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Ilmtal Cycle Path – Buchfart Watermill loop from Bad Berka

Ilmtal Cycle Path – Buchfart Watermill loop from Bad Berka

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Ilmtal Cycle Path – Buchfart Watermill loop from Bad Berka

01:54

31.0km

410m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 4, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

1

2.40 km

Ilmtal Cycle Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Quiet route with a bit of a climb for "normal" bikes ;-)

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4.13 km

Below the Felsenburg

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

A unique cultural monument near Weimar!
"Do you know the castle, dug in mountainous rock, which rises from the valley towering to the sky? Waves of the foot around her, …

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5.41 km

Buchfart Rock Caves

Highlight • Cave

The Buchfarter Felsenburg, located on the Muschelkalk steep slope of the Ilm, is the only structure of its kind in the Central German region and of particular cultural-historical significance. It …

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6.04 km

Buchfart Watermill

Highlight • Monument

The old mill has been restored and is now operational again. With hydropower, the old machine technology can be used again for grinding grain. In the associated mill shop with …

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6.13 km

Pfeiffer's Mill

Highlight • Monument

...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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6.15 km

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

Highlight • Bridge

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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9.29 km

Highland cattle at Zum Alten Wassererde – Oetterl

Highlight • Natural

Super, that "the cattle" here in Ilmtal has found his home and someone who takes care of it ... (delicious;)

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11.0 km

Ilm Valley Cycle Path near Mellingen

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Nice piece of bike path between Mellingen and the trout reason. Best surface.

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31.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.7 km

5.92 km

4.85 km

3.16 km

218 m

172 m

Surfaces

17.3 km

9.02 km

3.69 km

662 m

339 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Weather

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Wednesday 11 November

6°C

1°C

56 %

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