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Lichte Viaduct – View of the Deesbach Pre-Dam loop from Ernstthal am Rennsteig

Lichte Viaduct – View of the Deesbach Pre-Dam loop from Ernstthal am Rennsteig

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Lichte Viaduct – View of the Deesbach Pre-Dam loop from Ernstthal am Rennsteig

04:34

99.5km

1,050m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 68.7 km for 158 m

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Start point

Train Station

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8.76 km

Lichte Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

This spectacular bridge is also part of the Probstzella-Ernstthal railway line, which Deutsche Bahn shut down after reunification.

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16.5 km

View of the Deesbach Pre-Dam

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View of the Dessbach dam from the operator's road

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28.8 km

Schwarzburg Castle

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According to local information, it is the only free-standing and still preserved building of its kind in Germany.

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32.2 km

Schwarzatal Valley

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The road has a very good surface and is not heavily used. Besides, nature is beautiful. You always drive along the river. In summer the trees provide shade and it is not so hot.

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45.9 km

Bike Path to Saalfeld

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Wonderfully quiet along the track 🚆

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55.8 km

Rotstern Chocolate Factory Saalfeld

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Saalfelder Neumühle - acquired by the Mauxion brothers in 1901 and expanded into a chocolate factory. From 1948 VEB Mauxion Schokoladefabrik, later renamed VEB Rotstern Schokoladenwerk due to trademark disputes. …

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56.2 km

Bohlenwand (Saalfeld)

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the plank wall is a special geological area natural monument up to 100 m high.

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64.9 km

View of Schloss Eichicht

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View of Eichicht Castle, a medieval castle and palace complex, elevated on a mountain spur near the mouth of the Loquitz into the Saale. Today privately owned.

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99.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.4 km

25.3 km

13.5 km

9.48 km

802 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

92.7 km

6.21 km

546 m

144 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 27 May

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Lichte Viaduct – View of the Deesbach Pre-Dam loop from Ernstthal am Rennsteig

Lichte Viaduct

View of the Deesbach Pre-Dam

Schwarzburg Castle

Schwarzatal Valley

Bike Path to Saalfeld

Rotstern Chocolate Factory Saalfeld

Bohlenwand (Saalfeld)

View of Schloss Eichicht

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