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Trail along the Gera River – Papierwehr loop from Riechheim

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Trail along the Gera River – Papierwehr loop from Riechheim

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Trail along the Gera River – Papierwehr loop from Riechheim

02:43

43.5km

340m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Steigerwald

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Bus stop

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15.9 km

Trail along the Gera River

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I can only confirm 😊🍃🍂

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23.7 km

Gera River

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Above all, I think the Gera is nice and clean. You see a lot of animals and trout. And of course not to forget the bike paths 😊

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24.5 km

Three Springs Fountain

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Inconspicuous, but always worth a trip and especially a drink 😋

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24.7 km

Papierwehr

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The water rushes just behind the Luisenpark and you can relax wonderfully.

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25.2 km

Flutgraben Trail and Rüger soft‑serve ice cream truck

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Always a nice destination 🦊🙏🌱

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25.4 km

Espach Café

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Thank God the property was saved and renovated.

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41.5 km

Gravel Path Through Forest Near Riechheim

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42.1 km

Root Trail at Wolfsberg

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A must with the MTB 😊🦊

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43.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.2 km

9.19 km

5.05 km

3.83 km

3.20 km

Surfaces

24.1 km

11.3 km

4.63 km

2.16 km

1.20 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Wednesday 26 August

28°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

November 16, 2024,Erfurt: 🚵🏻‍♀️🚵 Erweiterte Runde um den Steigerwald 🍂☁️⛅️🍁

First the wind from the front, then from the side and finally from the front again. But the sun kept peeking through the clouds.
We made good use of Saturday afternoon. 😃

Oh yes: At km 20.0 we had to stop because of an electric fence with a herd of cows across the path.

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July 24, 2022,Erfurt: Die erste Hälfte war noch gut …

Originally I wanted to take our old, dried rolls to the chicken farm in Bischleben. From time to time we pick up fresh eggs and other things there. And before we throw away stale bread, it's chicken feed.
In any case, it was rolling well until then and I decided to keep going. Then the man with the hammer came …

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January 29, 2022,Erfurt: Stürmische Südwestrunde 🚵‍

Sometimes you have funny ideas. On the Gerabrücke I thought about sending the scoundrel in Halle/Saale a message in a bottle. But when would it have arrived? Would she have arrived at all? would he have found her? Questions upon questions...

I have decided against it and will send an electronic message. 😉

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Trail along the Gera River – Papierwehr loop from Riechheim

Trail along the Gera River

Gera River

Three Springs Fountain

Papierwehr

Flutgraben Trail and Rüger soft‑serve ice cream truck

Espach Café

Gravel Path Through Forest Near Riechheim

Root Trail at Wolfsberg

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