View of Albrechtsburg Castle – Elbe Cycle Path loop from Riesa

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View of Albrechtsburg Castle – Elbe Cycle Path loop from Riesa

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View of Albrechtsburg Castle – Elbe Cycle Path loop from Riesa

06:29

110km

370m

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: October 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 55.8 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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29.1 km

View of Albrechtsburg Castle

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This castle really cannot be missed.

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29.4 km

View of Albrechtsburg and Meissen Old Town

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A visit to the old town is worth it.

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31.5 km

Elbe Cycle Path Between Meißen and Coswig

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Beautifully landscaped, but also highly frequented cycle and hiking trail with good asphalt, which is only occasionally interrupted at crossings by some cobblestones.

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53.8 km

Pieschener Hafen

Lake

55.4 km

View of Dresden’s Old Town from the Elbe Meadows

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A great view of the old town of Dresden

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55.9 km

Viewpoint

65.4 km

Gohlis Windmill

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Very impressive windmill with a nice beer garden in the immediate vicinity.

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74.0 km

Very idyllic and beautiful views. With a racing bike you brake too often for leisurely cyclists or e-bikes who like to use the entire width of the cycle path. Beware of bottlenecks and curves that are difficult to see.

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83.5 km

Albrechtsburg, Meissen

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The Albrechtsburg Castle on the castle hill in Meissen is one of the most famous late Gothic architectural monuments and is considered the first palace building in Germany.

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96.2 km

View of Schloss Hirschstein

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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.

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110 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

69.9 km

15.5 km

12.5 km

7.32 km

5.04 km

299 m

Surfaces

86.5 km

19.3 km

2.91 km

1.68 km

143 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

8°C

64 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

August 20, 2024,Von Riesa nach Dresden und zurück

Very nice bike tour along the Elbe to Dresden, highly recommended!!

As I already know Dresden, I took a few photos, over the August Bridge and back on the other side. Here there were "adventure high-tech highlights" like a staircase where you have to push the bike down on a rail or a very bumpy cobblestone path and then a …

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October 30, 2022,Dresden - Riesa - Dresden Elbetour

A relaxed round with colleagues to the right and left of the Elbe - it was nice 😎

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July 20, 2024,Fahrradtour Dresden -Riesa Elberadweg

After the workshop appointment this week, I was pretty devastated because they had discovered a possible crack in the frame.

Nevertheless, the bike is still rideable with the drive replaced and if the crack continues like this, I'll probably just lose the saddle. So it's not that bad... 😂

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March 21, 2025,Elberadweg hoch und runter🚲🙋‍♂️

For a Friday, there was quite a bit of traffic on both sides of the river. Many seniors were out today, taking advantage of the great weather and getting some exercise.

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June 25, 2022,🚲: Stundenlang entlang der Elbe

Pleasant temperatures and little going on, that's how it should be.
A jump into the Elbe was also possible and was a nice cool down :).

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November 9, 2024,Fahrradtour Dresden - Riesa - Dresden

The early bird... I set off at 6:30 am sharp for my long-planned bike tour to Riesa. The weather could have been a bit warmer and sunnier, but the sun came out towards the end. 😉 Lovely tour along the Elbe.

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June 25, 2023,🚴Strehla ist nur 59 km entfernt.

Always thought Riesa is 60 km to DD and Strehla 70. Well, the last training session was way too short. But the limit was clearly exceeded with 60 km over it. Should be clear on Saturday tour to Vedomice.

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January 3, 2023,Einrollen 2023 : Elbe DD - Meißen - Riesa

The bike path between Meißen and Riesa is not really ideal for racing bikes, so I declared the route as a "bicycle". The left side of the same is a little more recommended.

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