Kleinhettstedt Ostrich Farm – Kleinhettstedt Mustard Mill loop from Kranichfeld

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Kleinhettstedt Ostrich Farm – Kleinhettstedt Mustard Mill loop from Kranichfeld

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Kleinhettstedt Ostrich Farm – Kleinhettstedt Mustard Mill loop from Kranichfeld

03:07

55.6km

320m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

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1.11 km

Atelier Café Kranichfeld

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The interaction café is located in a listed building of an old mill with half-timbered parts, built in 1743 - right between lush green Ilm meadows and enchanting shell limestone karst rocks. Its architectural conception seeks to contrast with the old construction with clear and open forms and with the materials glass, concrete and steel and at the same time to open up to the surrounding landscape. Locals know that this place offers the beauty and tranquility that are necessary for pleasant relaxation and leisure for creative activity. At the same time, thanks to its direct connection to the certified Ilm cycle and hiking path, Stedtener Straße 10a is a space that is lively with leisure tourists, where both cyclists and hikers are out and about, always on the lookout for a well-deserved break. With the interaction café, all of them will find a place whose cozy and open design and high-quality supply of regional, organically grown products ensure a relaxed break from hiking on a small scale or from everyday life on a large scale. On the other hand, they will be in a place whose atmosphere resembles that of an artist's studio. The furnishings with workbenches and tools and the visible inventory of diverse inspiring materials as well as finished exhibits encourage their own artistic exploration. The name proposed for the studio café is intended to reflect the location on the Ilm river and the artistic, action-oriented concept of the project. Visitors can embark on an artistically inspiring process by the babbling river and resume the flow of life with moving experiences and renewed energy.

Source:
kranichfeld.de/m/verzeichnis/visitenkarte.php?mandat=217631

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3.07 km

Rest area with drinking water and e-bike charging station on the Ilm Cycle Path

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As with the drinking water in front of Kromsdorf: Thanks to the builder! New water needs the Ilmradwegradler.

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15.6 km

Stadtilm Market Square with Albert Methfessel Obelisk

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The Stadtilm market square is considered the largest market in Thuringia with an area of around 10,170 m². Before it was paved in 1834, the market square consisted of a single swamp area. Since its inception, numerous events such as wool markets, demonstrations and various festivals such as the Stadtilm market festival have taken place here. Even today, you can admire the Methfessel monument, which was inaugurated in 1885 and in the center of which an obelisk is dedicated to the composer Albert Methfessel, who was born in Stadtilm.
On the site of the building, which now houses the branch of the Arnstadt-Ilmenau savings bank, the Hotel zum Hirsch stood until 1966, where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe often stayed on his trips to Ilmenau. Goethe wrote the poem "Found" in Stadtilm.

Source:
stadtilm.com/marktplatz

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16.2 km

Ilm Valley Viaduct (Stadtilm Viaduct)

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The Ilm Viaduct (or Stadtilm Viaduct or Ilm Valley Viaduct) is a single-track railway bridge on the Arnstadt–Saalfeld railway line between kilometers 15.064 and 15.264. It spans the Ilm and the federal highway 87 in Stadtilm, Thuringia. Viaducts, very often built with bricks, are gigantic masterpieces of architecture. The Göltzsch Valley Bridge in the Vogtland district of Saxony is the largest brick bridge in the world and also a masterpiece. This one is of course a little smaller, but no less interesting.

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27.6 km

Renatured Ilm Riverbank

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Nice to look at, well worth a visit!

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44.5 km

Kleinhettstedt Ostrich Farm

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In the middle of the beautiful, idyllic Ilm valley, directly on the B 87 Ilmenau - Weimar, lies the small town of Kleinhettstedt, already known throughout Thuringia for its wonderful mustard. It was here that we, Rene Meier and Mathias Rennebeck, came to the decision to set up an ostrich farm in 2011/2012. After visiting many ostrich farms in Germany and successfully completing the specialist seminar on ostrich farming, things really got going in spring 2013...

You can find out more here:

Source:
straussenhof-kleinhettstedt.de

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44.7 km

Kleinhettstedt Mustard Mill

Highlight • Monument

Here you can buy regional specialties, floral items and arts and crafts in a rustic atmosphere and enjoy coffee and homemade cakes.

Last but not least, the “Mühlenladen” offers you the opportunity to taste Kleinhettstedt mustard and purchase mustard-related products.

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49.7 km

Dienstedt Karst Cave

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The Dienstedter karst cave, also called Oberfeldhöhlen Dienstedt, located on the steep southern slope of the Schenkenkopfberg in 340 meters above sea level and 23 meters above the water level of the Ilm in the area of the city Stadtilm at Dienstedt in the Ilm district, Thuringia. The 350-meter-long cave was created two to five million years ago by washouts of the Ur-Ilm.
In 1953, the cave was discovered by the local historian and Bodendenkmalpfleger Felix Gebser after several unsuccessful excavations. From 1957 to 1982 the laborious exposure was carried out in cooperation with the Museum of Prehistory and Prehistory Weimar. There were found campfire remains, shards of pottery, bone tools, animal bones and well-preserved, baked from clay cups.
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