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View of the Saale Valley – Sparnberg Ascent loop from Hirschberg

View of the Saale Valley – Sparnberg Ascent loop from Hirschberg

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View of the Saale Valley – Sparnberg Ascent loop from Hirschberg

02:24

43.6km

740m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 23, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 17.5 km for 148 m

After 32.0 km for 53 m

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1.16 km

Museum of Tannery and Local History Hirschberg

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Until the 1990s, the tannery was the main industry in Hirschberg. After the tannery had to declare bankruptcy in 1992, the factory buildings were demolished. The administration building and the …

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1.24 km

Bridge of Freedom (Saale Bridge Hirschberg)

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The small town of Hirschberg is located in the middle of the natural area of the Eastern Thuringian Slate Mountains and in the Vogtland. Through the hall flows and this …

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18.0 km

Humboldthaus Bad Steben

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Alexander von Humboldt lived and worked in the former margraves' hunting lodge from 1792 to 1797. The Humboldthaus is a listed building.

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21.8 km

View of Lichtenberg Castle

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easy climb with a good view of Lichtenberg Castle

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24.4 km

Selbitz Bridge and Julius von Plänckner Memorial

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Selbitzbrücke (historical starting point of the Rennsteig) between Blankenstein (Thuringia) and Unterreichenstein (Bavaria) - built in the course of German unity on the former inner-German border over the Selbitz; on …

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25.9 km

View of the Saale Valley

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Border region between Thuringia and Bavaria. Quiet streets with good surface on Bavarian side.

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35.6 km

St. Simon and Jude Thaddeus Church (Sparnberg)

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The church of St. Simon and Judas Thaddäus zu Sparnberg, built in 1437, a branch of the parish of Berg in the Middle Ages, stands on the slope of a …

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37.3 km

Sparnberg Ascent

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A fantastic ascent or descent between Sparnberg and Göritz. Pictured is the only serpentine.

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43.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.7 km

6.18 km

3.44 km

3.35 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.4 km

5.78 km

1.26 km

172 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

16°C

4°C

35 %

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View of the Saale Valley – Sparnberg Ascent loop from Hirschberg

Museum of Tannery and Local History Hirschberg

Bridge of Freedom (Saale Bridge Hirschberg)

Humboldthaus Bad Steben

View of Lichtenberg Castle

Selbitz Bridge and Julius von Plänckner Memorial

View of the Saale Valley

St. Simon and Jude Thaddeus Church (Sparnberg)

Sparnberg Ascent

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