschstein loop from Riesa

07:02h

122km

320m

Moderate

4.8

445

Meissen Market Square – Albrechtsburg, Meissen loop from Miltitz

02:50h

44.3km

340m

Moderate

4.8

401

Albrechtsburg, Meissen – View of Meissen Cathedral loop from Meißen

02:18h

35.6km

250m

Hard

4.5

569

Ostrich farm – Great cycle path! loop from Mühlberg/Elbe

02:53h

49.4km

110m

Moderate

4.6

540

Great cycle path! – Ostrich farm loop from Riesa

02:49h

48.4km

100m

Moderate

4.7

1,890

View of Albrechtsburg Castle – View of Schloss Hirschstein loop from Diera-Zehren

02:58h

48.3km

230m

Neuhirschstein Castle – View of Schloss Hirschstein loop from Riesa

Elberadweg at Riesa Harbor and Döllnitz Confluence

Great cycle path!

Ostrich farm

View of the Elbe River

Linden Avenue Along the Elbe

Elberadweg Near Riesa

Neuhirschstein Castle

View of Schloss Hirschstein

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️