- START: 0.0 km Elstermühlgraben Outer Pier City Harbor
Entry/exit at the pier, parking available
- 0.8 km Mouth of Elster Flood Channel
Danger to life at Palmengarten Weir! Keep distance! Turn left
- 1.7 km Horse Racing Track
Pier at the racetrack, access via racetrack path, parking available
- 2.2 km Fork of Pleiße and Elster Flood Channel
Continue left into the Pleiße flood channel
- 3.0 km Connewitz Lock with Boat Slide
Self-service; caution at technical facilities! Please observe instructions for use! Portaging the boat is possible.
***Here begins the trip on the Pleiße through the southern Leipzig floodplain forest. To protect the valuable natural area, please observe the "10 rules for navigating waterways," land only at designated piers, and respect the minimum water depth (> 30 cm). Navigation of the Raft Canal is only permitted during the kingfisher breeding season from March 1 to September 30 daily from 11 am to 1 pm, 3 pm to 6 pm, and 8 pm to 10 pm.***
- 4.5 km Raft Canal Junction
Keep right, continue through the southern floodplain forest
- 6.7 km Fork of the Raft Canal
Keep right, after approx. 50 m underpass of bridge S46
Crossing to the inflow of Cospudener Lake (through the Cospuden landscape park)
Self-service, caution at technical facilities! Please observe instructions for use! Portaging the boat is possible.
For safety before continuing on the Cospudener Lake, pay attention to wind and weather conditions, landing possible on the left and right banks of the North Beach
- FINISH: 10.7 km Zöbigker Harbor
Dock available
