Apolda Market Square – Apolda Swan Pond loop from Apolda

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Apolda Market Square – Apolda Swan Pond loop from Apolda

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Apolda Market Square – Apolda Swan Pond loop from Apolda

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22.8km

180m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Schötener Grund

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.43 km

Citizens' Fountain (Lindworm Fountain), Apolda

Highlight • Monument

The Bürgerbrunnen, also called Lindwurmbrunnen, and shows the Lindwurm from the well-known legend.

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1.57 km

Apolda Market Square

Highlight • Settlement

Ice cream parlors and historic buildings.

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2.31 km

Frieden Pond in the Herressener Promenade

Highlight • Lake

The State Garden Show Apolda 2017 was the fourth state garden show (LGS) of the state of Thuringia and took place from April 29 to September 24, 2017 in the …

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2.44 km

Apolda Swan Pond

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Beautiful park to linger and enjoy.

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8.95 km

Sperlingsberg Memorial and Viewpoint

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Nice hill with a view over the surroundings. Continue to Kapellendorf and then Frankendorf, where the new cycle path towards Weimar begins.

A little along the way is a memorial to one of the last battles in 1806.

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9.07 km

Sperlingsberg Memorial and Observation Tower

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Everything there breathes history. Battle of retreat of the Prussians in 1806 against Napoleon's troops. Headquarters was down in the castle. One of the last skirmishes took place at the …

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20.0 km

Bonifatius Spring

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The water from the Boniface Spring, which is set in stone, flows into the Schötener Bach. The town chronicle states: A fresh spring springs out of a rock, the only …

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20.8 km

The Legend of the Lindworms in Schötener Grund

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The Lindwurm Song was written in the summer of 2012 by
Ruth-Barbara Schlenker, pastor in Niedertrebra near Apolda
● a proud, falling, and dying count
● a wayward horse
● …

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22.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

6.72 km

4.37 km

264 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.8 km

3.65 km

2.99 km

2.02 km

280 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

6°C

94 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

July 10, 2026,Fahrradtour Freitagnachmittag

Short round: Schötener Promenade -- Sperlingsberg -- Moorental 🙂, to chase away yesterday's last muscle🐈‍⬛ 😏, it was just a muscle rat🐀 😆 anyway. It's always a beautiful route 😍.

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April 15, 2026,Fahrradtour Sperlingsberg

After gardening 🧅💐😊 in the morning, a few 🚲 pedal strokes in the 🌞 and 🌬️ were the perfect balance 😆😉👍.

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