Lake Schönfelder – View of Kyffhäuser loop from Heldrungen

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Lake Schönfelder – View of Kyffhäuser loop from Heldrungen

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Lake Schönfelder – View of Kyffhäuser loop from Heldrungen

02:17

39.1km

140m

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: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

FFH-Gebiet Esperstedter Ried - Binnensalzstelle - Natura2000-Gebiet

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.75 km

Unstrut Cycle Path

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The Unstrut cycle path is simply fun. More information here: unstrutradweg.de

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11.1 km

View of Artern

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Very nice little town with café ice cream, and in the Salinepark you can linger and have something to eat

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13.9 km

Lake Schönfelder

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Beautifully developed cycle path directly between the lake, Flutgraben and Unstrut.

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23.3 km

Birdwatching Tower Esperstedter Ried

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From here you can watch wonderful birds. An information board explains the special features of the Esperstedter Ried.

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25.9 km

Beautiful cycle path near Bad Frankenhausen

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I was amazed to find a tip top bike path here.

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28.6 km

Unterkirche Bad Frankenhausen

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Very beautiful old church

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29.1 km

Anger Square, Bad Frankenhausen

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Here on the Anger there are some hotels, ice cream parlors and also benches to sit on, but it is very stone-heavy. It's a matter of taste, but I would have liked a little more green.

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32.2 km

View of Kyffhäuser

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Always happy to

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39.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.5 km

13.1 km

4.99 km

1.83 km

1.59 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.0 km

2.80 km

2.57 km

697 m

130 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

7°C

20 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

May 23, 2022,Wasserburg Heldrungen, Bretleben, Artern, Bad Frankenhausen

A tour "back to the roots", I was allowed to spend a few early childhood years in the area and later 18 months of military service, but then "had to" ..

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July 5, 2025,Artern - Bahnhof Heldrungen - Artern, ein empfehlenswerter Radweg

Cherries and mirabelle plums in abundance, and to top it all off, a Thuringian plum at Heldrungen train station. It was gone so quickly, hence no picture 😁😋. Definitely a must-see 😊

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