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Saale-Orla-Kreis

The Saale River in Ziegenrück – Ziegenrück on the Saale River loop from Ziegenrück

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Saale-Orla-Kreis

The Saale River in Ziegenrück – Ziegenrück on the Saale River loop from Ziegenrück

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The Saale River in Ziegenrück – Ziegenrück on the Saale River loop from Ziegenrück

01:34

21.1km

300m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

81 m

Saale Bridge in Ziegenrück

Highlight • Bridge

Ziegenrück is a great city through which the Saale flows. You can hike and cycle along the Saale, in the middle of nature. In Ziegenrück you will also find what you are looking for.

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2

125 m

The Saale River in Ziegenrück

Highlight • River

Once a vacationer stronghold, in GDR times. Not so anymore. A beautiful place located in the valley. The Saale flows through the middle

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3

552 m

Ziegenrück on the Saale River

Highlight • Settlement

Ziegenrück is simply a small, sleepy place between the Thuringian seas. The food is very good and there are countless beautiful cycling and hiking trails. A detour is worthwhile.

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4

12.2 km

Erich's Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A wonderful resting place if you want to relax after a strenuous bike or hiking tour. Here is also the crossing point, Knau, Finkenmühle, Ziegenrück, Plothen.

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5

13.2 km

Birdwatching at Kohlungsteich

Highlight • Lake

6

13.4 km

Plothen Ponds

Highlight • Lake

renatured clarifiers of the SZM S110 Quaschwitz (heimatfreunde-neustadt-orla.de/neustadt- Umgebung/item/046-veb-schweinezucht-und-mast.html#10)
and now the bird sanctuary in the NSG "Dreba-Plothener pond area"
naturerbe.nabu.de/schutzgebietssteckbriefe/Plothener_Teiche.pdf

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7

14.8 km

Langwiesenteich

Highlight • Lake

a pond in the land of 1000 ponds

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15.8 km

Feuerlöschteich

Lake

9

20.9 km

Saale Weir, Ziegenrück

Highlight • Structure

Many relaxing benches and picnic areas are located here on the edge of the weir.

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21.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

8.17 km

2.09 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.2 km

5.29 km

1.84 km

667 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (490 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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