Buchfart Watermill – Ilmtal Cycle Path loop from Guthmannshausen

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Buchfart Watermill – Ilmtal Cycle Path loop from Guthmannshausen

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Buchfart Watermill – Ilmtal Cycle Path loop from Guthmannshausen

05:16

81.1km

780m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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20.7 km

Park on the Ilm (Weimar)

Highlight • Natural

Wonderful park with many paths, large meadows and shady places to stay. Part of the Ilm Valley Cycle Route, Feininger Cycle Route and the Thuringian Cities Bicycle Trail.

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23.5 km

GLB Burgholz

Nature Reserve

34.0 km

The old mill has been restored and is now operational again. With hydropower, the old machine technology can be used again for grinding grain. In the associated mill shop with Backhaus you can enjoy home-baked bread, which was baked with flour from the mill.

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37.6 km

Ilmtal Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Quiet route with a bit of a climb for "normal" bikes ;-)

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40.7 km

Buchfart Rock Caves

Highlight • Cave

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 is a castle complex of the Counts of Orlamünde. Around the 12th century, 12 chambers of various sizes were carved into the steep rock face in a row over a length of about 110 meters and at a height of 40 meters above the Ilm. The chambers were connected by a slope wall in the Romanesque architectural style. Some wall remnants and a round-arched door are still visible today. The Felsenburg had no military significance in the late Middle Ages. However, it served a long line of counts, dukes, and electors as a fully developed, impregnable refuge castle.

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41.4 km

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

Highlight • Bridge

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 narrow walkways for pedestrians. Through the sunken windows you have a beautiful view of the Ilm and a watermill.

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