Forest Descent Towards Jena – Krippendorf Post Mill loop from Weimar Berkaer Bahnhof

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Forest Descent Towards Jena – Krippendorf Post Mill loop from Weimar Berkaer Bahnhof

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Forest Descent Towards Jena – Krippendorf Post Mill loop from Weimar Berkaer Bahnhof

03:26

54.4km

500m

Cycling

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

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 15.4 km for 192 m

After 48.9 km for 118 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.34 km

Weir at Oberweimar on the River Ilm

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Great rest area

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8.10 km

Ilm Weir, Mellingen and Untermühle

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The Ilmwehr in Mellingen is located directly on the Thuringian town chain (cycle path from Eisenach to Altenburg). There is also a nice rest area. The weir belongs to the Untermühle, a cultural monument.

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17.5 km

Forest Descent Towards Jena

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Coming from Weimar, it rolls down to Jena just down to the paper mill.

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27.9 km

Krippendorf Post Mill

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A monument and landmark of the Gönna Valley!
Built around 1740, the post mill in Krippendorf served as a guide for combatants during the Double Battle of Jena and Auerstedt …

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34.5 km

Apolda Market Square

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Ice cream parlors and historic buildings.

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45.5 km

View of Denstedt Castle and the Claudermühle

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Beautiful view of the two historic buildings. Be careful, here you can turn off to the Mühlencafe.

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47.6 km

Maria Pawlowna Promenadenweg

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The promenade path commemorates Maria Pavlovna, Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. A beautiful path through the green surroundings of Weimar and along the Ilm river.

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49.0 km

Schloss Tiefurt

Castle

50.1 km

Ilmtal Cycle Path Between Weimar and Tiefurt

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A very nice, shady bike path between Weimar and Tiefurt. It's easy to cycle, but it's sometimes a bit crowded.

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54.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.9 km

15.8 km

11.8 km

8.81 km

555 m

484 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.9 km

4.70 km

3.15 km

2.76 km

925 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 November

8°C

-2°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

May 23, 2025,Weimar 🚴🏾‍♂️ Apolda 🚴🏾‍♂️ Jena 🚴🏾‍♂️ Weimar 🔙

To all cycling enthusiasts,
Apolda, Weimar, Jena...
and cyclists 🚴🏾‍♂️🚴🏾‍♂️🚴🏾‍♂️ in the region.

Bike tours here are a dream.

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May 24, 2025,Weimar-Jena-Apolda

From Weimar, follow the beautiful Ilm Cycle Path and the Thuringian Cities Cycle Path to the lively city of Jena, which offers several sights and is well worth a visit. From there, climb the hill to the small town of Cospeda, located above Jena, where there is a small, worthwhile museum about the Napoleonic era and the Double Battle of …

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September 3, 2022,Jena - Apolda - Weimar - Jena

Today again the classic 3-city tour with Jena+Weimar+Apolda...

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March 24, 2025,Fahrradtour zur Papiermühle

And how to get back? So, back up through the Mühltal valley, and the familiar paths via Großschwabhausen, Lehnstedt, Mellingen, and Ehringsdorf to the Bee Museum. From there, always along the Ilm River back home. 😉 The interesting part of this section is the many weirs and bridges. 🙂 Of course, there was a moderate to strong headwind the entire …

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April 16, 2025,Ilmtal-Napoleon 1806-Thüringer Städtekette

Day 2 of our visit to Weimarer Land. The combination of three cycling routes took us north from Weimar via Apolda and Jena back to Oettern. Cycle Route 1 along the Ilm River is truly stunningly beautiful, always following the Ilm, through villages to Oberweimar, and finally to Ilmpark in Weimar. Along the way, we saw Feininger's Tower in Mellingen. …

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October 11, 2023,Jena - Apolda - Weimar - Jena

Today the classic round Jena-Apolda-Weimar-Jena in ideal weather...

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May 20, 2024,Weimar 📚 - Apolda🔔 - Jena

Whit Monday is mill day, so off to Ingersleben to the Zitzmann mill and get some delicious baked bread 🥖. Then we went to Mellingen. From there we went straight on the Ilmtal cycle path towards Weimar, through the city there, I will definitely be back. Followed the Ilmtal cycle path almost to Apolda. There we also went right through …

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August 8, 2026,Fahrradtour Farben

The title of the tour was created after the first 3 photos, but then I stopped stopping because of the multitude of subjects 😉🙁. The correct title would be "Weimar Venezia🍦" 😋. I refrained from taking a photo of it, too many people around 😉. Always a beautiful route 😍.

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