Saale Riverside – Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs loop from Joditz

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Saale Riverside – Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs loop from Joditz

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Saale Riverside – Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs loop from Joditz

03:58

14.2km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Tannbach bei Mödlareuth

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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967 m

Frankenwaldsteigla Petersgrad Trail

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The walk is worth it... be careful with your roots, so wear good shoes

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1.56 km

View of Petersgrat

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From Petersgrat you have a great view of the Saxon Saale.
However, surefootedness and good footwear are essential.
It's not for nothing that you are warned here by a sign of a crash and danger of death !!!!

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2.27 km

Ameisensteig Trail Above the Saale

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The Ameisensteig meanders beautifully above the Saale. Nice view of the Lamitzmühle.

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2.42 km

Saale Riverside

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Tip: Here was low tide - after several days of rain or high tide this section will be impassable.

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5.91 km

Saalebank – Longest wooden bench

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Actually just a joke for the Guinness book.

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6.13 km

Suspension footbridge in the Hag near Hirschberg an der Saale

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This was a restricted area until reunification. The jetty was only rebuilt in 1991.

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7.49 km

Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs

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7.54 km

Bench with panoramic view of the River Saale

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14.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.45 km

3.45 km

750 m

727 m

672 m

116 m

Surfaces

6.45 km

4.35 km

2.09 km

984 m

145 m

142 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (440 m)

Weather

Monday 2 November

4°C

2°C

11 %

Additional weather tips

Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

November 6, 2021,Surprise Saale oder nichts auf die lange Bank schieben...

As if the Saale wanted to linger a little longer in this idyllic area, it draws dreamily loop after loop around Joditz. At the viewing point "Petersgrat", which gives our path its name, you stand 100 meters above the winding bank and hear the Saale quietly splashing along. Jean Paul once stood here, who spent eleven formative childhood years in …

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March 16, 2025,Die Heimat ist so schön 🥾🤩☀️🙋🏼‍♂️ auf dem Joditzer Saalepfad nach Hirschberg

Always fantastic 🤩 the route from Joditz to Hirschberg along the Saale on idyllic paths and with great views is one of the most beautiful routes in our area 🤗👍

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March 16, 2025,Wanderung Joditz nach Hirschberg

On the way to a wonderful hiking trail along the Saale from Joditz to Hirschberg via the Petersgrad, Pößnecker Hütte to Hirschberg.

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May 1, 2024,Die Heimat ist so schön 🥾🤩☀️🙋🏼‍♂️ auf dem Joditzer Saalepfad nach Hirschberg

Today we did one of our favorite hikes in the area again - the Joditz Saale Trail to Hirschberg. Always a pleasure and surprisingly relatively quiet. Even on a popular hiking day like May 1st. The one-way route from Joditz to Hirschberg is recommended, especially since the Saale bridge is no longer accessible halfway along the route (half was torn …

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December 29, 2024,Sonnentour im Winterzauberwald☃️☀️(Petersgrat bei Joditz)

To end the year, another wonderful tour 🥰 in the border region of Bavaria and Thuringia through hoarfrost forests with bizarre formations on the one hand and green slopes on the other, where the winter sun had already licked everything away.

Andreas's keen eye even spotted the rare hair ice❄️

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December 16, 2021,Steig an der Saale – Hirschberg-Petersgrat Runde von Joditz

In gray weather you can still go out into nature. However, the forest did the same. The roads were very rough, but the bark beetle did a full job here. The slopes on the Saale have suffered a lot as a result, but it will certainly look a little better here in spring. Looking down on the Saale is fantastic, …

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October 3, 2023,Saalepfad Hirschberg-Joditz

Always along the Saale, starting in Hirschberg in Thuringia and ending in Joditz in Bavaria. We shortened the Saale path by 100m at Kolonnenweg/Plattenweg by walking across the mown meadow. Beautifully varied path. On the Bavarian side opposite the Lamitzmühle the forest, or the rest of it, looks really frightening. Nevertheless, I still enjoy running this route again and again. …

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March 30, 2024,Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebierge obere Saale - Hängesteg an der Saale – Saalebänk (30,125 Meter lang) Runde von Hirschberg 🍀🫶🐰🐣🥰❤️🤗🥾

Some of the forests in the Slate Mountains Nature Park have been completely destroyed by strong storms. The wooden bridge is no longer accessible and half has been torn away and washed away. Honestly very sad. 😢

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