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View of the Sachsenburg castles – View of Untere Sachsenburg loop from Artern

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View of the Sachsenburg castles – View of Untere Sachsenburg loop from Artern

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View of the Sachsenburg castles – View of Untere Sachsenburg loop from Artern

03:35

61.9km

180m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 10, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.10 km

View of Artern

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Very nice little town with café ice cream, and in the Salinepark you can linger and have something to eat

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18.8 km

View of the Sachsenburg castles

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A fantastic view of Sachsenburg with its castles on the other bank of the Unstrut.

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18.9 km

Unstrut Flood Channel Sachsenburg

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Just beautiful 😊

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19.2 km

View of the Lower Sachsenburg and the Unstrut River

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The Upper and the Lower Sachsenburg. Like two sentinels, the two fortifications rise up on the so-called Wächterberg, right next to the Unsrtu.

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30.8 km

Lossa Pedestrian Bridge Near Leubingen

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Nice bridge 🙏🌻

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30.8 km

Lossa Bridge at Leubingen

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Small suspension bridge on the Unstrut cycle path to cross the Lossa.

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42.7 km

Thuringian Gate (Thüringer Pforte)

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The Thuringian Gate is the name given to the breakthrough of the Unstrut near Sachsenburg in Thuringia. With a great view of the pretty railway viaduct.

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52.2 km

Unstrut Cycle Path

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The Unstrut cycle path is simply fun. More information here: unstrutradweg.de

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61.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.1 km

20.9 km

11.7 km

6.83 km

1.39 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.6 km

3.15 km

3.12 km

935 m

141 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 21 August

22°C

13°C

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Comments

August 2, 2023,⛎ Unstrut-Radweg 4. Etappe 🚴🏼‍♀️🚴🏼‍♂️🌦️

Bike path great. weather could be better. Some sights and finally caught a bed in Artern 😇
The weather is really getting to you...

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June 16, 2025,Tag 5/2: von Sömmerda nach Artern

The last leg, entirely in Thuringia, took us back along well-developed cycle paths along the Unstrut River.

Beautiful scenery, and halfway along the route, the Kyffhäuser Mountains could be seen on the left.

However, the towns didn't seem very trustworthy: signs of video surveillance and a "military restricted area," cameras on the houses, a swastika on a bench...
that's not …

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