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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

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Schwarza River Potholes – Dittrichshütte Tower Windmill loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld/Saale

Schwarza River Potholes – Dittrichshütte Tower Windmill loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

Moderate

4.7

(30)

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Schwarza River Potholes – Dittrichshütte Tower Windmill loop from Saalfeld (Saale)

03:39

52.9km

650m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 26 m for 2 m

After 11.7 km for 17 m

After 23.4 km for 9 m

After 38.5 km for 7 m

After 52.9 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.4 km

Kurpark Bad Blankenburg

Highlight • Forest

Very nice park with a water source.

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14.2 km

Cave Entrance

15.7 km

Cycle path along the Schwarza River

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Beautiful bike path along the Schwarza, which is shaded by the tall trees even in the midday sun.

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17.2 km

Schwarza River Potholes

Highlight • Natural Monument

For thousands of years, the whirlpools of the Schwarza have used stone and boulders to cut round pits into the shale. They are protected as hydrogeological natural monuments and are very rare.

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17.2 km

Schwarza River in the Thuringian Forest

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These fascinating geological formations, also known as scours, are a special feature of this river. Their formation is due to an erosive process caused by the turbulent flow of the …

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18.1 km

Mariannensteg Cycle Path along the Schwarza River

Highlight • Cycleway

Very nice hiking and cycling path, located directly on the Schwarza. Very beautiful nature and away from the road.

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21.6 km

Forstbotanischer Garten

Nature Reserve

25.0 km

Schwarzatal Cycle and Hiking Trail

Highlight • Trail

A very very beautiful cycling and hiking path... along the Schwarza 🦊💚

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27.7 km

Sorbitzteich

Lake

33.8 km

Dittrichshütte Tower Windmill

Highlight • Monument

It was built in 1865 with massive masonry.

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42.7 km

Schenkenberg

Nature Reserve

52.1 km

View of the River Saale in Saalfeld

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view of the Saale river is very calming.

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52.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.0 km

11.2 km

9.85 km

6.64 km

2.98 km

227 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.6 km

15.2 km

5.63 km

4.93 km

3.21 km

1.42 km

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Thursday 4 June

21°C

9°C

44 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Kurpark Bad Blankenburg

Cycle path along the Schwarza River

Schwarza River Potholes

Schwarza River in the Thuringian Forest

Mariannensteg Cycle Path along the Schwarza River

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Dittrichshütte Tower Windmill

View of the River Saale in Saalfeld

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