Elbe Cycle Route - Dresden Elbland Section - Right Bank of the Elbe

Highlights on the Tour

Good to know

Starting point

Pirna

Destination

Torgau

Getting there by car

Pirna

From the A 4, heading toward Bautzen or Chemnitz, continue to the Dresden-West interchange, then follow the A 17 (toward Prague) to the Pirna junction.

Parking

Pirna

The closest free parking lot to the starting point is located in Pirna Copitz on the Elbe (P7 in the Pirna city parking guidance system).

Public transport

By train:

Pirna Station

S1 from Meissen, Schöna
S2 from Dresden Airport
RB71 from Sebnitz and Neustadt
RE20 Litoměřice and Dresden

By bus:

Pirna Bus Station

204 from Liebstadt
207a from Breitenau and Bad Gottleuba
209 from Ottendorf
218 and 219 from Bahratal
226 from Dresden Bühlau
234 from Neustadt or Stolpen
236 and 237 from Sebnitz or Hohnstein
238 from the town of Wehlen
241 from Hinterhermsdorf, Bad Schandau
245 from Rosenthal, Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel
246 from Königstein

H/S from Dresden Prohlis

P from Dresden Pillnitz

Equipment

The route is well-suited for touring bikes, e-bikes, and gravel bikes. With the exception of a few meters, it’s also rideable on a road bike.

Literature

Dresden Elbland Cycling Map featuring 32 signposted cycling routes in the Dresden Elbland region, published by: Dresden Marketing GmbH c/o Tourismusverband Elbland Dresden e.V., 202

Official Elbe Cycle Route website:

https://www.elberadweg.de/

Official Elbe Cycle Route Guide:

https://www.elberadweg.de/news-service/elberadweg-handbuch/

Further reading and cycling maps for the Elbe Cycle Route:

https://www.elberadweg.de/planen-buchen/literatur-und-radkarten-zum-elberadweg/