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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Mellenbach-Glasbach

Schwarzatal Valley – Bohlenwand (Saalfeld) loop from Obstfelderschmiede

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Mellenbach-Glasbach

Schwarzatal Valley – Bohlenwand (Saalfeld) loop from Obstfelderschmiede

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Schwarzatal Valley – Bohlenwand (Saalfeld) loop from Obstfelderschmiede

05:14

109km

1,370m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 41.4 km for 158 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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58 m

Obstfelderschmiede valley station of the Oberweißbach Mountain Railway

Highlight • Rest Area

The mountain railway is ALWAYS worth a trip 😊🦊

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10.4 km

Schwarzatal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The road has a very good surface and is not heavily used. Besides, nature is beautiful. You always drive along the river. In summer the trees provide shade and it is not so hot.

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28.5 km

Rotstern Chocolate Factory Saalfeld

Highlight • Monument

Saalfelder Neumühle - acquired by the Mauxion brothers in 1901 and expanded into a chocolate factory. From 1948 VEB Mauxion Schokoladefabrik, later renamed VEB Rotstern Schokoladenwerk due to trademark disputes. …

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28.9 km

Bohlenwand (Saalfeld)

Highlight • Natural Monument

the plank wall is a special geological area natural monument up to 100 m high.

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37.5 km

View of Schloss Eichicht

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of Eichicht Castle, a medieval castle and palace complex, elevated on a mountain spur near the mouth of the Loquitz into the Saale. Today privately owned.

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47.9 km

Ascent to Pippelsdorf and Königsthal

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

The very well-built narrow street with little traffic connects small villages and leads with 5-7% comfortably through an idyllic forest area uphill.

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86.3 km

Country Road to Paulinzella

Highlight • Trail

It's not exactly the best road for a racing bike, but it's nice and quiet.

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88.9 km

Paulinzella Monastery Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The Paulinzella Monastery is a former Benedictine abbey, founded as a double monastery in Paulinzella in the Rottenbachtal in Thuringia. The ruin of the monastery church is one of the most important Romanesque buildings in Germany.

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109 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

72.7 km

23.5 km

6.68 km

4.63 km

1.97 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

106 km

2.12 km

1.37 km

205 m

101 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 9 July

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Schwarzatal Valley – Bohlenwand (Saalfeld) loop from Obstfelderschmiede

Obstfelderschmiede valley station of the Oberweißbach Mountain Railway

Schwarzatal Valley

Rotstern Chocolate Factory Saalfeld

Bohlenwand (Saalfeld)

View of Schloss Eichicht

Ascent to Pippelsdorf and Königsthal

Country Road to Paulinzella

Paulinzella Monastery Ruins

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