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Gräfenthal

Gräfenthal Railway Viaduct – Spechtsbrunn Village loop from Schiefergebirge

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Thuringia
Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Gräfenthal

Gräfenthal Railway Viaduct – Spechtsbrunn Village loop from Schiefergebirge

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Gräfenthal Railway Viaduct – Spechtsbrunn Village loop from Schiefergebirge

01:32

22.0km

440m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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3.25 km

Gräfenthal Railway Viaduct

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Beautiful old viaduct. I'm cautious about it. I can't enjoy the high-altitude excursions.

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10.4 km

It's a great place to take a break and the restaurants offer a wide range of food at reasonable prices.

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10.5 km

Kalte Küche (Cold Kitchen) 696 m above sea level

At this point, the Rennsteig trail crosses the old military and trade route from Nuremberg to Leipzig.

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10.6 km

Good cycling and hiking trails in the footsteps of the old GDR border. Various information boards telling the story.

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10.7 km

Poets' Forest

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Near Spechtsbrunn am Rennsteig, a dense forest with weatherproof wooden panels on which famous German poets can be seen with information (from Goethe to Brentano and many more) was installed …

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11.7 km

Spechtsbrunn Village

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Spechtsbrunn is one of the oldest places in the Rennsteig region. The place name is not due to a woodpecker, but to a bacon, a (stick embankment), with which a …

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22.0 km

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21.0 km

458 m

438 m

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< 100 m

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21.6 km

349 m

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Friday 26 June

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