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Rock Castle – Upper Mill Hetschburg loop from Oettern

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Rock Castle – Upper Mill Hetschburg loop from Oettern

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Rock Castle – Upper Mill Hetschburg loop from Oettern

02:48

41.7km

570m

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: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 27.2 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.56 km

Rock Castle

Highlight • Castle

A highlight with a rarity. In its heyday, this facility offered the villagers protection from attackers. Unfortunately, the condition is deteriorating with progressive erosion, which is why it is dangerous …

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6.03 km

Upper Mill Hetschburg

Highlight • Monument

The upper mill was built around 1750 with stones from the Berka castle. Today there are private apartments here.

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14.2 km

Sophienheilstätten

Highlight • Historical Site

Be wise and do not enter the building, there is a risk of collapse

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27.2 km

Tannroda Castle

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Tannroda is located in the Middle Ilmtal at the confluence of the Schwarza and Ilm and today belongs to the town of Bad Berka. The well-preserved and now renovated keep …

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37.5 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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38.7 km

Buchfart Rock Caves

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The Buchfarter Felsenburg, located on the steep shell limestone slope of the Illm River, is the only structure of its type in Central Germany and of particular cultural and historical …

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39.5 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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39.5 km

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

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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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41.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

11.4 km

11.0 km

2.90 km

2.46 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.5 km

7.22 km

3.11 km

2.66 km

1.74 km

380 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 18 August

24°C

15°C

57 %

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Rock Castle – Upper Mill Hetschburg loop from Oettern

Rock Castle

Upper Mill Hetschburg

Sophienheilstätten

Tannroda Castle

Below the Felsenburg

Buchfart Rock Caves

Pfeiffer's Mill

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

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