Wettin Ferry – Giebichenstein Castle loop from Halle-Nietleben

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Wettin Ferry – Giebichenstein Castle loop from Halle-Nietleben

Moderate

4.6

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Wettin Ferry – Giebichenstein Castle loop from Halle-Nietleben

01:49

40.1km

240m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 16.8 km for 73 m

Open: • Monday-Saturday: 5:00 AM-10:00 PM • Public holidays & Sunday: 6:00 AM-10:00 PM (otherwise closed)

After 25.8 km for 80 m

Open: • Monday-Saturday: 5:00 AM-10:00 PM • Public holidays & Sunday: 6:00 AM-10:00 PM (otherwise closed)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.7 km

Zaschwitz Village Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The patronage of the church is no longer known. The church does not have a steeple and the roof turret was removed due to its dilapidation. In 1966 the church …

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15.8 km

Ivy-Covered Church and Cemetery in Zaschwitz

Highlight • Religious Site

... overgrown by ivy.
forgotten in time
like the gravestones all around

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16.9 km

Wettin Ferry

Highlight • Bridge

The view of the castle and the Saale makes the crossing an experience

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18.2 km

Templar Chapel of Our Lady Mücheln

Highlight • Religious Site

The Templars became too powerful and were fought.
One rarely finds evidence of their work, which is why the Kiwas is very special.
There are also remains of old paintings.

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26.1 km

Lettin–Neuragoczy Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Not unreservedly recommended for racing cyclists. A few hundred meters have to be covered on an unpaved path (as of April 2021) - otherwise a very nice bike path.

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30.4 km

Saaleradweg: Kröllwitz to Lettin

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Since it is shown as a racing bike highlight, it is not a 100% recommendation because a section is not asphalted. There are racing bike colleagues who avoid such sections …

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33.8 km

Giebichenstein Castle

Highlight • Castle

The obelisk made of black granite was inaugurated on August 30, 1896 and is located on a rock near the Kröllwitzer Saale bank.

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40.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.0 km

8.48 km

4.98 km

4.95 km

542 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.8 km

1.68 km

637 m

466 m

442 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

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Comments

May 10, 2022,heme

In the afternoon, still completely exhausted from the last days of toil, we went home. Already exhausted from the beginning I had to switch to fight mode. So things went fairly quickly.

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March 22, 2022,ride back home - heme

for the ride home today the best cycling weather, a dream

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