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Elgersburg Castle – Elgersburg Castle loop from Elgersburg

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Elgersburg Castle – Elgersburg Castle loop from Elgersburg

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Elgersburg Castle – Elgersburg Castle loop from Elgersburg

01:48

24.5km

370m

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: June 14, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 12.0 km for 343 m

Closed: • 10:00 PM-6:00 AM (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.07 km

Birkenwäldchen

Forest

4.29 km

Elgersburg Castle

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The castle Elgersburg, first mentioned in 1139, is the most beautiful, oldest and best preserved castles of Thuringia.

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4.35 km

Edvard Munch Trail in Elgersburg

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Please keep the area clean 👍🏻

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5.15 km

Waldrandroute Bridge

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There used to be a slippery wooden bridge here and the cool route didn't exist there either.

The bridge and the ford were built as part of the forest edge …

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7.79 km

Three Crosses Memorial (Zu den Drei Kreuzen)

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Nice story to read on the blackboard.

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12.3 km

The Goethe Museum shows u.a. in a permanent exhibition a special page from the life of Goethe: his activities as a Saxon-Weimar civil servant and commissioner for the revival of Ilmenau copper and silver mining.

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12.3 km

Ilmenau Market Square and Hennebrunnen Fountain

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On this marketplace you will find traders, shops or restaurants in Ilmenau and its districts.

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18.0 km

Elgersburg Castle

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In the castle you can stop in, stay overnight and also rent the hall

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18.9 km

Goldfischteich

Lake

22.7 km

Geraberg Village Center

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24.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

4.28 km

3.94 km

2.98 km

1.28 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.6 km

4.95 km

1.87 km

1.08 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

34°C

18°C

0 %

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Elgersburg Castle – Elgersburg Castle loop from Elgersburg

Elgersburg Castle

Edvard Munch Trail in Elgersburg

Waldrandroute Bridge

Three Crosses Memorial (Zu den Drei Kreuzen)

Goethe City Museum, Ilmenau

Ilmenau Market Square and Hennebrunnen Fountain

Elgersburg Castle

Geraberg Village Center

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