Buchfart Rock Caves – Rock Castle loop from Mellingen (Thür)

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Buchfart Rock Caves – Rock Castle loop from Mellingen (Thür)

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Buchfart Rock Caves – Rock Castle loop from Mellingen (Thür)

02:06

30.3km

440m

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: October 8, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 56 m for 67 m

After 30.3 km for 67 m

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Start point

Train Station

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1.71 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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19.3 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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20.6 km

Buchfart Rock Caves

Highlight • Cave

The Buchfarter Felsenburg, located on the Muschelkalk steep slope of the Ilm, is the only structure of its kind in the Central German region and of particular cultural-historical significance. It …

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21.4 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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21.8 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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21.8 km

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

Highlight • Bridge

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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24.8 km

Highland cattle at Zum Alten Wassererde – Oetterl

Highlight • Natural

Super, that "the cattle" here in Ilmtal has found his home and someone who takes care of it ... (delicious;)

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28.9 km

Ilm Weir, Mellingen and Untermühle

Highlight • Monument

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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