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Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

Esperstedter Ried – Small lake on the Unstrut loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

Esperstedter Ried – Small lake on the Unstrut loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

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Esperstedter Ried – Small lake on the Unstrut loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

02:35

50.1km

80m

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 27, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 11.5 km for 89 m

After 16.0 km for 846 m

After 17.6 km for 1.32 km

After 32.3 km for 1.35 km

After 34.4 km for 823 m

After 39.6 km for 89 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.86 km

View of Panorama Museum and Bad Frankenhausen

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The Panorama Museum was originally built to commemorate the German peasant war and the peasant leader Thomas Müntzer.

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3.41 km

Observation Tower at Esperstedter Ried

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Cycle path through the Esperstedter Ried is completely paved and suitable for racing bikes, very beautiful marshland all around with many birds

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3.41 km

Observation Tower at Esperstedter Ried

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The Esperstedter Ried, Kachstedt and Artern area is the most important inland saltworks in Thuringia and is also one of the most important in Germany.

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7.44 km

Esperstedter Ried

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Probably the most beautiful section of the Bahntrassenradweg Sondershausen Artern. This great bike path meanders parallel to the Solgraben through the wet meadow area.

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13.9 km

Small lake on the Unstrut

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Beautifully developed cycle path directly between the lake, Flutgraben and Unstrut.

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16.4 km

Wassertreten Arterner Sole

Lake

19.8 km

Unstrut-Radweg Bridge at Schleuse Between Artern and Ritteburg

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Easy to drive section of the Unstrut cycle path between Artern and Ritteburg

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21.5 km

Unstrut Cycle Path Between Ritteburg and Schönwerda

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Recommendation, because it's really nice to drive: great surface and no cars! Top!

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29.5 km

St. Jacobi Church Ritteburg

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The St. Jacobi Church in Ritteburg is a Protestant church that looks very neat. Unfortunately it was locked

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50.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

12.5 km

12.1 km

7.25 km

5.30 km

178 m

Surfaces

40.8 km

3.58 km

3.40 km

2.18 km

216 m

Elevation

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Friday 29 May

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Esperstedter Ried – Small lake on the Unstrut loop from Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser

View of Panorama Museum and Bad Frankenhausen

Observation Tower at Esperstedter Ried

Observation Tower at Esperstedter Ried

Esperstedter Ried

Small lake on the Unstrut

Unstrut-Radweg Bridge at Schleuse Between Artern and Ritteburg

Unstrut Cycle Path Between Ritteburg and Schönwerda

St. Jacobi Church Ritteburg

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