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Scharfenstein Castle – Unstrut Spring loop from Wachstedt

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Scharfenstein Castle – Unstrut Spring loop from Wachstedt

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Scharfenstein Castle – Unstrut Spring loop from Wachstedt

02:07

31.3km

440m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 2, 2026

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11.3 km

Scharfenstein Castle

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Since 1990, Scharfenstein Castle has been managed by the Treuhand and has been owned by the town of Leinefelde-Worbis since 2002.

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11.6 km

Ringmauer Café at Burg Scharfenstein

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Great view, nice place to rest and great hiking and biking trails!

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11.7 km

Summer lime tree in Reifenstein

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The 600 year old summer linden tree is the oldest deciduous tree in Eichsfeld and is one of the most valuable natural tree monuments in Thuringia.

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20.9 km

Dingelstädt Station

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The entire bike path is a worthwhile excursion. Easy to drive because it's an old railway line.

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21.9 km

Kanonenbahn Cycle Path

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Nice well-developed bike path

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25.8 km

Unstrut Spring

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One of the few river sources that are so easy to reach by bike.

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25.9 km

Shelter with a view of the Unstrut spring

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if the Unstrut source is too crowded for a picnic Quelle, you can also sit down and have a look at the Unstrut

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28.9 km

Swedish Whitebeam Avenue

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very beautiful avenue in all seasons worth seeing

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31.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

9.56 km

7.50 km

2.96 km

738 m

Surfaces

24.6 km

2.13 km

2.02 km

1.42 km

923 m

194 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

26°C

14°C

73 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

March 21, 2025,MTB TOUR 🚵‍♀️Zur Burg Scharfenstein 🏰🌞😎

Very nice tour 🚵‍♀️🌞😎- in Heuthen onto the cycle path - towards Geisleden - right to Kreuzebra, from there up to Scharfenstein Castle - unfortunately I was too early 😔 - the castle gate was still closed - and so was the ring wall - so no aperitif 🍹😉😅😔 to fortify myself 🤪.... so it went downhill to Kallmerode, from …

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July 6, 2025,Mountainbike- Family- Tour 🚲🚲🚲🌳🌲🌾🏰🍝🥪🍹🧃🍺

Today we went to Scharfenstein Castle for lunch... and somehow we weren't having any luck with the food 😅 - the Lindenhof was full on Friday, and today we arrived at the castle and there was a power outage... well, we were able to order pretzels 🥨, a delicious salmon sandwich, and cold drinks 🍹🧃🍺. After we had ordered and …

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Scharfenstein Castle – Unstrut Spring loop from Wachstedt

Scharfenstein Castle

Ringmauer Café at Burg Scharfenstein

Summer lime tree in Reifenstein

Dingelstädt Station

Kanonenbahn Cycle Path

Unstrut Spring

Shelter with a view of the Unstrut spring

Swedish Whitebeam Avenue

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