• 132.45 km long
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: medium
  • Great panorama
  • Long-distance cycling route
  • 13:39 h
  • 132.45 km
  • 1,147 m
  • 2,197 m
  • 159 m
  • 1,213 m
  • 1,054 m
  • Start: Oberwiesenthal
  • Destination: Chub
The Zschopau Valley Bike Trail is considered the most famous bike trail in the Ore Mountains. It winds its way for 137 km through the romantic Zschopau Valley—a valley with diverse and varied features: steep rocky gorges, green floodplains, and dense forests; picturesque villages; majestic castles and palaces; historic bridges; unique industrial monuments; evidence of mining, and the unique contemporary art of the Purple Path Art & Sculpture Trail (an exhibition in public spaces—a legacy of Chemnitz’s 2025 European Capital of Culture year).

The Zschopau Valley Bike Trail runs from the source of the Zschopau River on the Fichtelberg (the spa town of Oberwiesenthal), Saxony’s highest mountain, along the “Pearl of All Saxon Rivers” to where it flows into the Freiberger Mulde. There, it seamlessly merges into the Mulde Cycle Route.

Along the route from Oberwiesenthal through Wolkenstein and the town of Zschopau to the vicinity of Döbeln, you’ll find a wide variety of sights, stunning views, and the charm of the local countryside.

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Start
Start
Oberwiesenthal
lumipöllö lounge
  • Restaurant

Pavements

Unknown (1%)
Street (29%)
Asphalt (36%)
Gravel (30%)
Trail (2%)
Path (2%)

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

Equipment

Mountain Bike / Gravel Bike / Touring & Trekking Bike

Directions & Parking facilities

Public transportation
Bus, Erzgebirgsbahn ( www.erzgebirgsbahn.de)

Additional information

Erzgebirge Tourism Association, Adam-Ries-Straße 16, 09456 Annaberg-Buchholz, Tel.: +49 3733 188000, Fax: +49 3733 1880020, info@erzgebirge-tourismus.de, www.erzgebirge-tourismus.de

Author

Ute Florl

Organization

Erlebnisheimat Erzgebirge

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The Ore Mountains offer scenic views and tourist mines, steam trains, and plenty of nature. High above the river, the castles and palaces in Schlettau, Wolkenstein, Scharfenstein, Zschopau, Augustusburg, Lichtenwalde, Sachsenburg, and Kriebstein invite you to take a detour.

The bike path is continuously signposted for 82 km from the source of the Zschopau River to Flöha; beyond that, we recommend using a biking and hiking map.