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View of the Elbe – Rapunzel Tower loop from Großkühnau

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Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Wittenberg

View of the Elbe – Rapunzel Tower loop from Großkühnau

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146

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View of the Elbe – Rapunzel Tower loop from Großkühnau

02:50

11.2km

20m

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 17, 2026

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Mittelelbe zwischen Mulde und Saale

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6.98 km

Middle Elbe between the Mulde and the Saale

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The Elbe is just wonderful for a walk.

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7.01 km

Wild Fruits of the Middle Elbe

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Information board about wild fruit on the Middle Elbe. Among other things, the locations of the wild pear and wild apple trees are entered here on a map of the …

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8.33 km

View of the Elbe

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Here you can see the Elbe loop near Ziebig.

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9.01 km

Obelisk at the Ochsenwall

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served as a land mark, on the small bench is history of the obelisk on Ochsenwall.

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9.40 km

Rapunzel Tower

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We were always "sold" to us children as a Rapunzelturm !!!! Now it is somehow much smaller !! 😉

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10.2 km

Kühnauer Lake

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Beautiful natural lake, also beautiful in winter.

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10.4 km

Lake Kühnau

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11.0 km

Protestant Church Großkühnau

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Monumental brick building. Already visible from afar.

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11.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.19 km

3.26 km

765 m

Surfaces

3.92 km

3.27 km

2.91 km

1.10 km

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March 2, 2025,Mittelelbe Naturschutzgebiet Großkühnau Wanderung
Today I went hiking in the Middle Elbe nature reserve (between Mulde and Saale) near Dessau-Roßlau. It was very beautiful.

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Once or twice a year we meet with friends from Leipzig halfway for an excursion with an extensive exchange of ideas. For this May 1st, the decision fell on the Elbe meadows downstream of Dessau. These are part of the "Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve", which stretches from Coswig to Barby and is equipped with alluvial forests in which beavers, among …

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