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Großer Teich Altenburg – Ponitz Renaissance Castle loop from Meerane

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Großer Teich Altenburg – Ponitz Renaissance Castle loop from Meerane

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Großer Teich Altenburg – Ponitz Renaissance Castle loop from Meerane

02:28

40.8km

250m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 20.8 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.95 km

Wayside Spring (Not Drinking Water)

Highlight • Structure

a small wooden bench invites you to linger

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8.55 km

Großer Teich Altenburg

Highlight • Lake

Great in the middle of the city a large pond with benches around it, to take a rest, bevelled by beautifully prepared houses.

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36.2 km

Pleiße River at Merlach

Highlight • River

Really great area for cycling.

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36.5 km

Since the 19th century, the Max Schneider Inn has housed a bar, beer garden, and dance hall, which once housed the Liebhaber puppet theater.

The village was first documented in 1457. The place name derives from a German word for "foundation," which means something like a small place near the alder grove. The "-ach" could refer to a body of water, as Merlach also has a tiny stream.

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37.1 km

Rest area with a view of the Pleiße and Ponitz

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on the Lutherweg and Jakobsweg

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37.7 km

Ponitz Renaissance Castle

Highlight • Castle

Ponitz Castle was built around 1254 for the Lords of Ponitz. The castle was demolished in 1568-1575 and rebuilt as a Renaissance castle. After 1990 the castle was renovated. In 1568 the Abraham von Thumbsbirn family bought the castle for 30,000 Rhenish guilders from Heinrich von Ende. The later lord of the castle Wolfgang Conrad von Thumbsbirn (1604 - 1664) was one of the founders of the Peace of Westphalia. The castle is in excellent condition and there is delicious 🍨 in the castle café across the street.

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39.6 km

Meerane Town Center

Highlight • Settlement

Burgt on top of the mountain with a view of the valley

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40.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.8 km

7.17 km

4.46 km

3.50 km

1.77 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.2 km

2.21 km

2.14 km

2.00 km

1.01 km

197 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Saturday 4 July

23°C

16°C

80 %

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Großer Teich Altenburg – Ponitz Renaissance Castle loop from Meerane

Wayside Spring (Not Drinking Water)

Löhmigen Cycle Path

Großer Teich Altenburg

Pleiße River at Merlach

Gasthof Merlach

Rest area with a view of the Pleiße and Ponitz

Ponitz Renaissance Castle

Meerane Town Center

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