Kunitz House Bridge – View of the Dornburg Palaces loop from Großschwabhausen

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Kunitz House Bridge – View of the Dornburg Palaces loop from Großschwabhausen

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Kunitz House Bridge – View of the Dornburg Palaces loop from Großschwabhausen

05:28

91.8km

570m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 76.8 km for 79 m

Open: • 8:00 PM-9:00 AM (otherwise dismount required)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.01 km

Forest Descent Towards Jena

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Coming from Weimar, it rolls down to Jena just down to the paper mill.

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13.0 km

Ehemalige Fäkalienfelder am Talstein

Nature Reserve

15.0 km

The Kunitz House Bridge, newly built in 2012, is beautifully restored. Inside, there's an information panel about the bridge's history. The square in front of the bridge is a lovely place to take a break.

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22.5 km

View of the Dornburg Palaces

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From here you have a great view of the Dornburg castles and the panoramic path directly in front of them.

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24.0 km

Carl Alexander Bridge

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The renovation was successful. If you come from Jena you drive over and then up to the Dornburger castles. There is also a good view of the castles from the bridge.

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47.3 km

Eberstedt Oil Mill & Floating Hut Village

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The Ölmühle is a holiday park where you can not only spend the night, but also just eat well in one of the restaurants. There is also a lot to …

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57.0 km

In der kleinen Aue

Forest

59.0 km

Niederroßla Cycle Path Bridge

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This wooden bridge made of larch wood is a popular photo motif! It's also a piece of jewelry!

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60.8 km

Viewpoint

73.9 km

Ilmtal Cycle Path Between Weimar and Tiefurt

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A very nice, shady bike path between Weimar and Tiefurt. It's easy to cycle, but it's sometimes a bit crowded.

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76.8 km

Weimar Market Square

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The city of Weimar organizes the weekly market daily from Monday to Saturday on the market square in front of the town hall (Green Market)

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81.4 km

GLB Burgholz

Nature Reserve

91.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.6 km

23.4 km

17.2 km

16.9 km

3.67 km

124 m

Surfaces

82.7 km

3.49 km

2.36 km

1.81 km

1.35 km

149 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Sunday 20 September

17°C

8°C

19 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

July 10, 2022,Ilmradweg 2 > Saaleradweg > Runde😅

First of all, it always turns out differently than you think secondly...😅

The finalization of the Ilmradweg was planned, i.e. the last piece from Weimar to the mouth of the Saale near Großheringen was still missing - mostly very nice paths, partly rough cobblestones, a lot to discover on the way🤩

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May 6, 2025,Bad Sulza nach Weimar, Jena und retour

Beautiful scenery, great cycle paths, very clean all around - and all this in the best weather

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December 5, 2021,FlacheLandRundenStresslosTour-Tour 05.12.2021

Just move on the 2nd Advent. The alternative would have been to move stollen and other pastries from the plate to the mouth.
The sun was shining and we went aimlessly to the west.
About 1 to 3 degrees warmed up decently. Hardly any cyclists on the way. Well so what.

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September 20, 2023,Weimar ➡️ Jena ➡️ Bad Sulza ➡️ Apolda ➡️ Weimar

Already among the planned tours for a long time. Today we finally rode in beautiful weather (except for the headwind for the last 40 km). If you want to go on a longer bike tour in Thuringia, I think this would be a good idea. Along the Ilm and Saale, the corresponding cycle paths are mainly on asphalt. There are …

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September 23, 2023,Saale-Ilm-Lichthaus

I came out of the Knick too late to pay a visit to Marc Chagall. And actually the weather was too nice to visit the museum.

The Südbad in Jena was open. Yay-hoo. Swimwear out :)

Enjoy the route and the headwind and be at the lighthouse on time.
Done and experienced a wonderful musical portrait of Jakob Bro. Wonderful …

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August 27, 2023,ZiellosdurchsLand-malNichtaufdenKötsch&mitRegensachenGingsdannziemlichTrockennachHause:Tour-Tour

Good day,

Drive into the gray without knowing where to go.
To the Kötsch?
Support Gasthof Müllershausen financially again?

From Großschabhausen I changed my mind.
First to Weimar and then further into the gray.
It was heaven. The weather report was correct. And the chance of rain was also higher than anything else. Had more percent chance of raining than …

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March 22, 2026,Mühle Eberstedt ° IlmMündung/Saale ° Jena 🍦

Hello everyone! While there isn't much nature to see at the moment, there is plenty of landscape. And really varied landscape at that—almost like a surprise menu of scenery. The naturally cloudy, non-alcoholic Mönchshof beer was quickly earned. Not even an hour on the way, and my neighbor and I were already sitting on the terrace of the Mühle Eberstedt, …

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June 30, 2024,Dreiecks Fahrradtour

Weekend conclusion: the probability of hailstones coming and completely destroying cars is increasing dramatically. Tiger mosquitoes have become native, as have giant ticks -> humans left Africa to be safe from the plagues that have been around since their existence, see maleria. Riding in storms is no longer possible because clouds have become twice as fast -> the harder the …

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