Market Fountain, Bad Rodach – Heldburg Fortress loop from Veilsdorf

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Market Fountain, Bad Rodach – Heldburg Fortress loop from Veilsdorf

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Market Fountain, Bad Rodach – Heldburg Fortress loop from Veilsdorf

04:17

61.7km

570m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.0 km for 234 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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10.1 km

Stone Table Rest Area with View of Rodach and Straufhain

Highlight • Rest Area

If you have cycled up from Eishausen or from Hildburghausen to here, then the highest point is a good place to take a break. After that, you roll a bit. …

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16.3 km

Old town Bad Rodach

Highlight • Monument

Bad Rodach with some sights is always worth a visit. The Therme Natur is also a nice place to relax, small but nice and not yet overcrowded - only sometimes.

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16.3 km

Market Fountain, Bad Rodach

Highlight • Monument

The Bad Rodach marketplace with two ice cream parlors invites you to linger.

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19.1 km

Waldbad Rodach

Highlight • Lake

A day at the forest pool is a truly memorable experience, especially for children and toddlers.
In addition to a playground, a toddler area with a slide, and a designated …

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24.0 km

Billmuthausen Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

In September 2005, the memorial's support association erected a three-ton millstone to commemorate the Billmuthausen Mill. The memorial has also been expanded with three new information panels.

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30.2 km

Heldburg Fortress acquired its appearance mainly in the 16th and 19th centuries. However, its history goes back much further, probably to the 12th century. The Renaissance architect Nikolaus Gromann had …

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34.3 km

View of Veste Heldburg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Not only the view, but also the cycle path there is great.

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61.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.6 km

17.5 km

13.4 km

8.72 km

267 m

214 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.0 km

12.0 km

3.32 km

1.93 km

1.34 km

116 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

Weather

Today

Monday 12 October

12°C

2°C

39 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

July 18, 2023,🚴 Heldburg, Hildburghausen, Veilsdorf, Heldritt, Bad Rodach, Billmuthausen und wieder zurück zum Ausgangspunkt in Heldburg. 18.7.2023 🚴

🚴 My round started in the parking lot below the Veste Heldburg and led via Heldburg, Streufdorf, Stressenhausen, past the Rodach source to Hildburghausen. From Hildburghausen we continued on the Werratal cycle path to Veilsdorf. From here it went via Hetschbach, past the Ruheforst Coburger Land, to Grattstadt, Heldritt, and Bad Rodach. From Bad Rodach we continued to Gauerstadt, past …

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