Oppurg Castle – Orla Cycle Path loop from Pößneck unterer Bahnhof

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Oppurg Castle – Orla Cycle Path loop from Pößneck unterer Bahnhof

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Oppurg Castle – Orla Cycle Path loop from Pößneck unterer Bahnhof

01:36

26.3km

170m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.60 km

Historic two-arch stone bridge over the Orla

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Pretty historic bridge is still very well preserved.

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4.86 km

Oppurg Castle

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In the middle of the picturesque Saale-Orla valley, originally built between 1708 and 1714, with 365 windows, 52 interior doors, 12 chimneys and 4 entrances - Oppurg Castle is also known as the Four Seasons Castle.

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5.01 km

Schloss Oppurg

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An investor has hijacked the beautiful castle and is opening his hotel in the summer. Entering the construction site is prohibited! Also the grounds, but since everything was open, I walked around the house once.

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5.19 km

Oppurg Castle and Park

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My TIP: The region is well described in the following book:

GERA & Thuringian Vogtland

A HIKING GUIDE & TRAVEL GUIDE for active vacationers, hikers, car and culture tourists with …

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5.73 km

Orla Cycle Path

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Very nice bike path parallel to the Orla

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12.1 km

Klaudermühle Bridge

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17.6 km

Lausnitz Church

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Church from 1725. Choir tower with lantern. Triumphal arch walled up inside. Wooden baptismal figure with a figure carrying the baptismal font

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21.5 km

Tower of the Old Castle

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The tower of the old castle, covered in wild vines, is beautiful to look at. 😄

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26.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.5 km

4.42 km

4.14 km

3.35 km

887 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.9 km

7.56 km

887 m

663 m

227 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

7°C

3°C

36 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

March 18, 2023,1.Radtour '23 mit den neuen MTB 👍🏻🚴‍♂️😎🌞😁

A touch of spring the last 3 days...hopefully it stays. But the weather report says something else 🤔
Anyway, after gardening today we went on the 1st bike tour with the new MTB 🚴‍♂️😎🌞👍🏻.
Wowww that's awesome with the nice weather and with the awesome mountain bike 😁😂😎👍🏻🌞🚴‍♂️.
For the test, we first went on the Orlaradweg to Oppurg and …

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June 1, 2023,Orlatal: Neustadt/Orla - Pößneck und retour

⚠ Altitude meters are wrong ⚠
today a flat stage (asphalt round) to relatives, on the Orla cycle path and Saale-Orla cycle path to Pößneck
➡ Castle in Oppurg no hospitality!
➡ Model railway system in Pößneck

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