Posterstein Castle – Ronneburg Cycle Path loop from Glauchau-Reinholdshain Behelfsbahnsteig

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Posterstein Castle – Ronneburg Cycle Path loop from Glauchau-Reinholdshain Behelfsbahnsteig

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Posterstein Castle – Ronneburg Cycle Path loop from Glauchau-Reinholdshain Behelfsbahnsteig

09:21

144km

1,500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

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Lasur und Eichberg bei Gera

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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28.5 km

Posterstein Castle

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The knight festival is still a classic.

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34.6 km

View of Ronneburg Castle from Großer Baderteich

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A nice place for a break.
From here you have a great view of Ronneburg Castle.

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35.0 km

Ronneburg Cycle Path

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The Ronneburg cycle path goes slightly downhill in the direction of Gera.

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53.7 km

Beautiful cycle path through the Gessental valley

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A beautiful route through the Gessental. You should also get off your bike and listen to the murmur of the stream. Also very nice are the many, very differently designed birdhouses along the way.

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57.7 km

Raitzhainer Teich

Lake

77.4 km

Ponitz Renaissance Castle

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Ponitz Castle was built around 1254 for the Lords of Ponitz. The castle was demolished in 1568-1575 and rebuilt as a Renaissance castle. After 1990 the castle was renovated. In …

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105 km

Pfaffenberg

Forest

111 km

Maria Josepha Tower (Totenstein) Observation Tower

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Nice view if you dare to go up. Not everyone likes the spiral staircase with the grating stairs.

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113 km

Rabensteiner Wald

Forest

115 km

Rabenstein Castle

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The smallest castle in Saxony. However, even this one is very interesting and very beautiful. Every Easter weekend and on the first weekend in October, you can always admire the …

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118 km

Premium Cycle Path Wüstenbrand–Küchwald

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our cultural capital cycle path: well developed with lots of rest options, you can discover completely new sides of Chemnitz here

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144 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.4 km

28.9 km

23.8 km

22.8 km

1.60 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

109 km

12.4 km

9.52 km

9.15 km

3.61 km

166 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Saturday 31 October

8°C

4°C

27 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

June 26, 2025,D-Route 4 Mittellandroute 5/15 Chemnitz - Gera. Vom Erzgebirgsrand zu Pleiße und Mulde

Exhausted but satisfied, I reach Gera after many ups and downs. Today's stage offered many encounters and surprises:

- I wandered through the Art Nouveau district of Kassberg in Chemnitz, but I didn't particularly like it. The facade of the Majolika House is beautiful.
- The drive through the Rabenstein Forest is magnificent.
- The D4 doesn't pass directly by …

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October 16, 2024,Herbsttour '24 Tag 10: Eisenberg - Chemnitz

The day started with the groovy Italo sound of Al Bano and Romina Power in the breakfast room of the guesthouse. You can do that and it definitely put you in a good mood for the day. Luckily, I wasn't so naive as to dress my clothes for the Italian summer. Gloves and several layers were called for again, but …

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