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White Elster Railway Bridge – Bad Köstritz Town Centre loop from Bürgel

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White Elster Railway Bridge – Bad Köstritz Town Centre loop from Bürgel

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White Elster Railway Bridge – Bad Köstritz Town Centre loop from Bürgel

03:06

52.2km

330m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Parking

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334 m

Old Railway Line Cycle Path Trotz–Bürgel

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very nice paved bike path

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6.55 km

Old Hainspitz Pond

Highlight • Lake

The former Hainspitz outdoor swimming pool is now a beautiful, idyllic village pond with many benches.

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6.93 km

Hainspitz Lake with Nebelfrau statue

Highlight • Lake

The following legend has been told in the community of Hainspitz for several generations:

The Mist Woman of Hainspitz
From time to time, especially in autumn and during foggy weather, one sees
a misty female figure floating from the Hainspitz Pond to the cornerstone at the
former knight's estate. This is the ghost of an unfortunate knight's daughter,
who is said to have once drowned in the pond and has not found peace to this day. Long ago, a hard-hearted knight, his wife, and
his sensitive daughter lived in the old moated castle in Hainspitz. The daughter was
a beautiful girl. The knight had promised her to a drinking companion.

But he was already somewhat older and the girls did not like him at all.

The knight kept a strict eye on his daughter.
She was not allowed to leave the castle and could only walk within the walls. As she was once again strolling through the castle and looking longingly over the rampart, she suddenly heard the sound of a harp. The knight's daughter saw a handsome young man standing there, who greeted her warmly and continued to play his harp. From that day on, the girl and the harpist saw each other more often and grew increasingly fond of each other.

But they couldn't get together.

One day, after the old knight had left the castle, the girl managed to get the keys to the drawbridge. She quickly lowered the bridge, and a few moments later, the girl and the harpist were in each other's arms. From then on, the knight's daughter took every opportunity to secretly meet her lover. It wasn't long, however, before the old knight learned of their secret affair and surprised them both. From that day on, the girl was never allowed outside, so that she was even denied a view of the castle ramparts.
Then she fell into a melancholy mood.
But the old knight soon ordered the wedding with the groom he had chosen. On the eve of the wedding, the old knight threw a wild feast with the groom, whom his daughter disliked. Late that night, when all the knights were drunk, the girl fled the castle. Since she absolutely did not want to become the wife of her father's drinking companion and knew no way out, she threw herself into the pond in despair. There, the unfortunate girl is sometimes seen as a ghost to this day.

after: The Witch's Taler - Legends and Selected Events
from the Saale-Holzland District; Jenzig Publishing

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6.98 km

The Lady of the Mist of Hainspitz

Highlight • Lake

A beautiful knight's daughter was denied the man of her heart and in her sadness she threw herself into Lake Hainspitze.
From time to time, especially in autumn when it is foggy, it is said that you see the unfortunate girl floating towards the lake as a ghost...

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26.0 km

White Elster Railway Bridge

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Well-preserved bridge over the white Elster.

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26.6 km

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Forest

27.2 km

Bad Köstritz Town Centre

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Bad Köstritz (until 1926 only Köstritz) is located on the river Weiße Elster in the Thuringian district of Greiz, north of Gera. The country town is known for the Köstritz black beer.

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37.2 km

Mühltal–Bürgel–Jena Cycle Path

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From the Mühltal via Bürgel to Jena there is almost no public road.
So you can cycle very relaxed.

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49.6 km

Fitness Trail on the Droschka Cycle Path

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Directly on the cycle path between Trotz and Bürgel there are several sports equipment that are particularly popular with families with children

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52.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.7 km

8.09 km

6.28 km

1.57 km

573 m

Surfaces

42.5 km

8.59 km

580 m

333 m

166 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

30°C

18°C

94 %

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White Elster Railway Bridge – Bad Köstritz Town Centre loop from Bürgel

Old Railway Line Cycle Path Trotz–Bürgel

Old Hainspitz Pond

Hainspitz Lake with Nebelfrau statue

The Lady of the Mist of Hainspitz

White Elster Railway Bridge

Bad Köstritz Town Centre

Mühltal–Bürgel–Jena Cycle Path

Fitness Trail on the Droschka Cycle Path

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