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Rundwanderweg um die Saaleschleife zwischen Hirschberg, Sparnberg und Rudolphstein

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Rundwanderweg um die Saaleschleife zwischen Hirschberg, Sparnberg und Rudolphstein

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September 4, 2026

Rundwanderweg um die Saaleschleife zwischen Hirschberg, Sparnberg und Rudolphstein

Moderate

04:03

14.9km

3.7km/h

220m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Naturpark Frankenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.83 km

Picnic area with a view of the Bridge of German Unity

Highlight • Rest Area

Good rest area if only the noise didn't help

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5.54 km

View of Sparnberg

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The history of the place is shaped by the location in the GDR on the former inner-German border to the Federal Republic.

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5.89 km

Sparnberg Village

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The report by ZDF Info is well worth seeing
"GDR - Sparnberg in the GDR"
which can also be found on YouTube.

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8.68 km

Patrol path along the German-German border

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It's not easy to walk on the column path. It is nice that the former border strip has been preserved as a protected landscape area.

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9.14 km

Saalbach Spring (site of the former village Saalbach)

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The spring was drilled in 1957 and is said to have an outlet temperature of 18 degrees.

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9.16 km

Ruins of Saalbach Settlement

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-was a former district of Pottiga, was first mentioned in a document in 1389.
-1711 the name "Saalbach" was adopted.
-1809 acquired by the von Koch family.
-1843 Saalbach had …

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9.22 km

Saalbach Bridge

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-Built in 2004-2005
-Until the division of Germany, there was a covered wooden bridge here
-after the turn of 1989-1991 raft operation
-from 1991 - 2003 wooden footbridge
-The inauguration …

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10.3 km

View of the Saale River and Sparnberg

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Nice section with a view of the Saale, wooden bridge and weir near Sparnberg

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12.3 km

Slate Mining Spoil Heap

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95 percent of the broken slate was unusable and is then stored on such heaps. The size of the stockpile gives an idea of the work done by the miners. …

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14.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.38 km

5.50 km

1.63 km

309 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.80 km

4.16 km

1.43 km

1.10 km

250 m

126 m

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Rundwanderweg um die Saaleschleife zwischen Hirschberg, Sparnberg und Rudolphstein

Picnic area with a view of the Bridge of German Unity

View of Sparnberg

Sparnberg Village

Patrol path along the German-German border

Saalbach Spring (site of the former village Saalbach)

Ruins of Saalbach Settlement

Saalbach Bridge

View of the Saale River and Sparnberg

Slate Mining Spoil Heap

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