Bockwindmühle Krippendorf – Saaleck Castle loop from Bad Kösen

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Bockwindmühle Krippendorf – Saaleck Castle loop from Bad Kösen

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Bockwindmühle Krippendorf – Saaleck Castle loop from Bad Kösen

04:30

73.8km

650m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.9 km for 193 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

4.85 km

Viewpoint

6.65 km

House Bridge, Großheringen

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If you look through the window of this pristine bridge, you will see the river wedding of Ilm and Saale, ie the mouth of the Ilm in the Saale. The …

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15.0 km

Eberstedt Oil Mill Country Hotel & Mill Island

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Country hotel with various offers. A look at the website is worthwhile.

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30.1 km

Bockwindmühle Krippendorf

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After severe storm damage in 2007, the post mill was beautifully restored and is now a highlight that can be seen from afar.

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42.1 km

Ehemalige Fäkalienfelder am Talstein

Nature Reserve

44.1 km

The Kunitz House Bridge is a covered bridge over the Saale River. It existed from 1832 to 1945 and was rebuilt in 2012. The Kunitz House Bridge Festival is organized annually by the Kunitz Bridge and Monument Association.

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44.8 km

Saale Cycle and Hiking Trail

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Really nice bike path with good signage. Short crisp climbs and descents. Hilly as in Thuringia.

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53.3 km

View of the Dornburg Castles

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From here you have a spectacular view of the three Dornburg castles, which sit on the imposing shell limestone rock above the Saale. You can even visit two of the …

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70.2 km

Saaleck Castle

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Saaleck Castle is the older of the two castles. It was built around 1050 as a border castle to protect a trade route. It has been uninhabited and derelict since 1585.

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70.7 km

View of Saaleck and Rudelsburg

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Beautiful view of the two castles Rudelsburg and Burg Saaleck.

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73.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

20.8 km

14.0 km

11.2 km

2.07 km

409 m

308 m

Surfaces

58.0 km

7.21 km

4.70 km

2.17 km

1.83 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Thursday 22 October

12°C

7°C

71 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

September 28, 2025,Tour auf Ilmradweg und Saaleradweg

On what was probably my last Sunday tour of the year, the route took me via Apolda to the Ilm River, then along the Ilm via Bad Sulza to Großheringen. From there, I returned to Jena through the Saale Valley. The weather was initially very foggy, later turning autumnally gray.

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April 21, 2023,VomParadiesinsHimmelreichunddannzurückinsParadies-nichtsschönereskannEsgeben:Tour-Tour

Good day,

Friday. 13 o'clock. The hammer fell. Didn't hit the foot.
So get out. The sun is shining.

Which tour could be planned today in heavenly weather?

Wasn't there something else on the agenda?

Paradise - kingdom of heaven - paradise

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September 29, 2023,BisselFreitagBisselKUNSTHAUSinAPDunddannnochweiterweiter&demvollenMONDhinterWolkenzuschauend:Tour-Tour

Good day,

there is no big story or words to waste.
Worked through Friday routinely.

True to the motto: “From Friday at one, everyone does their own thing,” I did exactly that.
I dropped the hammer.
I left unfinished work lying around.
I'm sure it'll still be there when I go back to work.

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