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Germany
Thuringia
Weimarer Land
Kranichfeld

Upper Mill Hetschburg – Rock Castle loop from Kranichfeld

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Mountain biking trails
Germany
Thuringia
Weimarer Land
Kranichfeld

Upper Mill Hetschburg – Rock Castle loop from Kranichfeld

Moderate

4.8

(9)

16

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Upper Mill Hetschburg – Rock Castle loop from Kranichfeld

02:28

36.0km

450m

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: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.5 km for 60 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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12.8 km

Upper Mill Hetschburg

Highlight • Monument

The upper mill was built around 1750 with stones from the Berka castle. Today there are private apartments here.

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2

14.2 km

Below the Felsenburg

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A unique cultural monument near Weimar!
"Do you know the castle, dug in mountainous rock, which rises from the valley towering to the sky? Waves of the foot around her, …

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15.5 km

Buchfart Rock Caves

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The Buchfarter Felsenburg, located on the Muschelkalk steep slope of the Ilm, is the only structure of its kind in the Central German region and of particular cultural-historical significance. It …

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16.3 km

Rock Castle

Highlight • Castle

A highlight with a rarity. In its heyday, this facility offered the villagers protection from attackers. Unfortunately, the condition is deteriorating with progressive erosion, which is why it is dangerous …

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16.7 km

Pfeiffer's Mill

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...a working watermill on the Ilm River, right next to a covered wooden bridge. Rebuilt in 1613, it operated commercially until 1968, and the iron waterwheel was reconstructed in 1982.

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16.7 km

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

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The landmarked covered house bridge from 1816 crosses the Ilm in Buchfart over a length of 43 meters and offers a track width of 3.20 meters. On both sides are …

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7

20.3 km

Casparibank - Touring stamp 429

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Just a few benches. At this point, however, a super cool toboggan run over 2 km into the Ziegental begins!

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32.5 km

Tannroda Castle

Highlight • Castle

Tannroda is located in the Middle Ilmtal at the confluence of the Schwarza and Ilm and today belongs to the town of Bad Berka. The well-preserved and now renovated keep …

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36.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.0 km

8.41 km

6.58 km

1.62 km

1.42 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.2 km

11.7 km

1.41 km

1.38 km

1.31 km

134 m

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

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