Lutherweg Saxony - entire route

564.04 km long

Difficulty: medium

Condition: very easy

Pilgrimage route

Lutherweg Sachsen - Ausschilderung des Pilgerweges — CC-BY | Philipp Kirschner, www.pkfotografie.com, LEIPZIG REGION

Leipziger Neuseenland/Hainer See — © Andreas Schmidt, LEIPZIG REGION

Stadtkirche St. Marien Torgau — © Dirk Brzoska, LEIPZIG REGION

144:00 h
564.04 km
3,100 m
3,105 m
77 m
365 m
288 m
Start: various starting points possible
Destination: various end points possible

The “Lutherweg in Saxony” leads as a spiritual circular hiking route through the scenic region.

The effects and impulses of the Reformation are still visible and alive today. In 1519, the Leipzig Disputation took place at the Pleißenburg, which contributed to the spread of Lutheran ideas. In Torgau, Eilenburg and Leipzig, the citizens opened up very early to reformative views. In Leisnig, Luther developed the Leisniger Kastenordnung in 1523, the oldest evangelical social document in the world. Other stations along the Lutherweg Saxony are closely linked to the strong women of the Reformation. At the Nimbschen monastery near Grimma lived Katharina von Bora, Luther’s later wife. In the towns of Rochlitz and Kriebstein, Duchess Elisabeth of Saxony acted energetically and enabled the introduction of the Reformation in her territory as early as 1537. The Lutherweg invites you to pause and find peace, space for contemplation, and time for prayer on the footsteps of Martin Luther and his companions.

Start

various starting points possible

Neukieritzsch

Historic city centre

Lagune Kahnsdorf — CC-BY | Christian Hüller, www.christianhueller.de, LEIPZIG REGION

Hainer See

Lake

Pavements

Unknown

Street

Asphalt

Gravel

Trail

Path

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

The Lutherweg Saxony is connected to the network of trails in Saxony-Anhalt and the Lutherweg in Thuringia. It extends over about 550 km through the beautiful, diverse landscape of the Leipzig region, passing churches, castles, forts, and monasteries, extensive heathlands, forests, and rivers, right in the heartland of the Reformation. It is marked with a green “L” on a white background, the logo of the Lutherweg, which is indicated in both directions. Therefore, it is possible to start a route at any place through the varied landscape of the Leipzig region to the sites of the Reformation.

Tour information

Cultural Interesting
Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy footwear or sports shoes, provisions and water if necessary.

Directions & Parking facilities

The starting points of the route are accessible by car via the highway (A72, A14) or the federal road.

Döbeln: Steigenhausplatz

Grimma: Parking lot Bahnhofstraße, Volkshausplatz

Leisnig: Parking lot at the open-air pool or at the Muldenwiese

Torgau: P2 Straße der Jugend or P4 Pestalozziweg

Bad Düben: Parking lot Leipziger Straße

Wurzen: At the train station

Eilenburg: Bahnhofstraße

There is very good public transport access to popular starting points such as Borna, Altenburg, Zwickau, Döbeln, Leisnig, Grimma, Wurzen, Torgau, Bad Düben, Eilenburg, and Rötha.

From Leipzig:

Rötha: Take the S5X or S6 to Böhlen. Change to bus 144 in Böhlen (direction Kitzscher, bus station) to Rötha, August-Bebel-Str.
Borna: Take the RE6 to Geithain. Continue with the S6 to Petergrube (Borna).
Altenburg: Take the S5 or S5X directly to Altenburg (no change).
Zwickau: Take the S5 or S5X directly to Zwickau (no change).
Glauchau: Either by train via Chemnitz to Glauchau, or by S-Bahn to Zwickau, then continue with the Regiobahn.
Mittweida: Take the RE50 to Riesa, then continue with Regiobahn (RB45) to Mittweida.
Döbeln, Leisnig, Grimma: Take the RB110 to Döbeln main station (direct connection).
Wurzen: Accessible by RE50 or S3 (direct connection).
Torgau: Take the S4 or RE10.
Bad Düben: Take the S4 to Eilenberg Ost. Then continue by bus 232 (direction Tornau) to Bad Düben (Mulde), Körbitzweg.
Eilenburg: Accessible by RE11 or S4.