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Graitschen Railway Station – Rabis Castle (The Airship) loop from Saale-Holzland-Kreis

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Graitschen Railway Station – Rabis Castle (The Airship) loop from Saale-Holzland-Kreis

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Graitschen Railway Station – Rabis Castle (The Airship) loop from Saale-Holzland-Kreis

01:49

26.1km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Kernberge und Wöllmisse bei Jena

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2.24 km

Beulbar Village Center

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Beulbar was first mentioned in a document in 1240.[1] A small castle lay in the north-eastern part of the town in the so-called Hofgarten. It was a medieval mansion. Lords …

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6.93 km

Bridge over the old "Esel" railway embankment

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The Eisenberg railway cycle path runs under this bridge.

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7.61 km

Covered Bridge on the Eselradweg

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This is not the Kunitzer Hausbrücke 🙈
This bridge is located in the old railway area between Bürgel and Graitschen, is also beautiful, but much smaller than the Hausbrücke

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7.62 km

Model of the Kunitzer Hausbrücke

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The wooden bridge is a smaller version of the 1945 destroyed and in 2012 again built Kunitz Hausbrücke. Truly idyllically situated in the countryside, the bridge spans the tracks.

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8.48 km

Rail trail between Graitschen and Bürgel

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A nice bike path (not paved) on a former railway line. Cool in summer, sometimes nice and slippery in autumn / winter. The old and lovingly restored train station in Graitschen still bears witness to a little history.
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8.72 km

Graitschen Railway Station

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Until 1969 there was a railway line from Porstendorf to Crossen an der Elster. Today leads on the railway embankment along the Gleistalradweg from Porstendorf to Eisenberg. The station building …

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19.9 km

Rabis Castle (The Airship)

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Rabis Castle, also called the airship, is an old farmstead where there used to be a restaurant (until 1970).

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23.6 km

Rest Area at Schöngleina Airfield

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Deer feeder on the edge of the airfield with a view of the runway.

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26.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

10.1 km

3.42 km

664 m

615 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

9.38 km

1.99 km

565 m

473 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (160 m)

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Friday 26 June

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Graitschen Railway Station – Rabis Castle (The Airship) loop from Saale-Holzland-Kreis

Beulbar Village Center

Bridge over the old "Esel" railway embankment

Covered Bridge on the Eselradweg

Model of the Kunitzer Hausbrücke

Rail trail between Graitschen and Bürgel

Graitschen Railway Station

Rabis Castle (The Airship)

Rest Area at Schöngleina Airfield

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