Ilmenau Ponds – Ilmtal Cycle Path Near Ilmenau loop from Großbreitenbach

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Ilmenau Ponds – Ilmtal Cycle Path Near Ilmenau loop from Großbreitenbach

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Ilmenau Ponds – Ilmtal Cycle Path Near Ilmenau loop from Großbreitenbach

02:37

42.4km

450m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 16.5 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12.0 km

Old Bathing Pond Gehren

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Once, in GDR times, the city's leisure pool. Now a little hideaway in terms of relaxation. There is also a small adventure playground and a football field.

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14.9 km

View of the Ilmtal Bridge

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You can enjoy super beautiful sunrises here.
There is also a small roof 😉
From here you can start in all directions, whether up or down the trail bike path, everything within a 6km radius.

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17.1 km

Bakery and Rest Area Am Gottessegen

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Here at the rest area is a restored, functional bakehouse. The oven festival takes place here once a year, usually at the end of mid / end of June. Fresh …

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18.4 km

Shelter on the Ilm-Rennsteig Cycle Path

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Always varied and in parts directly along the Ilm, good paths and seating, really worth a tour.

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20.3 km

Ilmenau Ponds

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The Ilmenau pond area consists of six ponds and is fed by the Rottenbach in the east of the city. With an area of around 100 hectares, it is one of the largest natural wetlands in Thuringia.

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21.5 km

Ilmenau Swimming Hall

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The new swimming pool replaces the swimming pool built between 1986 and 1988 at the tunnel, which is structurally and, above all, technically worn out.
The usage concept for the …

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24.7 km

Ilmtal Cycle Path Near Ilmenau

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very nice bike path along the Ilm, pleasant to drive

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25.2 km

Erlenwald

Forest

31.3 km

Gehren Castle Ruins

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The first buildings were probably built here in the 12th century on a trade route from Erfurt to Nuremberg. In 1308 the lords of Berlstedt erected further buildings here, which …

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42.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.8 km

9.31 km

5.76 km

5.60 km

851 m

125 m

Surfaces

36.1 km

3.77 km

1.26 km

1.14 km

102 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (690 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

8°C

3°C

96 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Comments

August 10, 2025,Ilm-Rennsteig-Radweg

Perfect weather, a beautiful tour. The well-known Ilmtal cycle path starts at the beginning, but we leave it to the left after Langewiesen. In Gehren, through the town and the newly renovated castle park, we climbed ⛰️, but not too steeply, via Möhrenbach to Großbreitenbach. We stopped at the Fuchsbau (a place we hadn't heard of before), where we had …

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