Niederlausitzer Bergbautour

A landscape in transition, 505km
Cyclists embark on an exciting journey of discovery through more than 150 years of lignite history on the Lower Lusatian Mining Tour. On the way through the south of Brandenburg and the north of Saxony, you will not only pass idyllic lakes, unspoilt floodplain landscapes, dreamy villages, dense pine forests and vast fields, but also modern coal-fired power stations and gigantic open-cast mining technology. Important industrial heritage sites such as the F60 visitor mine, the Knappenrode energy factory and the enigmatic Lauchhammer bio-towers bring the region's industrial past close enough to touch. Former working environments, technical history and the daily journey of the miners can be experienced up close. Viewpoints along the route provide a view of the imposing expanses and towering open-cast mining equipment in the few coal mining fields still in operation.
By the way: there couldn't be a more fitting companion along the way, because according to legend, it was the devil who buried the black gold in the Lusatian soil ages ago.

Length: 505 km
Start / Finish: Senftenberg

Arrival and departure:

• Train: via Dresden and via Berlin to Senftenberg is possible every hour
• By car: Senftenberg is well connected via the motorway BAB 13 Berlin - Dresden

Logo / route sign: the red "record devil"

Nature of the route/route development
The tour leads along a completely new cycle path with an asphalt surface.

Route: Senftenberg, Schwarzheide, Lauchhammer, Klettwitz, Lichterfeld (detour), Freienhufen, Calau, Fürstlich Drehna, Hindenberg, Groß Beuchow, Lübbenau/Spreewald, Raddusch, Vetschau/Spreewald, Wüstenhain, Casel, Kolkwitz, Cottbus, Teichland, Bärenbrück, Jänschwalde Kolonie, Drewitz, Kerkwitz, Grießen, Neu Sacro, Gosda, Gross Jamno, Gahry, Mattendorf, Döbern, Bohsdorf, Hornow, Bloischdorf, Sellessen, Spremberg, Spreewitz, Burg, Lohsa, Mortka, Knappenrode, Hoyerswerda, Burg, Spremberg, Steinitz, Geisendorf, Welzow, Neupetershain, Pritzen, Großräschen, Sedlitz, Senftenberg

Please note that the route guidance is currently being revised. The Fürstlich Drehna / Mallenchen area is particularly affected. A revised route will be available for the 2024 season.

Tips for explorers

• Senftenberg Castle and Fortress
• Garden city of Marga
• Lauchhammer bio-towers
• Plessa power station
• F60 conveyor bridge visitor mine
• Slavic castle Raddusch
• Art Museum Diesel Power Station
• Archive of vanished places
• UNESCO Global Geopark Muskauer Faltenbogen
• Schwarze Pumpe power station
• Knappenrode energy factory
• Welzow-Süd open-cast mine
• excursio visitor centre
• IBA Terraces Großräschen

Possible combinations:

• Lakeland Route
• Prince Pückler Trail
• Spree Cycle Path
• Oder-Neisse cycle path

Recommended map

• Upper Spreewald-Lausitz district, 1:50,000, Sachsen Kartographie GmbH, ISBN 978-3-86843-058-5
• Lusatian Lakeland, 1:50,000, Sachsen Kartographie GmbH, ISBN 978-3-86843-021-9
• Niederlausitz/Lausitzer Seenland, 1:75,000, ADFC regional map, BVA Verlag, ISBN 978-3-87073-783-2