Werra River Cycle Route – Werra Cycle Route loop from Bad Salzungen

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Werra River Cycle Route – Werra Cycle Route loop from Bad Salzungen

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Werra River Cycle Route – Werra Cycle Route loop from Bad Salzungen

04:25

70.0km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Biosphärenreservat Rhön

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

630 m

Brine Tower and Graduation Tower, Bad Salzungen

Highlight • Monument

Bad Salzungen belongs to the Werra potash district - potash salts have been extracted here on a large scale since the 19th century. Salt extraction in Bad Salzungen goes back …

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964 m

Werra Bridge, Bad Salzungen

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Here you can even see the trout from the bridge.

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1.44 km

Werra River Cycle Route

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Here you always cycle close to the Werra through enchanted floodplain forests and past wide meadows. Now and then you pass close to the riverbed and can enjoy the view of the water.

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15.7 km

Werra Cycle Path: Breitungen Lakes to Wernshausen

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice bike path, wide, clean, nice seating areas, invite you to linger / take a break.

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39.0 km

Cycle Path from Urnshausen to Weilar

Highlight • Cycleway

44.6 km

Mühlgraben

Lake

62.3 km

Werra Cycle Route

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful, new, paved bike path between Tiefenort and Merkers. Runs along the Werra below the Krayenberg.

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69.3 km

Werra near Bad Salzungen

Highlight • River

A nice bike path in some places but you have to go to the main street

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70.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.1 km

15.8 km

15.1 km

12.4 km

2.66 km

503 m

469 m

Surfaces

51.9 km

6.59 km

5.64 km

3.57 km

2.38 km

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

6°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

May 20, 2025,Fahrradrundtour Dermbach/ Bad Salzungen/ Dermbach

Beautiful circular tour, partly through the forest on gravel paths...

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March 23, 2025,Tour 23.03.2025

Start of the season 🚴🏼‍♀️✨
Finally back in the saddle! Today I kicked off the cycling season with a familiar, yet always delightful route. From Bad Salzungen via Breitungen/Werra and Weila, the route led through a springtime landscape – gentle climbs, fast descents, and relaxing sections along the Werra River.
After a good three hours, the tour was complete – …

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May 28, 2023,Weilar-Wernshausen -Rosatalradweg - nicht schlecht 👍

Today we started in Weilar/Th. on the Rosatal cycle path. Past the Ponde Rosa horse ranch, which unfortunately has been abandoned. But a beautiful idyllic cycle path that ends in Wernshausen on the Werratal cycle path. The last few kilometers in the direction of Bad Salzungen are usually not that great, as the cycle path always leads along the busy …

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June 12, 2022,3 Talradwege

It was the Rosatalweg and the Bernshäuser Kutte (lake), the Feldatalradweg and the Werratalradweg. During the week one certainly cannot ignore some of the existing construction site barriers. By the way, a large part of the bike route led through the Röhn Biosphere Reserve. Some sections of the Werra Valley Cycle Path also have special protection status.
I would have …

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