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Kyffhäuserkreis

Kyffhäuserkreis

Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

Esperstedter Ried loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

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Kyffhäuserkreis

Kyffhäuserkreis

Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

Esperstedter Ried loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

Easy

4.5

(2)

21

riders

Esperstedter Ried loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

00:48

20.0km

30m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

FFH-Gebiet Esperstedter Ried - Binnensalzstelle - Natura2000-Gebiet

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

1.32 km

View of Panorama Museum and Bad Frankenhausen

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Panorama Museum was originally built to commemorate the German peasant war and the peasant leader Thomas Müntzer.

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2

2.86 km

Observation Tower at Esperstedter Ried

Highlight • Monument

Cycle path through the Esperstedter Ried is completely paved and suitable for racing bikes, very beautiful marshland all around with many birds

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3

3.53 km

Water buffalo in Esperstedter Ried (Natura 2000 Conservation Area)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Water buffalo have been grazing in the Esperstedter Ried all year round since 2020. The areas on which the robust domestic breed grazes are part of the European protected area …

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4

4.35 km

Bird Observation Tower Esperstedter Ried

Highlight • Structure

A beautiful place to observe the native bird life and migratory birds in autumn ...

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5

4.68 km

Esperstedter Ried Salt Meadows Information

Highlight • Natural Monument

6

4.78 km

Esperstedter Ried – Pump Station and Waterscape

Highlight • Structure

Cycling on the water is always great

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7

6.90 km

Esperstedter Ried

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Probably the most beautiful section of the Bahntrassenradweg Sondershausen Artern. This great bike path meanders parallel to the Solgraben through the wet meadow area.

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8

13.6 km

Observation Tower at Esperstedter Ried

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The Esperstedter Ried, Kachstedt and Artern area is the most important inland saltworks in Thuringia and is also one of the most important in Germany.

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20.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.61 km

8.32 km

1.58 km

367 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

2.07 km

382 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 13 October

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