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Krippendorf Post Mill – Goethe's Garden House loop from Jena Saalbahnhof

Krippendorf Post Mill – Goethe's Garden House loop from Jena Saalbahnhof

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Krippendorf Post Mill – Goethe's Garden House loop from Jena Saalbahnhof

02:50

59.2km

620m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 30, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 34.2 km for 56 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.31 km

Krippendorf Post Mill

Highlight • Monument

A monument and landmark of the Gönna Valley!
Built around 1740, the post mill in Krippendorf served as a guide for combatants during the Double Battle of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806. According to legend, it was spared because the miller's three daughters fell to their knees before Napoleon. The surrounding villages in the Gönna Valley fared differently, being pillaged. The post mill also survived World War II.
It did not survive Storm Kyrill in 2007, but it was rebuilt.

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22.6 km

Paved path along the River Ilm

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beautiful route between Apolda and Weimar

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34.2 km

Stadtschloss

Castle

35.2 km

Goethe's Garden House

Highlight • Historical Site

Goethe's garden house in the park on the Ilm River near Weimar was the poet's first residence in Weimar. Here you can see original furnishings from all phases of Goethe's life. Particularly impressive are the poet's standing desk with its stool and the garden he designed. Unfortunately, access to the building and garden is restricted.

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35.7 km

Ilm Park

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The park on the Ilm ("Ilmpark" for short) is the largest and most well-known landscape park in Weimar (Thuringia). It was hardly changed since its construction in the 18th century with the participation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and is one of the best preserved parks of classicism and romance (Wikipedia).

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36.2 km

Corona-Schröter-Weg

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36.8 km

Weir at Oberweimar on the River Ilm

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Great rest area

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37.6 km

Ilmtal Cycle Path between Taubach and Ehringsdorf

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Nice piece of bike path. Good surface. Unfortunately, pretty crowded on the weekend ...

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57.9 km

Pulverturm

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The city area, which slopes gently from west to east toward the Saale River, was surrounded by a city wall from around 1300. It was 12 meters high and 2 meters wide. Four corner towers and twelve shell towers served as defenses. The city could be entered through three city gates controlled by city guards: the Saaltor in the east, the Johannistor in the west, and the Löbdertor in the south. Today, three corner towers remain, their names indicating their later use or construction: the Powder Tower in the northwest, at the highest point of the city fortifications, the Anatomy Tower in the southwest, and the Red Tower in the southeast. Only the foundations of the castle tower on the current university building remain. The Saaltor and Löbdertor were demolished in the 19th century. Only the Johannistor has survived the changes of time to this day.

Around 1500, the approximately 4,000 inhabitants of the city of Jena lived in small farmsteads consisting of residential buildings, stables, and workshops.

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59.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.4 km

11.1 km

9.34 km

9.16 km

3.51 km

673 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.4 km

2.84 km

598 m

298 m

141 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Friday 10 July

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Krippendorf Post Mill – Goethe's Garden House loop from Jena Saalbahnhof

Krippendorf Post Mill

Paved path along the River Ilm

Goethe's Garden House

Ilm Park

Corona-Schröter-Weg

Weir at Oberweimar on the River Ilm

Ilmtal Cycle Path between Taubach and Ehringsdorf

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