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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

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Saale Cycle Path – Orla Cycle Path loop from Breternitz

04:25

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: August 6, 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

Highlight • River

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

Highlight • Cycleway

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

12.3 km

4.14 km

340 m

Surfaces

61.8 km

6.63 km

2.13 km

958 m

775 m

653 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Wednesday 19 August

24°C

15°C

12 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

March 5, 2022,Schöner Blick auf Rudolstadt – Orlaradweg Runde von Saalfeld (Saale)

Hello Bea, if you're ever in Thuringia and come to Saalfeld, get in touch. 😄 We'll do a nice mountain tour 🤣

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May 26, 2024,Fahrradtour

Good shelter if it rains, along the route there are nice and inexpensive places to stop

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July 1, 2025,Saale- Orla - Hitzeschlacht

I shouldn't have done it. Even the wind didn't provide any relief. I somehow thought I'd be cycling through secluded forests. But the longest stretch was full sun on small back roads or bike paths. Otherwise, it was great. Just way too hot. That's why I didn't continue on to Jena as originally planned.

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July 31, 2022,Saalfeld - Unterwellenborn - Pößneck - Orlamünde - Rudolstadt - Saalfeld

A nice relaxed, yet varied Komoot tour.
Top cycle paths and perfect signposting. I still got lost twice: once I rode after an interesting bike 😵‍💫 and once I looked at the beer garden and didn't see the sign. 🤷‍♂️
Encore was the bower in Orlamünde. Unfortunately not accessible. 🤔
Of course, there is also a small point of criticism: …

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March 5, 2022,Fahrradtour

Yes with a Tero 5.0, the battery still has 63% 😉😄

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June 18, 2024,Saaleradweg-Orlaradweg-Saale Orla Radweg

Finding a parking space was very easy today. And then we set off on the Saale cycle path towards Orlamünde. After the "wedding" of Saale💦 and Orla💦 we continued towards Pössneck through the beautiful Orla valley. In Pössneck we took the Saale-Orla cycle path towards Saalfeld. There the dark clouds☁️ were already gathering. The rain🌧 didn't take long to arrive, …

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December 30, 2021,Zum Jahresausklang 2021🎄💥🍀der Klassiker 😉

Between the years I drove the classic one more time
A happy new year to all of you healthy 2022🍀❤🤗

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May 19, 2024,Fahrradtour mit Sohn 8 Jahre

Today we escaped the bad weather again and left the black cloud behind us. I rode on my racing bike. Some sections are better suited to gravel, but otherwise it was great.

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Saale Cycle Path – Orla Cycle Path loop from Breternitz

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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

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