Covered Bridge Over the Ilm – Niederroßla Cycle Path Bridge loop from Niederroßla

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Covered Bridge Over the Ilm – Niederroßla Cycle Path Bridge loop from Niederroßla

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Covered Bridge Over the Ilm – Niederroßla Cycle Path Bridge loop from Niederroßla

01:19

4.89km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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552 m

Covered Bridge Over the Ilm

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Covered bridge over the Ilm, built in 2009.

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1.99 km

Niederroßla Cycle Path Bridge

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This wooden bridge made of larch wood is a popular photo motif! It's also a piece of jewelry!

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2.00 km

Wooden Bridge Over the River in the Park

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2.00 km

Luther Oak in Niedertrebra

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This Luther Oak was planted in 1817 for the 300th anniversary of the Reformation in Germany, making it over 200 years old today.

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2.58 km

Historic Stone Waymarker to Apolda, Oberroßla, and Ilmschlösschen

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Stone signpost; Inscription on the east side - "To Apolda" / Inscription on the north side - "To Oberroßla, Ilmschlösschen"

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3.06 km

Former Ilmschlößchen

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The Ilmschlößchen was a very well-known excursion restaurant in the region. However, it was demolished in the 60s due to dilapidation. At least as a picture on this house wall, …

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4.63 km

Evangelical Church Oberroßla

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One of the oldest buildings in Oberroßla is the church built in the 15th century. Martin Luther should have preached. Source: geo.viaregia.org/testbed/index.pl?rm=obj&objid=668

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4.89 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.38 km

1.40 km

1.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.65 km

729 m

499 m

463 m

460 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

6°C

94 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

December 29, 2024,Wanderung Stundenrunde

This round trip (Niederroßla-Ilmwiese-Oberroßla) is the ideal tour for in between. You can do it at any time of year. Today the Ilmwiese was a bit muddy due to the thawed frost. Let's see who can clean their shoes again...

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August 30, 2023,Schöner Weg entlang der Ilm – Wasserburg Niederroßla Runde von Apolda Nord

Today the path should take us to the Niederroßla moated castle...

Well, the route was once again a Koomot route and I didn't work on it any further
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Unfortunately, some of this route led nowhere, over paths that didn't exist, entrances that weren't passable... with an ailing, impatient spouse in tow, that was of course a bit of a …

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May 6, 2024,Oberroßla🔄Niederroßla incl. alter H2O-burg&Barocke Dorfkirche&schöner Ilmweg🙂

Nice little, fine round in front of the sauna 🥰... everything is included in the header😉

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November 22, 2025,Wanderung an der Ilm

From Niederroßla, the route follows the Ilm Valley Cycle Path along the Ilm River to Oberroßla, and then back to Niederroßla on the other side of the Ilm through fields and meadows 😊. It's the perfect tour on this rather cold afternoon with beautiful sunshine 🌞🌞 😏, but it can also easily be incorporated into a longer hike in this …

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June 6, 2023,🌊🌱 Entlang der Ilm – Wasserburg Niederroßla 🕍👭

The weather today was cool, cloudy and rainy ... but that didn't stop us from our planned tour. Lucky for us. Because in this case happiness is on our doorstep, so to speak. First it went a long way directly along the Ilm. Very quaint. In Oberroßla we walked a bit on the cycle path until we came to a …

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