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View of the Dornburg Castles – Krippendorf Post Mill loop from Dornburg (Saale)

View of the Dornburg Castles – Krippendorf Post Mill loop from Dornburg (Saale)

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View of the Dornburg Castles – Krippendorf Post Mill loop from Dornburg (Saale)

01:32

33.6km

370m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 16 m for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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241 m

Carl Alexander Bridge

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The renovation was successful. If you come from Jena you drive over and then up to the Dornburger castles. There is also a good view of the castles from the bridge.

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329 m

Carl Alexander Bridge in Dorndorf-Steudnitz

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The bridge has been open to pedestrians and cyclists again since July 2020. It's worth going over or driving over it once. In the middle there is the possibility to …

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1.08 km

View of the Dornburg Castles

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Rest area with benches and table directly on the SaaleRadwanderweg with a good view to the opposite mountain, on which the Dornburger castles stand

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5.16 km

Gleistal-Saale Bridge

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the bridge is ready and therefore fully usable again

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8.78 km

SaaleRadWanderweg

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17.4 km

Water reservoir and rest area at Großer Horn

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You can see the water reservoir from a distance. There is a park bench and information board directly at the highest point.

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19.7 km

Krippendorf Post Mill

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A monument and landmark of the Gönna Valley!
Built around 1740, the post mill in Krippendorf served as a guide for combatants during the Double Battle of Jena and Auerstedt …

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33.4 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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33.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

4.55 km

3.11 km

2.24 km

1.51 km

233 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.2 km

301 m

129 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

29°C

16°C

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Carl Alexander Bridge

Carl Alexander Bridge in Dorndorf-Steudnitz

View of the Dornburg Castles

Gleistal-Saale Bridge

SaaleRadWanderweg

Water reservoir and rest area at Großer Horn

Krippendorf Post Mill

View of the Dornburg Castles

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