Saaltor Saalfeld – Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld/Saale

Saaltor Saalfeld – Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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Saaltor Saalfeld – Saalfeld loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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7.71km

60m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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617 m

View of the Saale River and Historic Buildings

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wildly romantic, apart from a few ruins

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794 m

New Saale Weir

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A wonderful place to relax and watch the nutrias

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1.35 km

View of Saalfeld Castle

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As early as 1700, a chronicle mentions the baroque pleasure garden. A travel guide states:
"The palace garden is open to everyone for strolling and is an ornament to the …

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4.36 km

Saaltor Saalfeld

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The Saaletor is one of the 5 city gates of Saalfeld. Today only 4 gates are visible and the Saaletor can only be climbed on the day of the monument.

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5.02 km

Saalfeld

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The Saalfeld town hall is an early Renaissance building on the market square in Saalfeld in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in Thuringia. It is the seat of the Saalfeld city administration …

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5.16 km

Saalfeld Town Hall and Market Square

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The market square. Its shape, size and rectangular layout go back to Emperor Barbarossa.

The picturesque market square has been the centre of Saalfeld since the town on the Saale …

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7.71 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.74 km

3.12 km

708 m

159 m

Surfaces

4.21 km

2.71 km

744 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 4 November

10°C

-1°C

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

August 30, 2024,🙋‍♂️🙋Saalfeld/Saale ☀️eine Stadt in Thüringen 🤩

Greetings from Saalfeld an der Saale 💦 where we stopped off before heading to Pirna tomorrow ☺️ our guided hikes start there on Monday 🥾 we want to try something like that 😊 the plan was actually to stop in Nuremberg, but the German railway messed that up with its connections and cancellations 😏 well, we found a solution and …

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