Cycle tour "Between Sprotte and Pleisse"

The route mostly runs on well-developed cycle paths and lightly trafficked secondary roads with a hilly profile and few inclines.

Signposting

• light blue plaque on signposts

Route course - complete section with alternative route to shorten the route

• The start is in Gößnitz in the town center at Neumarkt towards Schmöllnsche Straße heading to the station, at the signpost by the railway bridge turn right to Bahnhofstraße, after 50m turn left under the railway bridge to the cycle path along the Pleiße, along Bahnhofstraße to the junction Wehrstraße, turn right at the town exit towards Merlach-Ponitz
• In Merlach approx. 2.5 km on Schneidemühlenweg, Merlacher Straße turn left to Gasthof Merlach, at intermediate signpost turn right on new cycle path towards Ponitz
• In Ponitz at the town entrance the cycle path ends, at intermediate signpost half right through a residential area on a very narrow path to Bahnhofstraße and entry to Schlosspark, on Mühlenweg is an INFO board, at the signpost at Schlosspark entrance turn right here to Bahnhofstraße towards Grünberg, continue to the junction Grünberger Straße, then left into Mittelmühlstraße to the town exit at the road junction, straight ahead continuing to Talstraße towards Grünberg-Heyersdorf
• In Grünberg on Talstraße straight through the town to the turnoff Kummersche Straße, opportunity to switch to the alternative route to Schmölln, two steep ascents to Kummer!
• Without alternative route straight on to Heyersdorf
• In Heyersdorf at the intersection Dorfstraße/Landstraße to Crimmitschau straight ahead, signpost to Thonhausen Ronneburg, after approx. 1.5 km the heavily trafficked Landstraße L1361 (motorway feeder to A4 junction Schmölln) must be crossed
• In Thonhausen at the turnoff Dorfstraße turn right towards Wetteswalde
• In Wettelswalde after approx. 1km on Dorfstraße by the inn turn right and then left to the new cycle path towards Vollmershain, along the Mannichswalder Sprotte
• In Vollmershain at the town start after 1 km the cycle path ends, continue right on Dorfstraße past BRAVO Ice Cream Café and Mini Golf, continue on Dorfstraße about 3 km through the town to the turnoff to Nöbdenitz, intermediate signpost straight on towards Posterstein, steadily uphill on Dorfstraße
• On Dorfstraße you reach Posterstein after about 2.5 km, at the Gutsacker signpost at the junction Schulberg/Zur Rothenmühle straight into the town to the turnoff to Beerwalde, here turn right and continue on Landstraße with steep ascent towards Federal road B7, after approx. 2 km cross B7 straight towards Beerwalde, steep descent to the center of Beerwalde
• In Beerwalde after about 2 km on Landstraße to junction Hauptstraße Beerwalde, signpost to the left towards Ronneburg, ride 500 m through the town and turnoff to the industrial estate signpost right onto driveway uphill towards Großenstein, continue to driveway on former industrial railway Halde Beerwalde, signpost right towards Löbichau-Schmölln
• In Löbichau after 3 km on industrial railway driveway before the headframe turn right to Löbichau town center "am Schenkberg", past Löbichau Castle through the town to Großstechau
• In Großstechau at Schulberg/Wildenbörter Straße signpost right towards Kleinstechau uphill to Schulberg and town exit, about 1.5 km to Kleinstechau, signpost to Lohma
• In Kleinstechau after 0.5 km junction Kreisstraße K 530 on Federal road B7, at signpost turn left, approx. 50 m on B7 then right turn signpost to Lohma/Schmölln
• After approx. 1 km Lohma is reached on Landstraße, at the fork turn half left towards Selka/Schmölln, straight ahead to railway crossing, here turn left onto Sprottetal cycle path towards Schmölln to Burkersdorf turnoff, turn left and a short stretch on Landstraße, signpost right continue on cycle path towards Schmölln, before Schlossig new resting place (old railway waiting house), continue on cycle path past Leedenmühle to Schmölln
• Schmölln is reached after about 3.5 km, at fork near garden complex signpost to the market and Altenburg, at Weststraße the cycle path ends (signpost to Zschernitzsch-Altenburg), continue to crossroads Grenzstraße to the covered bridge at Sprottenanger, here on a narrow foot and cycle path along the Sprotte to junction to Brückenplatz, option to switch to alternative route: turn towards Kummer
• Otherwise at signpost towards Altenburg at Schillerplatz turn right into Altenburger Straße, then straight ahead to town exit to Zschernitzsch
• In Zschernitzsch about 1 km on Sprottenweg, past the church to railway crossing Mückernscher Weg, signpost right (barriered railway crossing) towards Kleinmückern, narrow road at town exit with very steep ascent
• In Kleinmückern town center at road junction with signpost towards Gößnitz-Bornshain, turn right on Landstraße to Bornshain
• At town entrance Bornshain intermediate signpost left to town center and Gößnitz
• Gößnitz is reached after about 1.5 km on a narrow district road, at junction Walter-Rabold-Straße turn right, signpost towards Gößnitz-Crimmitschau, continue straight to the railway bridge Schmöllnsche Straße and back to the tour start at Neumarkt

Alternative route:

• Grünberg: on Talstraße straight through the town to turnoff Kummersche Straße - turn right towards Kummer-Schmölln - possibility to shorten the route to Schmölln - two very steep ascents to Kummer - 2 km on Landstraße to Kummer - 5 km to Schmölln
• Schmölln: on cycle path along the Sprotte to Brückenplatz - here to the alternative route to the right "zur Farbe" - at signpost towards Kummer turn - then on foot and cycle path to town center - railway underpass to Amtsplatz - then straight on Crimmitschauer Straße - signpost to Kummer (3.0 km) - then half left to Brauereiteich - then on foot and cycle path uphill through woodland to junction Kummerschen Weg (signpost) - about 1.5 km to Kummer
• Kummer: straight on Landstraße L 1359 - after about 150m half right to Grünberg - about 2.5 km to Grünberg - here turn left on Talstraße to Ponitz and Gößnitz

Total distance: 43.7 km