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View of the Saale Valley – Former inner-German border loop from Berg

View of the Saale Valley – Former inner-German border loop from Berg

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View of the Saale Valley – Former inner-German border loop from Berg

01:37

31.4km

510m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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After 4.60 km for 247 m

After 6.71 km for 58 m

After 8.28 km for 58 m

Waypoints

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4.72 km

Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

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Ferdinand Traugott Flinsch introduced mechanical papermaking in Blankenberg in 1843. Parchment paper and printing paper were still produced in this Thuringian town on the Saale River until 1993. Today, you can learn more about that era in a museum.

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5.22 km

View of the Saale Valley

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Border region between Thuringia and Bavaria. Quiet streets with good surface on Bavarian side.

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6.70 km

Selbitz Bridge and Julius von Plänckner Memorial

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Selbitzbrücke (historical starting point of the Rennsteig) between Blankenstein (Thuringia) and Unterreichenstein (Bavaria) - built in the course of German unity on the former inner-German border over the Selbitz; on …

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6.72 km

Hiking hub

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Anyone who has experienced the inner-German border can only be amazed at the freedom to walk one of these five national hiking trails.

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6.74 km

Rennsteig Trailhead (Hörschel)

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The Rennsteig cycle route follows the Rennsteig courier and trade route, which has existed since the Middle Ages, for 195 km. The long-distance cycle path is mostly carefully graveled, sometimes …

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6.79 km

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

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Beautiful wooden bridge over the Selbitz, a few meters before it flows into the Saale. The Selbitz used to be the border river between the GDR and the Federal Republic …

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8.05 km

Former inner-German border

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Where for decades high barbed wire fences, mighty watchtowers and menacing gun and mine systems separated the people of Bavaria and Thuringia from each other, today our guests can experience …

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8.32 km

Lichtenberg Climb

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Nice climb, which is relatively even and calculable to drive.

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25.0 km

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Forest

31.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.1 km

5.36 km

3.20 km

280 m

265 m

207 m

Surfaces

27.8 km

2.98 km

322 m

219 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

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View of the Saale Valley – Former inner-German border loop from Berg

Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

View of the Saale Valley

Selbitz Bridge and Julius von Plänckner Memorial

Hiking hub

Rennsteig Trailhead (Hörschel)

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

Former inner-German border

Lichtenberg Climb

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