Gröna Saale Footbridge – Plötzkau Castle loop from Gröna

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Salzlandkreis

Bernburg

Gröna Saale Footbridge – Plötzkau Castle loop from Gröna

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Gröna Saale Footbridge – Plötzkau Castle loop from Gröna

02:24

9.42km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Auwald bei Plötzkau

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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369 m

Special stamp box Salzländer Kulturstempel

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Special stamp of the association ``Salzländer Kulturstempel''

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477 m

Gröna Saale Footbridge

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Bridges are very special here for pedestrians and cyclists.

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2.89 km

Rest Area at the Old Saale Arm

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If you are looking for peace, you will also find it here. A narrow path leads along private gardens and provides a great environment for a break.

Those who like water birds will get their money's worth here!

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4.32 km

Plötzkau Castle

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Striking tower housing a museum.
Stamp point 40 of the Salzland cultural stamp.

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4.94 km

View of the old arm of the Saale River

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Along the Saale on foot or by bike, always a highlight.

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5.58 km

Plötzkau Riparian Forest Nature Trail

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Very nicely laid out path, with many boards to read and numerous seating areas.

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7.19 km

Beautiful resting place with a view of the water

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idyllic resting place.

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8.37 km

View of the Saale River

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Great walk along the hall, worth it for a longer Sunday stroll.

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9.42 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.58 km

1.76 km

1.50 km

579 m

Surfaces

4.28 km

2.36 km

1.19 km

751 m

587 m

256 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 6 October

23°C

7°C

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Comments

June 6, 2022,Schloss Plötzkau – Grönaer Saalebrücke Runde von Gröna

Varied, beautiful landscape, just great ..
Thanks to the recorder of the hike.

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February 26, 2022,Schloss Plötzkau – Grönaer Saalebrücke Runde von Gröna

The nature reserve is located southwest of Bernburg (Saale) in the Lower Saale Valley Nature Park. It protects an alluvial forest in the Saale lowlands with silted up oxbow lakes, ditches and streams, damp depressions and small alluvial meadows. The alluvial forest is characterized by elms and ash trees as well as a few English oaks. The herbaceous layer is …

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November 12, 2023,Plötzkauer Auwald Runde von Gröna

A sunny, autumnal Sunday tour from Gröna through the Plötzkau Auwald with a short detour to Plötzkau Castle. On the way back we went along the banks of the Saale again through the riparian forest. It would have been nice to have a little stop on the MS Gröna at the end, but unfortunately it wasn't open.

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December 29, 2021,Auwald Plötzkau und Schloss

In the place of the renaissance castle there was a medieval count's round castle, which was mentioned for the first time in 1049. Over the centuries it fell into disrepair until the castle was built between 1566 and 1573. Some of it has been preserved and increased.

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