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Upper Mill Hetschburg – Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka loop from Oettern

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Upper Mill Hetschburg – Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka loop from Oettern

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Upper Mill Hetschburg – Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka loop from Oettern

00:57

14.9km

160m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 7.38 km for 192 m

Waypoints

Start point

Camping Site

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43 m

Oettern Campsite

Highlight • Rest Area

There is now a freely accessible tap from which you can take drinking water for the water bottles. It is hidden somewhat inconspicuously by the barbecue area. In the small …

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3.20 km

Below the Felsenburg

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A unique cultural monument near Weimar!
"Do you know the castle, dug in mountainous rock, which rises from the valley towering to the sky? Waves of the foot around her, …

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4.79 km

Upper Mill Hetschburg

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The upper mill was built around 1750 with stones from the Berka castle. Today there are private apartments here.

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6.67 km

Bad Berka Town Center

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The adventure of the people of Bad Berka began in 1816, when a fire destroyed the entire city center. After the tragedy, enthusiastic spa guest and philosopher Goethe brought classicism …

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7.53 km

Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka

Highlight • Natural Monument

This spring was discovered in 1807, the fountain pavilion was built in 1909, and it has only been called the Goethe Fountain since 1949.

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12.8 km

Buchfart Rock Caves

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The Buchfarter Felsenburg, located on the steep shell limestone slope of the Illm River, is the only structure of its type in Central Germany and of particular cultural and historical …

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13.5 km

Pfeiffer's Mill

Highlight • Monument

...a working watermill on the Ilm River, right next to a covered wooden bridge. Rebuilt in 1613, it operated commercially until 1968, and the iron waterwheel was reconstructed in 1982.

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13.5 km

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

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The landmarked covered house bridge from 1816 crosses the Ilm in Buchfart over a length of 43 meters and offers a track width of 3.20 meters. On both sides are …

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14.9 km

End point

Camping Site

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.85 km

4.08 km

4.05 km

462 m

242 m

147 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.64 km

2.54 km

1.91 km

352 m

297 m

149 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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Upper Mill Hetschburg – Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka loop from Oettern

Oettern Campsite

Below the Felsenburg

Upper Mill Hetschburg

Bad Berka Town Center

Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka

Buchfart Rock Caves

Pfeiffer's Mill

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

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