Circular route 2 - Lößnitzgrund

Follow the narrow path past the "Goldener Anker" hotel straight on to Altkötzschenbroda (see description of circular route 1). Following Bahnhofstraße, you will reach a traffic light junction, cross this and follow Moritzburger Straße uphill. After a slight bend in Moritzburger Straße and another climb, you have the option of taking a detour to our observatory (see description of circular route 1) or continuing straight uphill until you pass the forest park and reach the Sonnenleite junction.
Here you can continue straight on to Moritzburg or continue on circular route 2 by turning right and after about 100 m turn right again onto the Kiesgrubenweg. This shady path will certainly do you good after the exertions of the ascent. At the end of the gravel pit path, turn right. At the next fork in the road, you have the option of taking a detour in the direction of Friedensburg Castle and the water tower. To do so, turn right into Obere Burgstraße.

The Friedensburg was originally a vineyard house from the 17th century. It was converted into a restaurant in 1869 by the Ziller brothers. Through various structural changes, it acquired the character of a hilltop castle and as a dominant building characterises the Lößnitzstadt. Formerly a popular excursion restaurant, the Friedensburg is now privately owned. The water tower in the immediate vicinity of the Friedensburg was built between 1916 and 1917 by French prisoners of war according to plans by the building councilor Schleinitz.

Continue on circular route 2 by turning left into Buchholzweg and continuing straight ahead until you reach Meiereiweg, which you turn right into and follow downhill. After about 200 m you will reach the Bilzbad, named after Friedrich Edurad Bilz, the well-known naturopath. He created this bath in 1905 as a light-air and sun bath. The outdoor pool is idyllically located in the forest. A special attraction is the UNDOSA wave machine. Here you will feel as if you are at the seaside in the big powerful waves that create excitement every hour.

If you have stopped and refreshed yourself in the cool water, you now continue downhill to the tracks of the narrow-gauge railway with a view of the Bilz Pension. Before you reach the tracks, turn right into the Lößnitzgrund. Here you can take a short break in the beer garden "Zur Meierei". With a bit of luck, our puffing "Lößnitzdackel" will meet you or follow you on your way. For completely exhausted cyclists, there is the option of taking a bike ride from the "Meierei" stop to Radebeul or Moritzburg.

Just before the path climbs again, turn left into a forest path, cross the tracks and Lößnitzgrundstraße and turn into the forest path. There you ride or push your bike uphill. At the top of the hill, you will see typical vineyard slopes on your left where Radebeul wine ripens.

Continue straight ahead downhill along Lößnitzgrundstraße until you reach a crossroads. Here you can continue on circular route 2 or combine it with circular route 3. Before you decide, however, take the opportunity to climb the stairs to your left and pay a visit to the Hoflößnitz Winery Museum. Hoflößnitz today comprises buildings from different periods of origin, the Press House, the Pleasure and Mountain House, the Winegrowers' House and the Cavaliers' House, which you should definitely visit as part of a guided tour of the museum. The museum and wine shop sells wines from the Hoflößnitz winery and other producers in the Elbe Valley.

Following circular route 2, turn right at the crossroads, cross the narrow-gauge railway tracks again and then turn left uphill. At the top, cross Paradiesstraße and Winzerstraße and continue downhill until you reach Meißner Straße. There you turn right and arrive at the Landesbühnen Sachsen. In the main building in Radebeul, the Landesbühnen offer a varied and high-quality programme as a multi-arts theatre. The audience can choose from all theatre genres - from opera and operetta to musicals and concerts to plays and ballet.

Now cross the road at the traffic lights and follow Weintraubenstraße until it turns right, cross the tunnel and you can then use the cycle path on the left until the road ends. At the petrol station, turn right and after approx. 150 m turn left and you will be directly on the Elbe cycle path. From here you can continue your way to Dresden or Meißen.