The best cycling routes around Bitterfeld-Wolfen

Today, an developed network of cycle paths and hiking trails with viewing platforms and information boards on the formation of the landscape extends along the Neuhäuser See. The 120 km long Kohle-Dampf-Licht cycle path from Lutherstadt Wittenberg to Markkleeberg passes by the lake. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuh%C3%A4user_See

In the mid-19th century, the first mining activities began in the southwest of Goitzsche, near the villages of Petersroda and Holzweißig.[3] Following the lignite seam, mining progressed from west to east. Favored by the opening of the current Magdeburg–Leipzig and Trebnitz–Leipzig railway lines, the sales market for lignite expanded to Halle and Leipzig, among other places. The increased demand for electrical energy and fossil fuels in the 19th and 20th centuries led in 1908 to the opening of the Leopold open-cast mine (from 1945 to 1962 Holzweißig–Ost) and in 1958 to the creation of the Holzweißig-West open-cast mine.[3] The Neuhäuser See originated from the former Holzweißig-West lignite open-cast mine. It is named after the Neuhaus estate, which was demolished in 1976 along with the village of Paupitzsch. The Holzweißig-West open-cast mine was operated from 1958 to 1980. Other sources report usage until 1991. The lake was flooded from 1993 to 2005.[1] Overflowing water is channeled via the Goitzsche into the Mulde. Since 1997, the area has been renatured and stable embankments have been created. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuh%C3%A4user_See

The Neuhäuser See is located on the northwestern border of the Free State of Saxony with Saxony-Anhalt, at an altitude of about 78 m above sea level. NN. South of the lake is Benndorf, a district of the North Saxon district town of Delitzsch, and to the north is the unified municipality of Bitterfeld-Wolfen in Saxony-Anhalt. It is located in the Central German Lake District, south of the Großer Goitzschesee and the waters Ludwigsee and Paupitzscher See. Quelle https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuh%C3%A4user_See

The Neuhäuser See (also Neuhauser See) is an opencast mine residual lake of approximately 155 hectares, which was created by flooding the former Holzweißig-West opencast mine. The lake is located in the Central German Lake District, south of the Goitzsche nature reserve and north of the town of Delitzsch. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuh%C3%A4user_See

Leipzig's equivalent of an English garden

The Mulde, also known as the United Mulde or Vereinte Mulde, is a left, non-navigable tributary of the Elbe. It originates southeast of Leipzig near Sermuth (Saxony) from the confluence of two large headstreams: the longer Zwickauer Mulde and the Freiberger Mulde, which drains a larger catchment area due to its greater discharge. The river's catchment area encompasses large parts of Saxony and, in particular, the vast majority of the northern slopes of the Ore Mountains. With a discharge of approximately 73 m³/s at its mouth,[8] it is the fourth largest tributary of the Elbe. The old name for the Mulde, Milda, is translated by onomasticians as "the water-rich one."[9] The word element "Mel," referring to grinding, is sometimes associated with the name due to the numerous mills that once operated along the river. This overlooks the fact that river names represent the oldest, often Slavic or Celtic, layer of geographical names. The Mulde's name is sometimes linked to the numerous mills that once operated along its banks, but this connection overlooks the fact that river names represent the oldest, often Slavic or Celtic, layer of geographical names. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulde_(Fluss)

It's a great ride. 👌🏼

Single trail, pretty overgrown (black locust trees), but awesome 😉😎!