Source of the Ilm River – Freibachtal Near Stützerbach loop from Stützerbach

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Source of the Ilm River – Freibachtal Near Stützerbach loop from Stützerbach

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Source of the Ilm River – Freibachtal Near Stützerbach loop from Stützerbach

02:08

30.1km

380m

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 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.71 km

Source of the Ilm River

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The Ilm, the starting point of the Ilm Cycle Path, is formed by the confluence of the source rivers Lengwitz, Taubach and Freibach. You have to walk down a bit from the bike path to see this.

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4.11 km

Freibachtal Near Stützerbach

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A great piece of nature

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6.88 km

Wooden Bridge on the Ilmtal Cycle Path

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One of our favorite cycle paths, well developed, very scenic.

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13.9 km

Ilmenau Market Square and Hennebrunnen Fountain

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On this marketplace you will find traders, shops or restaurants in Ilmenau and its districts.

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16.9 km

Endleichtor

Archaeological Site

18.6 km

Forest Path to Manebach

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Beautiful, natural cycle path through forest and fields.

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19.1 km

Karl Alexander Spring

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Founded in 1839 and still ice cold but refreshing 😅.

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19.3 km

Ilmtal Cycle Path to Manebach

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We also like to drive the route on the other side of the Ilm, past the bath

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23.4 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

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One can almost speak of the Thuringian Alps here. E is a great look

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30.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

10.7 km

2.61 km

529 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.7 km

5.61 km

3.54 km

1.04 km

201 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

7°C

3°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 32.0 km/h

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Comments

July 26, 2024,Saale - Ilm, Tag 4: Von Ilmenau zur Ilmquelle

After a train ride from Naumburg to Ilmenau we drove along the Ilm to the source

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June 21, 2023,Ilmtal -Radweg die Erste

So this morning we went by bike to Lüneburg at 5 a.m., and then by 🚝 to Ilmenau in Thuringia. First hand your clothes to the hotel, of course it's on top of a mountain 🥺 but where it goes up, it's also down again! We then went to the Ilmtal "source" (3 streams become one) further to Allzunah for …

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October 16, 2022,Ilmtal-Radweg | Bhf. Rennsteig - Ilmenau | 1/4

A wonderful start to the Ilmtal cycle path: due to the 400 m downhill, you have to be careful not to rush past the beautiful landscape and the towns of Stützerbach and Manebach. ;-)

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August 1, 2026,Ilmtal-Radweg_1. Etappe_Bahnhof Rennsteig_Ilmenau_01.08.2026

Abellio and Erfurter (Südthüringer Bahn) took me to Rennsteig station on a three-hour journey. These train services from Erfurt to Rennsteig station are only available on weekends. The weather unfortunately became increasingly damp over the following hours. In Stützerbach - with its small spa park - I visited the "Zum Reifberg" inn, where I had stayed in September 2015 during …

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