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View of the Castles – Bad Kösen Weir loop from Bad Kösen

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View of the Castles – Bad Kösen Weir loop from Bad Kösen

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View of the Castles – Bad Kösen Weir loop from Bad Kösen

02:34

9.36km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Saale-Ilm-Platten bei Bad Kösen

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Start point

Train Station

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1.63 km

Hermann Gosewitz Trail along the Saale

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This beautiful and wide hiking trail along the Saale is the extension of the Loreley promenade towards the bridge at the Bad Kösen campsite. The path was named after Hermann Gosewitz, a deceased educator and member of the local council.

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4.14 km

View of Rudelsburg and Saaleck Castles

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here you will find a bench to take a break.

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4.26 km

Lion Monument near the Rudelsburg

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A unique lion statue that is embedded in the backdrop of a quarry and commemorates the fallen of the First World War.

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4.33 km

View of Rudelsburg and Saaleck castles

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Here, near the Rudelsburg, you can linger and enjoy the view of the Saale valley.

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4.36 km

View of the Castles

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An impressive view

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7.66 km

View of the Saale River and Bad Kösen

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There are many hiking opportunities along the Saale 🥾.

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8.29 km

Double rod mechanism for the drive technology of the Bad Kösen graduation tower

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with an information column

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8.63 km

Bad Kösen Weir

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Saale weir 🦊💚

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9.36 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.81 km

1.78 km

919 m

553 m

293 m

Surfaces

2.97 km

2.73 km

2.54 km

528 m

510 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

30°C

13°C

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Comments

July 26, 2025,Bad Kösen mit seinem Gradierwerk 🤩🔁

What a great old technology 🤩 saale-unstrut-tourismus.de/region/highlights/detail/gradierwerk-bad-koesen

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March 9, 2024,Burgblicke entlang der Saale • Rudelsburg & Burg Saaleck

Actually, you always have a bit to do on Saturdays, but everything can wait. It's not just paper that is patient. We fulfilled three wishes: castle, water, view. There was no chocolate involved, but there was plenty of sunshine as a bonus. We hiked surprisingly lonely paths. The urban centers were the Kurklinik and the Rudelsburg, which can also be …

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May 14, 2023,Burgentour Bad Kösen -Rudelsburg und zurück

The starting and ending point of our tour was the Schoppe pastry shop. Along the graduation house we headed out of town in the direction of Kukulau in the forest. From here Komoot apparently wanted to annoy me. ( Komoot guided me to the right - only to then hear that I had lost the route . I should go …

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View of the Castles – Bad Kösen Weir loop from Bad Kösen

Hermann Gosewitz Trail along the Saale

View of Rudelsburg and Saaleck Castles

Lion Monument near the Rudelsburg

View of Rudelsburg and Saaleck castles

View of the Castles

View of the Saale River and Bad Kösen

Double rod mechanism for the drive technology of the Bad Kösen graduation tower

Bad Kösen Weir

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