Föritztal Cycle Path – Wild Steinach loop from Sonneberg (Thür) Ost

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Föritztal Cycle Path – Wild Steinach loop from Sonneberg (Thür) Ost

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Föritztal Cycle Path – Wild Steinach loop from Sonneberg (Thür) Ost

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38.6km

240m

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: September 30, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Frankenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.53 km

Föritztal Cycle Path

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Excellent surface along the entire route. From Föritz to Neuhaus-Schierschnitz, there is good spatial separation from the heavily trafficked B89.

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8.87 km

View of Burggrub

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A beautiful view of Burggrub.

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12.0 km

Former Inner German Border at Burggrub–Rotheul

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On March 31, 1990, the local road between Burggrub in Bavaria and Rotheul in Thuringia was reopened. The former inner-German border ran here directly next to the road between Burggrub and Mostholz.

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19.6 km

Weir on the Steinach River near Mitwitz

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The weir serves to supply water to the mills in Steinach and Hof an der Steinach.

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19.7 km

Steinachwiesen Cycle Path

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Cycle path through the Steinach meadows. It leads along the mill ditch that once supplied the mill in Steinach with water.

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26.2 km

Memorial Site of the Former Village of Liebau

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Since the 14th century was located in this place the small village Liebau. Under pressure, all residents left their homes around 1952 because the GDR government was too close to …

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28.8 km

View of Muppberg

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This is where the Muppberg comes into its own.

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31.0 km

Wild Steinach

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A section of the Steinach river that has been largely straightened to the GDR. The inflow that can be seen in some photos is the outflow of the sewage treatment plant in Heubisch.

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38.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.2 km

10.0 km

7.63 km

3.07 km

596 m

151 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.7 km

6.12 km

1.41 km

388 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

14°C

5°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

February 28, 2024,🚴‍♂️ Tour 08/24 Runde nach Mitwitz und zurück bei besten Wetter 🌤🌞🌤

exploration; The Mitwitz - Horb a.d.Steinach cycle path is still closed, and the flooding is accompanied by logging. The alternative via Lochleiten is still closed due to landslides, but is (currently) passable by bike

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May 20, 2025,🚴‍♂️Tour 34/25 Mitwitzmarathonrunde 🌤😎⛅️🌥👍

After a long break, I finally got back on my bike 🚴‍♂️ . I was very satisfied 👍

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March 25, 2025,🚴‍♂️Tour 15/25 Runde nach Mitwitz, zurück Versorgung in Rohof

Luckily, the weather is better than forecast, and there's still time for a bike ride.

With my wife, via Burggrub to Mitwitz, back via Fürth am Berg, where we'll stock up on the best meatballs, sausages, and horse salami at the Rohof farm shop. 😋👍

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April 17, 2025,🚴‍♂️Tour 25/25 flotte Runde nach Mitwitz u. zurück 🌤⛅️🌬🌥☁️

It was sunny (at least for the first half), warm at 20°C, windy, beautiful...
A quick ride to Mitwitz with variable winds 🌬. More sun at first 🌤, then increasing cloud cover, but a pleasant 20°C.
Two storks are currently nesting at Mitwitz Castle, and two more were also circling in the air.
Unfortunately, shortly before the end of the …

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March 9, 2025,🚴‍♂️Tour 10/ 25 S☀️nntagsRunde zur Bächleralm 🍻 u. zurück ☀️☀️😎☀️👍

We took advantage of the wonderful weather ☀️☀️☀️ again and cycled with Spatzl to the Bächleralm Bächlein.
It was around 18°C again, but the sun was already a bit veiled in places 🤷‍♂️, but still great weather 👍

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October 2, 2023,🚴‍♂️ Tour 53/23 gemütliche Runde zum Wasserschloss Mitwitz u. zurück bei bestem Wetter 🌞🌤😎

Actually we were just supposed to go to Mogger for afternoon coffee with our mistress. . .since the route is really too short for cycling, it involves a lap over Mitwitz.
Wonderfully enjoyed the beginning of autumn with its colors in the wonderful weather and temperatures 👍

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