Elbe Cycle Route - Dresden Elbland Section (Pirna - Torgau)
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Photo: Rainer Weisflog, Dresden Elbland
Dresden-Elbland: scenic long-distance cycle route
Let yourself be seduced by a special experience - a bike tour along the Elbe River. The Elbe Cycle Path is one of the most charming and varied cycle routes in Europe. From the Wadden Sea over the Elbandstein Mountains to Bohemia, 1,270 km of diversity await you. Here you can experience unique culture and pulsating metropolises, but also the almost untouched nature of the Elbe meadows. If you cycle all the way to Prague, you will also get to know a piece of the Vltava River. The gentle gradient makes for relaxing hours on the bike. The Elbe Cycle Path logo shows you the way. Eighty percent of the route is on an independent bike path. The surface is mostly asphalt and therefore good to very good to ride on. From Prague to the mouth of the Elbe River, there is only a slight difference in altitude.
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Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
PirnaThe best way to reach the starting and ending point of the tour is via Pirna train station. This is 5 minutes by bike from the starting point on the other side of the Elbe, which you can easily reach via the nearby city bridge.
You can reach the station with the S1 from Meißen and Schöna, as well as with the S2 from Dresden Airport. In addition, it is also served by the RB71 from Sebnitz and Neustadt and the RE20 from Litoměřice and Dresden.
Right next to it, Pirna also has a bus station, which can be reached by a variety of bus lines: 204 from Liebstadt, 207a from Breitenau and Bad Gottleuba, 209 from Ottendorf, 218 and 219 from Bahratal, 226 from Dresden Bühlau, 234 from Neustadt, 236 and 237 from Sebnitz, 238 from Stadt Wehlen, 241 from Hinterhermsdorf, 245 from Rosenthal and 246 from Königstein.
Torgau
If you want to ride only half of the tour, your starting or ending point is in Torgau. From the station there, you can use the S4 train in the direction of Leipzig and Hoyerswerda. In addition, the RE10 Cottbus-Leipzig stops there.
In addition, the following bus lines operate there: 751 from Prettin, 755 from Mockrehna, 757 from Falkenhain, 759 from Greudnitz, 764 and 781 from Oschatz, 765 from Döbrichau, 782 from Dommitzsch and 783 from Mockritz.
Getting there
PirnaTake the A 4 from Bautzen or Chemnitz to the Dresden-West junction, and continue on the A 17 (towards Prague) to the Pirna junction.
Torgau
Coming from Dresden on the A14, take the Mutzschen exit. Coming from Halle, take the Leipzig Nord-Ost exit.
If you are coming on the A9 from Berlin, exit at Coswig and then continue via Wittenberg. If you are coming via the A13, exit in Duben.
Parking
PirnaThe closest free parking lot to the starting point is in Pirna Copitz on the Elbe (P7 in the parking guidance system of the city of Pirna).
Torgau
Free parking can be found in the parking lot under the Elbe bridge (parking lot P3 in the parking guidance system of the city of Torgau).
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