Root Trail – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Erfurt Hauptbahnhof

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Thuringia

Root Trail – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Erfurt Hauptbahnhof

Moderate

4.8

(29)

114

riders

Root Trail – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Erfurt Hauptbahnhof

03:08

41.2km

460m

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: September 2, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 37.3 km for 5 m

After 38.4 km for 11 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

4.74 km

View of the Thuringian Forest from Fuchsfarm

Highlight • Viewpoint

Simply a wonderful view. Especially at sunset 🙏💚

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6.17 km

Scenic viewpoint with bench in the Steigerwald

Highlight • Viewpoint

Highly recommended 😊🦊

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7.39 km

Steep Ascent Trail at Steigerwald

Highlight • Trail

Interesting and not entirely without ... the trail 😊🦊

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7.84 km

Waltersleber Holz

Forest

9.66 km

Devil's Swamp

Highlight • Natural

Whether in spring or winter ... always beautiful 😊

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17.8 km

View of the A4 Autobahn from the Willroda Forest Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Nice view but pretty loud 🙏🦊

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18.0 km

Root Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Still a great trail right through the forest 😊🦊

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22.2 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

Directly at the parking lot / at the beginning/end of the path.

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25.8 km

Forest Trail in Aspenbusch

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

37.0 km

Großer Waldhausteich

Lake

41.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.1 km

4.93 km

4.83 km

4.20 km

2.04 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.6 km

12.0 km

9.37 km

3.33 km

1.86 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

20 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

November 12, 2022,Riechheimer-Tour

Although the weather didn't look like a bike or anything like that, the hope was still to see the sun today and so there was the motivation to ride another lap to the beautiful Riechheimer Berg (1:54h / 19.1km/h)... 🥳

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February 16, 2024,Schlammbad zum Riechheimer

After the unspeakable pain of the morning round with Jörn had subsided, I decided to do another round, but this time very relaxed.
I had to abandon the climb on the root trail. There was too much mud; Hard to think about moving forward. And I would have destroyed the forest floor even more. So we continued on asphalt.
As …

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May 23, 2024,Riechheimer und ein paar neue Wege

13.28 new kilometers
-- From Wandrer.earth

Mud, stones and scratches on the leg. It was worth it again. 😁
The route looks pretty haphazard; and it was, in a way. On the way home, I randomly turned onto a path that was unknown to me.

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October 7, 2022,Riechheimer-Tour

My buddy contacted me spontaneously and asked if we wouldn't like to do another MTB tour together......🚵‍♂️

Without further ado, we decided on the Riechheimer and drove through the Steigerwald in a very classic way. Especially beautiful in autumn and the Riechheimer is always worth a "trip". From there we continued to ride back on old and well-known MTB paths...🏞🌤️

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