Elberadweg - Dresden Elbland section - left side of the Elbe

The route starts in Pirna on the old town side, at the ferry terminal on the Elbe. It runs for large parts directly along the Elbe and is very well signed with the "Elberadweg" symbol. 

The start is located below the old town of Pirna at the roundabout on the Elbe. Here the route turns right off the road and runs directly along the Elbe via Heidenau to Dresden. 

Opposite Pillnitz Palace, the route continues past the Elbe meadows on the cycle path before in Dresden-Laubegast it makes a short curve left at the Kleinzschachwitzer shore or Austrian Street, then after Laubegast shipyard again turns right onto Coselgasse and then leads along the shore to the Blue Wonder bridge. 

Further along the Elbe meadows, under the Waldschlösschen Bridge to the terrace shore below Dresden's old town. Before the Marien Bridge, the route turns left, goes straight through the Ostra sports park and past Alberthafen before finally running again directly along the shore.

A few meters after the Gohlis windmill, the Elberadweg turns left via Windmühlenstraße into the village of Gohlis. Here, immediately hold right again to travel Elbstraße and Dorfstraße. Then continue cycling through the fields and meadows to the Elbe bridge in Niederwartha. Here, after the ferry house, keep right and go under the bridge, then turn right again to continue along the Elbe. 

In Wildberg, the path leads straight through the village and over Alte Dorfstraße to Constappel. Here turn right and cycle close to the river Wilde Sau again near the Elbe via Gauernitz and Scharfenberg straight to Meissen. The town is crossed parallel on the cycle path between Hochuferstraße and the river. The route then continues via Keilbusch and Mischwitz to Zehren, where it turns right shortly before the village and runs on Leipziger Straße, which is left again after a few meters. For about 200 meters, the cycle path runs over Niedermuschützer Straße but then also turns right towards the shore and winds further to the Göhrischgärtnerei.

Here turn right again and follow the path via Hebelei to Niederlommatzsch. At the ferry, turn left onto Fähregasse, then immediately right onto Hirschsteiner Weg and continue on Elbstraße to Neuhirschstein. Before the castle turn right onto the Elberadweg to Althirschstein. Here turn left over Alte Försterei, then immediately right over Fährstraße and after the village turn left again onto the Elberadweg. In Boritz turn left over Leckwitzer Straße and then right onto Schänitzer Straße at Zum Kreuzstein.

In the following Schänitz, the path runs over Leutewitzer Straße, then again right to the Elbe and left over the fields to Riesa. The town is always bypassed along the Elbe. Via Elbstraße, Breite Straße and Bahnhofstraße, you get back directly to the river and cross the two Elbe bridges of the town. Then follow the path over a small bridge, turn left into Kirchstraße, and immediately before the church turn right into Flurenstraße, then continue right on Steinstraße and across the fields to Oppitzsch. In Oppitzsch turn left over Altoppitzscher Straße and immediately right again to Strehla. 

In Strehla turn right over Oppitzscher Weg onto Riesaer Straße and after about 800 m turn right again onto Hauptstraße. After a few meters, also leave it to the right and continue left along the Elbe towards Görzig.  

At the guesthouse "Am Nixstein", first turn right onto Trebnitzer Weg and after about 300 m turn left onto Görziger Straße. At the next intersection, turn right and leave the village towards Lößnig. 

Before Lößnig, turn sharply left towards Paußnitz, go through Paußnitz via Lößniger Straße and Dorfstraße and then follow B182/Strehlaer Straße to Schirmenitz on the right. 

In Schirmenitz turn right into Schulstraße, follow it to Aussig and bypass the village along the tributary Dahle or via B182 to Seydewitz. Here the route turns left into Strehlaer Straße. After Burkhardtshof, keep right at the rest area, then cycle over fields and, after crossing B182, via Lindenplatz to Plotha. Continue here along the Kiessee to reach Döschkau. 

In Döschkau turn right after the manor onto Brautweg and continue through the landscape to Ammelgosswitz, keep left there, pass the old Schlenker estate and follow the cycle path to Belgern. 

Before Belgern, keep left, follow the path along the harbour and bypass the village east directly along the Elbe. Cycle left once more via Triftweg towards Belgern and at the next intersection turn right to leave the village towards Döbeltitz. 

Continue over the fields and left across the "Elbaue" floodplain through Döbeltitz to the next village Kranichau. Also pass this on Elbstraße left, sharply right and then left again towards Weißnig. 

In Weißnig turn left into Lindenstraße, continue straight ahead, cross B182 and drive along Dorfstraße to Bennewitz. Before the ponds turn right onto the street "Am Schinderbusch" which then follows the Flößengraben for a while and from there straight to Loßwig. B182 is crossed again. 

Via Kirchweg, you arrive in Loßwig, turn right after the cemetery into the street "An den Linden" and after 400 m turn left again to leave the village towards Torgau via the path "Zur Loßwiger Lünette".

In Torgau, it continues straight along the Elbe, past the harbour castle and over the harbour bridge, then turns right into Fischerdörfchen path, turns left at the next bend and follows the path straight ahead to B87.  Here turn right into Fischerstraße and follow it straight to the market. This marks the end of this stage in the centre of Torgau.