Upper Mill Hetschburg – Rock Castle loop from Dienstedt

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Upper Mill Hetschburg – Rock Castle loop from Dienstedt

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Upper Mill Hetschburg – Rock Castle loop from Dienstedt

04:41

74.3km

730m

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 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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19.0 km

Upper Mill Hetschburg

Highlight • Monument

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

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20.3 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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22.4 km

A highlight with a rarity. In its heyday, this facility offered the villagers protection from attackers. Unfortunately, the condition is deteriorating with progressive erosion, which is why it is dangerous …

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22.8 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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22.8 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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31.7 km

Taubach Watermill

Highlight • Monument

Right at the beginning of the floodplain and park landscape before Weimar, you pass the beautifully situated water mill in Taubach.

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33.1 km

GLB Burgholz

Nature Reserve

35.1 km

Weir at Oberweimar on the River Ilm

Highlight • Structure

Great rest area

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54.7 km

St. Hubertus Hut in Kohlgrund

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful hut with barbecue facilities. Big enough for school trips. Use must be registered with the forest office.

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74.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.6 km

19.6 km

12.4 km

5.95 km

3.41 km

370 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

53.1 km

7.16 km

5.53 km

5.48 km

2.14 km

527 m

314 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Friday 6 November

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Upper Mill Hetschburg – Rock Castle loop from Dienstedt

Upper Mill Hetschburg

Below the Felsenburg

Rock Castle

Pfeiffer's Mill

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

Taubach Watermill

Weir at Oberweimar on the River Ilm

St. Hubertus Hut in Kohlgrund

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