Sparnberg Wooden Bridge – Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga loop from Sparnberg

Sparnberg Wooden Bridge – Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga loop from Sparnberg

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Sparnberg Wooden Bridge – Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga loop from Sparnberg

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29.7km

480m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Naturpark Frankenwald

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Bus stop

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203 m

Sparnberg Wooden Bridge

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Between Rudolphstein and Göritz, the road is very low traffic and ideal for cycling. The bridge is a wooden structure on concrete columns over the Saale.

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3.21 km

Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga

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Viewing platform with a wonderful view of the Saale valley. Pavilion with display boards and table sets for a cozy rest. Great place.

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5.89 km

Weir at the Old Blankenberg Paper Mill

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Weir of the old Blankenberg paper mill.
The paper mill is now a museum.
Next to it is the standard bridge over which you can cross the Saale.
Also right next door the horse-drawn tram.

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6.01 km

Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

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Ferdinand Traugott Flinsch introduced mechanical papermaking in Blankenberg in 1843. Parchment paper and printing paper were still produced in this Thuringian town on the Saale River until 1993. Today, you can learn more about that era in a museum.

As soon as you cross the bridge over the Saale River, you leave Thuringia and enter Bavaria on the other bank.

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6.02 km

Bridge of Unity

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The Saale bridge at the Blankenberg paper factory, built in the 19th century for city traffic and the rail operation of the factory railway, was destroyed by the German Wehrmacht in 1945. The temporary structure for agricultural vehicles during the occupation was destroyed by the GDR authorities in 1952. This important pedestrian bridge in the Green Belt was only rebuilt in 1992 and completely renovated in 2009.

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6.52 km

Feldbahn Blankenberg – Saale Railway Path

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Where the GDR border guards used to patrol, you can now go hiking or biking.
In the summer months there is probably always a train on this route on the weekend or after it has been announced.

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8.27 km

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

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Beautiful wooden bridge over the Selbitz, a few meters before it flows into the Saale. The Selbitz used to be the border river between the GDR and the Federal Republic of Germany, but today the bridge connects the former East and West Germany as well as the hiking hubs of Franconia and Thuringia. The major hiking trails Rennsteig, Kammweg, Frankenweg and Fränkischer Gebirgsweg begin here.

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