Bockwindmühle Krippendorf – Bonifatius Spring loop from Weimar Berkaer Bahnhof

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Bockwindmühle Krippendorf – Bonifatius Spring loop from Weimar Berkaer Bahnhof

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Bockwindmühle Krippendorf – Bonifatius Spring loop from Weimar Berkaer Bahnhof

03:16

53.7km

510m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.8 km for 58 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

5.24 km

GLB Burgholz

Nature Reserve

8.33 km

Ilm Weir, Mellingen and Untermühle

Highlight • Monument

The Ilmwehr in Mellingen is located directly on the Thuringian town chain (cycle path from Eisenach to Altenburg). There is also a nice rest area. The weir belongs to the Untermühle, a cultural monument.

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21.9 km

Oldest Tree in Jena (Summer Linden at the Papiermühle Brewery Beer Garden)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Quaint pub with home-brewed delicious beer. You can also join a guided tour of the brewery. In summer you sit comfortably in the beer garden around an ancient linden around it

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27.9 km

Bockwindmühle Krippendorf

Highlight • Monument

After severe storm damage in 2007, the post mill was beautifully restored and is now a highlight that can be seen from afar.

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32.7 km

Bonifatius Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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33.5 km

The Legend of the Lindworms in Schötener Grund

Highlight • Natural

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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48.7 km

Tiefurt Mill

Highlight • Historical Site

Early flour mill, then oil mill, last paper mill and until 1991 a cardboard factory. Today, the converted mill is a residential community for supervised and community living people. In …

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50.8 km

Six-arch Bridge (Weimar Viaduct)

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The six-arch bridge is Weimar's largest bridge. The viaduct is 38 meters high and 152 meters long. For over 130 years, it spans the valley and is an important part of the railway line from Weimar to Jena.

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52.5 km

Herderplatz Weimar

Highlight • Religious Site

Initially, Herderplatz, north of today's market square, was the center of Weimar, but with the expansion of the city area from around 1300, today's market became the center of society and trade.

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53.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.6 km

14.0 km

9.62 km

9.32 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

37.6 km

6.44 km

5.59 km

2.61 km

1.47 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

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Comments

September 21, 2025,Auf dem Ilmradweg durch Weimar

This tour begins in Jena, heading west. It follows the railway line up to Großschwabhausen, and from there continues into the Ilm Valley. From Mellingen via Weimar to Oberroßla, the tour follows the Ilm Cycle Path. The return to Jena takes you via Apolda, through the beautiful Schienen Grund region, and over the Cospedaer Höhe.

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April 20, 2023,BeiGrauwolken&KältestrampelteIchNachderArbeitZumBÄRENHügel&fand1enBärenhügel:Tour-Tour

Good day,

I'm only writing down the story about yesterday's bike ride today. Today the sun shines. It was cold and extremely gray yesterday. I was already wondering if the grayness came from the erupting Kamchatka volcano.
Can this be?
Rather not. Otherwise it would rain ash.
In the pipeline, on the agenda was bear hill. An excavation site, i.e. …

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