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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Kaulsdorf

Saale Cycle Path – Orla Cycle Path loop from Breternitz

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Kaulsdorf

Saale Cycle Path – Orla Cycle Path loop from Breternitz

Hard

4.9

(298)

715

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Saale Cycle Path – Orla Cycle Path loop from Breternitz

04:27

72.9km

490m

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: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.1 km for 172 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.30 km

Burg Obernitz

Castle

5.51 km

Saale River in Saalfeld

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6.36 km

View of the Saale Bridge in Saalfeld

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This section of the Saale cycle path through Saalfeld is, in my opinion, the most beautiful. There are numerous places for a cozy break, where you can let your eyes wander or just listen to the roar of the Saale.

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9.08 km

View of the Saale in Remschütz

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Very nice place with magnificent half-timbered houses

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9.75 km

Saale Cycle Path

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One of the most beautiful sections of the cycle path

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17.7 km

View of Rudolstadt and Heidecksburg Palace

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Back on the Saale Cycle Path, this trail takes us out of Rudolstadt with a last very nice view of the Heidecksburg. This way through the Saale valley is in …

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26.0 km

Weißenburg

Castle

37.7 km

Orla Cycle Path

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Very nice cycle path along the Orla.

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38.8 km

Rest area on the Orla Cycle Path in Langenorla

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On my popular "Saale-Orla-Tour" by bike starting in Jena via Kahla, Pößneck, Saalfeld and Rudolstadt back to Jena, this is always the first place where I take my break.

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40.9 km

Orla Cycle Path

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The Orlaradweg is an insider tip for everyone who loves nature.

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72.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.2 km

19.5 km

14.5 km

11.8 km

4.16 km

857 m

Surfaces

60.9 km

7.53 km

1.61 km

1.48 km

719 m

716 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

18°C

4°C

33 %

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Saale Cycle Path – Orla Cycle Path loop from Breternitz

Saale River in Saalfeld

View of the Saale Bridge in Saalfeld

View of the Saale in Remschütz

Saale Cycle Path

View of Rudolstadt and Heidecksburg Palace

Orla Cycle Path

Rest area on the Orla Cycle Path in Langenorla

Orla Cycle Path

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