Lutherweg Saxony from Wurzen to Trebsen

15.70 km long
Difficulty: easy
Condition: very easy
Great panorama
Pilgrimage route
  • 3:45 h
  • 15.70 km
  • 120 m
  • 111 m
  • 112 m
  • 131 m
  • 19 m
  • Start: Wurzen
  • Destination: Trebsen
This section of the Lutherweg is truly idyllic. It follows along the river and those who love medieval castles, enjoy visiting a cathedral, or a castle park will get their money's worth on this hiking route.

One should not leave Wurzen without visiting the museum with the collection of books, pictures, and personal belongings of the poet, painter, and cabaret artist Joachim Ringelnatz, born in the town, the Ringelnatz Fountain, and his birthplace. The route from Wurzen to Trebsen is easily walkable, mostly consisting of cycle paths. The path runs almost exclusively along the river "Mulde" and offers a magnificent view thanks to the panorama of the towns. Trebsen is 850 years old and Wurzen has been a cathedral city for over 900 years, so hikers can expect wonderful old towns, beautiful churches, and parks at each. Both towns also have a medieval castle. In Nitzschka, just behind Wurzen, one can visit a manor house. The Reformation is especially connected with the castle family von Minckwitz in Trebsen, which in 1521 brought the first evangelical pastor to the town.

LEIPZIG REGION
LEIPZIG REGION

Waypoints

Start
Wurzen
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Tourist-Information Wurzen
Tourist information
© Wolfgang Siesing, LEIPZIG REGION

Good to know

Pavements

Unknown
Street
Asphalt
Gravel
Trail
Path

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The path begins in the center of Wurzen at the cathedral square. From there, it goes to the left toward the market and then in the direction of Bahnhofstraße. Before the train station, turn right and walk towards the Mulde. A whole section of the Lutherweg runs on or parallel to the Muldental Hiking Trail. It continues always along the Mulde river until the villages Neichen and Zöhda, where you respectively turn right towards Trebsen. The path finally crosses the Mulde via the S47. In Trebsen, it goes over Brückenstraße, then over Grimmaischer Straße to the market.

Tour information

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy footwear, weatherproof clothing, provisions, and water.

Directions & Parking facilities

Via the A38 and A14, continue following the B107

Wurzen: Alte Bahnhofstraße 37; Am Mühlbach 2; Am Wenceslaikirchhof 4; Hauptstraße, Pußta

Trebsen: Am Schulberg 9; Am Blankgarten 6; An der Aue 13; Neuweißenborner Straße 1; Seelingstädter Straße 3;

From Leipzig by RE50 or S3 to Wurzen.

Trebsen: By bus 693 Grimma - Trebsen 

Additional information

Author

Verena Daser

Organization

LEIPZIG REGION

License (master data)

Verena Daser
License: no copyright required (Public domain) (no copyright)

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Places of interest in Wurzen: Old town, castle, cathedral, city church, Post Gate, Ringelnatz Museum

Places of interest in Trebsen: Medieval castle with stepped gables and vaulted cells, castle park, historic city church with ceiling painting

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Contact

Lutherweg Saxony from Wurzen to Trebsen
04808 Wurzen