Graitschen Railway Station – Kunitz House Bridge loop from Jena West

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Graitschen Railway Station – Kunitz House Bridge loop from Jena West

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Graitschen Railway Station – Kunitz House Bridge loop from Jena West

02:11

35.2km

250m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.7 km

Thalbürgel Monastery Church of St. Mary and St. George

Highlight • Religious Site

The monastery church in Thalbürgel is one of the most important churches in Thuringia and once belonged to the Benedictine monastery. Today concerts and events take place here, more information at klosterkirche-thalbuergel.de.

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16.8 km

Bridge over the old "Esel" railway embankment

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The Eisenberg railway cycle path runs under this bridge.

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17.5 km

Covered Bridge on the Eselradweg

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This is not the Kunitzer Hausbrücke 🙈
This bridge is located in the old railway area between Bürgel and Graitschen, is also beautiful, but much smaller than the Hausbrücke

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17.5 km

Model of the Kunitzer Hausbrücke

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The wooden bridge is a smaller version of the 1945 destroyed and in 2012 again built Kunitz Hausbrücke. Truly idyllically situated in the countryside, the bridge spans the tracks.

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18.4 km

Rail trail between Graitschen and Bürgel

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A nice bike path (not paved) on a former railway line. Cool in summer, sometimes nice and slippery in autumn / winter. The old and lovingly restored train station in Graitschen still bears witness to a little history.
bahntrassenradwege.de/index.php?page=eisenberger-esel

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18.6 km

Graitschen Railway Station

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Until 1969 there was a railway line from Porstendorf to Crossen an der Elster. Today leads on the railway embankment along the Gleistalradweg from Porstendorf to Eisenberg. The station building …

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26.7 km

View of the River Saale

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what a beautiful landscape

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28.3 km

Kunitz House Bridge

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The Kunitz House Bridge, newly built in 2012, is beautifully restored. Inside, there's an information panel about the bridge's history. The square in front of the bridge is a lovely place to take a break.

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30.4 km

Ehemalige Fäkalienfelder am Talstein

Nature Reserve

35.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

10.1 km

6.37 km

3.06 km

1.59 km

181 m

180 m

Surfaces

28.1 km

3.23 km

1.57 km

1.17 km

1.11 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

11°C

4°C

8 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

June 24, 2025,Fahrradtour vor der Haustür

If you don't want to do a long hike in this heat, just do one from home. Jena has many beautiful circular trails to offer. Even though I've cycled this route many times, it's always very interesting, as the natural surroundings are always amazing.

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January 3, 2023,Jena-Thalbürgel-Golmsdorf-Jena.

Jena
church bike path
valley hill
mill bike path
Kunitz Bridge model
Golmsdorf
Saale cycle path
Kunitz Bridge
Jena

Before everyday life returns, take the chance today for a bike ride in the glorious sun and clear air.
😎🌞 Spring can come.

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April 10, 2025,Kleine Nachmittags-Runde

The weather simply lured me to ride one of my favorite routes

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July 23, 2024,Jena-Thalbürgel-Kunitz-Jena.

Took a little detour to the pharmacy.

Summer everywhere.

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February 28, 2024,Jena-Thalbürgel-Porstendorf-Jena.

Today a wonderful afternoon excursion with ☀️🚲 and a smile on your face. 😁

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March 3, 2022,Kleine Kunitzbrücke. Große Kunitzbrücke.

Today I was lucky and was able to use the sun for a nice bike ride in the afternoon. 🤩🚴‍♀️🌞

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April 13, 2022,⚡🚲 01/2022: Einrollen 🤗 Klassikerrunde

Finished work early today and used the brilliant weather to roll up ⚡🚲 👌🏻🤗
Fooling around at Kunitz 😁🥚🥚🥚
and used our favorite route for the function test 👌🏻
Everything works great and is ready for my fair-weather cycling ☀️😎👍🏻
A stop at the former Graitschen train station is a must. ♥️
Was really nice today 🤗

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June 5, 2022,Bürgel-Runde vorm Regen, der nicht kam 🚴‍♀️

Another quick lap in front of the cake 🍰. The Bürgeltour is always great for this, around like num. Headwind felt all around. muggy. It must have rained somewhere else. It's green and colorful everywhere. But somehow the photo snaps don't always get along so well with red. Cake was delicious!

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