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Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs – Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River loop from Mödlareuth

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Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs – Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River loop from Mödlareuth

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Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs – Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River loop from Mödlareuth

04:39

17.2km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 7, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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571 m

Former Border Installations

Highlight • Historical Site

We should learn from history.

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7.70 km

Bench with panoramic view of the River Saale

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.75 km

Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

8.10 km

Saalebank – Longest wooden bench

Highlight • Monument

Actually just a joke for the Guinness book.

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8.31 km

Suspension footbridge in the Hag near Hirschberg an der Saale

Highlight (Segment) • Bridge

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

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8.42 km

Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River

Highlight • Structure

Directly at the Saalestau is a small rest area where you can listen to the rush of the water and maybe have a beer roaring :-)

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11.0 km

Wenzel Cave

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A chasm that was probably artificially widened.

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16.5 km

Former Inner German Border

Highlight • Historical Site

... it's going well there

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17.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

1.68 km

1.65 km

1.46 km

155 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

2.36 km

2.34 km

589 m

538 m

445 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 15 May

11°C

1°C

49 %

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Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs – Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River loop from Mödlareuth

Former Border Installations

Bench with panoramic view of the River Saale

Kaiserhöhe Slate Cliffs

Saalebank – Longest wooden bench

Suspension footbridge in the Hag near Hirschberg an der Saale

Steinmühlen Weir on the Saale River

Wenzel Cave

Former Inner German Border

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