Unstrut Viaduct – Reiser Viaduct loop from Silberhausen

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Unstrut Viaduct – Reiser Viaduct loop from Silberhausen

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Unstrut Viaduct – Reiser Viaduct loop from Silberhausen

02:36

42.0km

310m

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: October 9, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 20.2 km for 295 m

After 20.7 km for 57 m

After 21.4 km for 61 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.3 km

Sculpture Trail in Reisersches Tal

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In Reiser's Valley, it's worth letting your eyes wander to the right and left.

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13.3 km

Stone Arch Bridge in the Greenery

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13.3 km

Unstrut Viaduct

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Beautiful forest stretch, and impressive viaducts that you only see at the last moment because of all the trees.

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14.2 km

Reiser Viaduct

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Start of operation of the line Mühlhausen - Leinefelde was on 03 October 1870th The viaduct just after Reiser is 26 m high and has a span of 35 m.

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14.3 km

Rest Area at the Unstrut Viaduct

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Nice rest area right on the Unstrut.

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27.8 km

Unstrut Sculpture Trail in the Reisersche Valley

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The route leads through the idyllic Reisersche valley with various carved wooden figures along the way and a little further you drive through two impressive railway viaducts.

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28.9 km

Wooden Snail Sculpture by Udo Nickel

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29.1 km

Sculpture Trail

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Beautiful wooden sculptures and wonderful Raweg

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42.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

11.1 km

9.42 km

6.66 km

625 m

311 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.6 km

3.11 km

1.23 km

629 m

247 m

167 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

10°C

6°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

May 4, 2024,touringbicycle 2024-05-04 11:45:17

the route is not suitable for small children, it goes along many kilometers on the country road

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June 26, 2024,Zur Unsrutquelle von Mühlhausen.

After a long time, a small tour. What do you mean by small? After 30 km I had a sore calf so I took a break for an hour before heading back. A nice tour, very little traffic and good cycle paths and signage. Greetings to all

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September 15, 2022,Zur Unstrutquelle

The way there was brutal, headwind and steadily uphill🥵
The way back was more pleasant though 👍🏻😎

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May 28, 2024,Griesgraben Teich Reifenstein & Großer Teich bei Zella - Runde von Mühlhausen

I did this tour for the Mühlhausen city cycling event. The motto is to cycle instead of drive. Be it to work or to do the shopping or just to cycle a few laps. The city cycling event will continue for a few more weeks and there will be a few more tours and kilometers added.

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July 29, 2023,⛎ Unstrut-Radweg 1. Etappe 🚴🏼‍♂️🚴🏼‍♀️🌦️

Sun and rain, everything is there. Overnight stay at the Schwanenteich campsite, Mühlhausen

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May 17, 2023,Unstrut-Tour Tag 1 Unstrutquelle - Mühlhausen

A lovely landscape lies before us in the heart of Thuringia, in the heart of Germany, the wind caresses the wide waves of rapeseed with a cool hand, green hills change places with small half-timbered houses, bushes bloom into the blue sky, birds, goats and Sheep compete for attention - the first day of our Unstrut tour begins (after arrival …

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June 13, 2025,Tag 2/1: von Dingelstädt nach Mühlhausen

After a hearty breakfast at the Pension zur Linde, we set off leisurely toward the source of the Unstrut, the actual starting point of our tour.
Following the good signage, we then headed toward Mühlhausen.
Due to construction work, we had to use a section of the road, and some drivers, mostly with BMWs or Mercedes-Benz models, i.e. those with …

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