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View of Saaleck and Rudelsburg – Saale-Unstrut vineyards loop from Weickelsdorf

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View of Saaleck and Rudelsburg – Saale-Unstrut vineyards loop from Weickelsdorf

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View of Saaleck and Rudelsburg – Saale-Unstrut vineyards loop from Weickelsdorf

04:23

73.6km

510m

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: June 23, 2026

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Saale-Ilm-Platten bei Bad Kösen

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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28.0 km

Dorfteich

Lake

30.1 km

View of Saaleck and Rudelsburg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of the two castles Rudelsburg and Burg Saaleck.

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33.7 km

Bad Kösen Dam

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Good place for a relaxing stopover. Once it gets warmer there are many opportunities to take a break and relax.

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36.6 km

Saale-Unstrut Vineyard Cycle Path

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The wine mile between Bad Kösen and Naumburg is not only scenically very beautiful, it also invites you to enjoy the local wine with a small snack with many small rest stops.

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Saale-Unstrut vineyards

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Is that a good combination, a fast run followed by a wine tasting 🥴🤣? No, the vineyards nestle picturesquely along the limestone cliffs. The wine taverns are a welcome rest stop for refreshments. 👌🥂🤗

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Vines on the Saalberge

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From here, a small wine route begins in the direction of Naumburg. You can stop almost everywhere to enjoy delicious Saale-Unstrut wine.

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43.7 km

Confluence of the Saale and Unstrut Rivers

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A very beautiful piece of earth on the flower ground, where the Saale and the Unstrut flow together. The natural pool was still in use until the early 1990s, with the pool water being pumped from the Saale into the pool.

From here you cycle on the Saale cycle path either in the direction of Bad Kösen or in the direction of Naumburg and Schönburg.

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47.3 km

Saaleradweg near Naumburg

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Very well-developed bike path along the Saale

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50.5 km

Saaleradweg Vineyards and Castle Ruins

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You can cycle wonderfully to the left and right of the river, so "laps" are also possible

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73.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.4 km

18.6 km

17.3 km

8.05 km

185 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

70.2 km

1.87 km

1.02 km

576 m

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

29°C

16°C

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Comments

June 7, 2023,Großheringen - Saaleradweg - Wethautal- Zuckerbahnradweg

Today's Wednesday tour took us north. From Bad Sulza we first went to the “Blossom Ground”, where the Unstrut and the Saale flow together. Then we continued along the Saale to the Felsenkeller, which is open from 12 noon. From there it went through the Wethau valley to the Zuckerbahnradweg, on which we drove back to the Saale. Unfortunately, the …

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October 27, 2024,Zuckerbahnradweg und Saale-Unstrutradweg

70km of asphalt and 2m wide in a beautiful nature

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May 27, 2024,Naumburg - Camburg - Osterfeld - Naumburg

Cycle tour on classified cycle routes
- Saale Cycle Route
- Zuckerbahn Cycle Route
- Saale Unstrut Elster Rad Acht
with a detour to Rudelsburg.

In motion: 3:12 h, 21.1 km/h

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August 27, 2024,Radacht und Zuckerbahnradweg

... that was the name of this tour for the 7th World Heritage Hiking Day in the Geo-Nature Park Saale-Unstrut-Triasland 2020. From Naumburg you follow the Saale-Unstrut-Elster-Rad-Acht to Osterfeld, then the Zuckerbahnradweg to Tümpling. The rest is then the Saale-Radweg.

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November 3, 2024,sonnige Sonntagsrunde

The sun is shining. After the visitors leave the house, we get on our bikes and go for a ride.

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May 11, 2025,Zur Rudelsburg, Bad Kösen

Today I did my third ride on my new e-bike. I rode the first two tours in Eco mode and managed 150 km. I still have 20% charge left. Today I used Tour mode. I rode 73 km in Tour mode and still have 43% battery power. In beautiful weather, I rode to Rudelsburg Castle in Bad Kösen and then …

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July 4, 2025,Wethaale

Today, cycling was much more pleasant than on Tuesday. Plus, the route often led through secluded forests. The Zuckerbahn cycle path from Osterfeld to Camburg is truly beautiful... you were all absolutely right!👍😀. It felt like all you had to do was keep rolling, and there were delicious cherries, too.

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January 31, 2025,Wethautal - Zuckerbahnweg - Saaletal

Started with blue skies and pure sunshine. Along the Wethau to Utenbach. Then on the Zuckerbahnweg to Tümpling. There were already clouds and wind from the front, especially on the hill near Schkölen to Molau. Continued along the Saale. I didn't want to ride on the road from Kleinheringen to Bad Kösen today. So I took the beautiful route from …

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View of Saaleck and Rudelsburg – Saale-Unstrut vineyards loop from Weickelsdorf

View of Saaleck and Rudelsburg

Bad Kösen Dam

Saale-Unstrut Vineyard Cycle Path

Saale-Unstrut vineyards

Vines on the Saalberge

Confluence of the Saale and Unstrut Rivers

Saaleradweg near Naumburg

Saaleradweg Vineyards and Castle Ruins

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