Graitschen Railway Station – Zeitzgrund Valley loop from Porstendorf

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Graitschen Railway Station – Zeitzgrund Valley loop from Porstendorf

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Graitschen Railway Station – Zeitzgrund Valley loop from Porstendorf

03:49

60.0km

400m

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 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 43.3 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.69 km

St. Nikolaus Church Löberschütz

Highlight • Religious Site

St. Nicholas Church in Löberschütz was founded in 1456 by Hermann von Baldestedt. Located on the northern edge of the village, it is a choir tower church originally from the …

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6.77 km

Graitschen Railway Station

Highlight • Monument

Until 1969 there was a railway line from Porstendorf to Crossen an der Elster. Today leads on the railway embankment along the Gleistalradweg from Porstendorf to Eisenberg. The station building …

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7.89 km

Covered Bridge on the Eselradweg

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This is not the Kunitzer Hausbrücke 🙈
This bridge is located in the old railway area between Bürgel and Graitschen, is also beautiful, but much smaller than the Hausbrücke

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8.44 km

Old Railway Track with Stone Arch Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Beautiful cycle path on an old railway line.

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18.9 km

View of the Roter Pfützensumpf

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For a long time there was a field railway from the “Rote Pfütze” moor to the spa center in Bad Klosterlausnitz. It was used to transport the peat for medicinal purposes.

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25.9 km

Zeitzgrund Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

In the summer always wonderfully cool - very varied landscape with small ponds and always along a small stream along. Here you can also pause and refresh your legs in the water.

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31.6 km

Forest Trail in Thüringer Holzland

Highlight • River

Landscape protection and recreational area between Hermsdorf and Stadtroda. The wooded area belongs to the Thuringian woodland and has a number of attractions.

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42.1 km

Giebelsee

Lake

47.6 km

The Alte Jena-Burgau bridge is a 142.4 meter long stone arch bridge from 1534, which spans the Saale at the Jena districts Burgau and Lobeda. (also only Wikipedia ;-)

But it is really nice, especially in winter

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48.3 km

Seilbahnanlage Pennickental

Ruins

50.0 km

In den Bornwiesen

Nature Reserve

51.1 km

Teufelslöcher

Nature Reserve

60.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.7 km

12.6 km

11.9 km

4.79 km

3.66 km

301 m

116 m

Surfaces

31.7 km

17.7 km

5.69 km

3.74 km

1.25 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

12°C

8°C

88 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

August 21, 2025,Bahnhof Graitschen – Zeitzgrund Runde von Hermsdorf-Klosterlausnitz

Today, I took a relaxing tour to Jena and back via the Zeitzgrund region. It took me along forest paths, forest roads, smaller side roads, and bike paths. Once past Jena, things quiet down again.

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