Esperstedter Ried – Kyffhäuser Kleinbahn Cycle Path loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

Esperstedter Ried – Kyffhäuser Kleinbahn Cycle Path loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

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Esperstedter Ried – Kyffhäuser Kleinbahn Cycle Path loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

02:09

47.8km

400m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

FFH-Gebiet Esperstedter Ried - Binnensalzstelle - Natura2000-Gebiet

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.61 km

View of Panorama Museum and Bad Frankenhausen

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The Panorama Museum was originally built to commemorate the German peasant war and the peasant leader Thomas Müntzer.

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4.16 km

Observation Tower at Esperstedter Ried

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Cycle path through the Esperstedter Ried is completely paved and suitable for racing bikes, very beautiful marshland all around with many birds

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4.16 km

Observation Tower at Esperstedter Ried

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The Esperstedter Ried, Kachstedt and Artern area is the most important inland saltworks in Thuringia and is also one of the most important in Germany.

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8.19 km

Esperstedter Ried

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Probably the most beautiful section of the Bahntrassenradweg Sondershausen Artern. This great bike path meanders parallel to the Solgraben through the wet meadow area.

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21.9 km

View of Kyffhäuser from the Cycle Path

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The beautiful bike path with good asphalt ends at the entrance to Hackpfühlel. With the Kyffhäuser constantly in view, you can take a nice break here.

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26.2 km

Kyffhäuser Kleinbahn Cycle Path

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A former railway line has been converted into a cycle path with plenty of seating.

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38.4 km

Kyffhäuser Pass Road

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nice pass road to drive well and the view is worth it

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47.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

14.0 km

11.4 km

4.94 km

3.34 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.6 km

3.42 km

720 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

7°C

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 16, 2024,Kyfhäuserfeierabendrunde - heute mit Endgegner und Panne nach 53km

Today, after the hike, I did a tour around and over the Kyfhäuser, it was a nice tour. There was a lot of headwind up until the climb. And from km 53 onwards, the Bowden cable on the gears broke. Since there were only about 7km left until the end of the tour, I decided not to fix the gears …

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