Saale River Crossing – 200-Year-Old Weeping Beech loop from Salz

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Saale River Crossing – 200-Year-Old Weeping Beech loop from Salz

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Saale River Crossing – 200-Year-Old Weeping Beech loop from Salz

02:03

7.96km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Bayerische Rhön

Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.18 km

Saale River Crossing

Highlight • River

A nicer alternative to crossing the Saale than the parallel road bridge

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1.21 km

200-Year-Old Weeping Beech

Highlight • Natural Monument

The hanging beech is also called weeping beech. Because of its shape, it can also be found in cemeteries.

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5.46 km

Spa and Palace Park Bad Neustadt

Highlight • Natural Monument

Originally designed as a strictly geometrical park for the late Baroque Schloss Neuhaus, today's Schlosshotel, the garden was transformed in the 19th century, following the zeitgeist, into a romantic English landscape garden.
From: frankens-paradiese.de/poi/kur-_und_schlosspark_bad_neust-9052

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5.56 km

Gazebo in the Kurpark

Highlight • Monument

Small pavilion where small music events can also take place.

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5.64 km

Wandelhalle Bad Neustadt

Highlight • Monument

The Trink- und Wandelhalle in Bad Neustadt an der Saale is a historic building from the years 1928/1929. It is a central part of the spa and castle park surrounding the baroque Neuhaus Castle.

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5.91 km

Kurhaus Neustadt an der Saale

Highlight • Rest Area

As one might suppose given the names of the surrounding locations such as "salt", "Salzburg", "Salzpforte", etc., brine applications play an important role here in spa and rehabilitation operations.

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6.59 km

Start of the Premium City Walking Trail Bad Neustadt

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The path leads directly up a narrow, ascending trail to the Luitpoldhöhe. Circular trail (the starting point is also the destination).
It is the first certified premium city hiking trail …

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7.96 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.00 km

2.16 km

811 m

535 m

455 m

Surfaces

6.10 km

867 m

847 m

136 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

3°C

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Comments

October 19, 2022,Am Fluss entlang - Ein Flussrundweg Bad Neustadt

Walked a very nice river nature trail today. Starting point Bad Neustadt at the Schillerhain car park - is also the same as the starting point of the circular route. At a glorious 18 degrees and in the sun, it was easy to run the fairly easy route with no vertical meters at all. You can learn a lot about …

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April 17, 2026,Rhön Wandern: Neuschter Runde (Mühlbach, Herschfeld, NES)

We actually wanted to go on a hike in the "deeper" Rhön today, to the Würzburger Haus and further to the Berghaus Rhön, but unfortunately the forest paths were completely closed due to extensive forestry work ☹️

So we drove back to NES (Bad Neustadt a.d. Saale) and completed our popular little "Neuschter Runde" there in sunny Friday weather ... …

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January 11, 2025,Rhön Wandern: Nachmittagstour rund um Bad Neustadt

A short afternoon walk around our tranquil little town of Bad Neustadt. And even with a bit of sun and partly blue skies :-)

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