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Kapellendorf Moated Castle – Pfeiffer's Mill loop from Mellingen (Thür)

Kapellendorf Moated Castle – Pfeiffer's Mill loop from Mellingen (Thür)

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Kapellendorf Moated Castle – Pfeiffer's Mill loop from Mellingen (Thür)

01:46

40.0km

340m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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After 24.6 km for 80 m

After 29.2 km for 123 m

After 32.3 km for 80 m

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Start point

Train Station

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7.14 km

Hammerstedt–Frankendorf Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Perfect asphalt and little traffic

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9.84 km

Kapellendorf Moated Castle

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The entire interior of the castle is also worth seeing and is well explained with informative signs.

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20.0 km

View of the road from Oettern to Mellingen

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Perfect asphalt. Traffic is limited. Better than the Ilm cycle path in this section.

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22.3 km

Buchfart–Oettern Road

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Perfect asphalt. Traffic is limited. Definitely better suited for racing cyclists than the Ilm cycle path between these villages.

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24.6 km

Pfeiffer's Mill

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...a working watermill on the Ilm River, right next to a covered wooden bridge. Rebuilt in 1613, it operated commercially until 1968, and the iron waterwheel was reconstructed in 1982.

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24.6 km

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

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The landmarked covered house bridge from 1816 crosses the Ilm in Buchfart over a length of 43 meters and offers a track width of 3.20 meters. On both sides are …

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28.5 km

Ilm Valley Cycle Path near Hetschburg

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Simply a beautiful area... the Ilm... the Felsenburg 🦊☀️💚

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32.0 km

Felsenburg near Buchfahrt

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The so-called Felsenburg near Buchfahrt was once popular as an illegal camping site, but is now closed to entry.

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40.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.4 km

3.14 km

2.09 km

1.01 km

169 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.2 km

392 m

310 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (230 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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Kapellendorf Moated Castle – Pfeiffer's Mill loop from Mellingen (Thür)

Hammerstedt–Frankendorf Road

Kapellendorf Moated Castle

View of the road from Oettern to Mellingen

Buchfart–Oettern Road

Pfeiffer's Mill

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

Ilm Valley Cycle Path near Hetschburg

Felsenburg near Buchfahrt

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