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Cursdorf train station – Oberweißbach Mountain Railway loop from Piesau

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Piesau

Cursdorf train station – Oberweißbach Mountain Railway loop from Piesau

Hard

5.0

(3)

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Cursdorf train station – Oberweißbach Mountain Railway loop from Piesau

02:54

35.9km

650m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.78 km

Access Road to Leibis-Lichte Dam

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In the forest, off the beaten track and still the first glass surface for the racing bike.

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15.1 km

Fröbelturm

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Great view and delicious food

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16.9 km

Cursdorf train station

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every half hour the train goes over Oberweißbach to Lichtenhain

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17.0 km

If you are in the area, you should definitely not miss the Oberweissbacher mountain railway. On the steepest funicular the train conductor even explains the route. Just great. Worth seeing is definitely the Maschinarium.

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24.9 km

Wulstteich

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27.7 km

Geißlerhaus Museum (Birthplace of Heinrich Geißler)

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Directly on the main street you will find the birthplace of Heinrich Geißler. Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Geißle, born in Igelshieb in 1814 and died in Bonn in 1879, was a …

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28.9 km

Rest Area on the Rennsteig Cycle Path

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This small rest area is located in the Neuhausen district of Igelshieb, between the bike path and the railway line. In good weather, its expansive views invite you to take …

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30.7 km

Shelter at Waldschlösschen

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You can endure it and take a nice break

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35.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.9 km

8.16 km

5.98 km

814 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

9.18 km

8.21 km

7.53 km

295 m

Elevation

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Highest point (830 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

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Cursdorf train station – Oberweißbach Mountain Railway loop from Piesau

Former Lichte Train Station

Access Road to Leibis-Lichte Dam

Fröbelturm

Cursdorf train station

Oberweißbach Mountain Railway

Geißlerhaus Museum (Birthplace of Heinrich Geißler)

Rest Area on the Rennsteig Cycle Path

Shelter at Waldschlösschen

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