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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Leutenberg

St. Michaelis Church, Lehesten – Altvaterturm loop from Leutenberg

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Leutenberg

St. Michaelis Church, Lehesten – Altvaterturm loop from Leutenberg

Hard

5.0

(4)

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St. Michaelis Church, Lehesten – Altvaterturm loop from Leutenberg

02:57

45.0km

610m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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739 m

Market Square Fountain, Leutenberg

Highlight • Monument

Very nice fountain, unfortunately without water, but a nice city center.

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834 m

Gasthof Garküche

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Pedelec rental

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14.2 km

St. Michaelis Church, Lehesten

Highlight • Religious Site

Lehesten was mentioned for the first time in 1071. The village belonged to the Saalfeld monastery in the Middle Ages. From the middle of the 17th century, the place developed …

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15.0 km

View of Lehesten and the Wheat Fields

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18.0 km

Altvaterturm

Highlight • Viewpoint

The tower is located on the Wetzstein hill.
A circular hiking trail to Staatsbruch Lehesten also runs here.

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25.0 km

Stone Cross in the Village Center

Highlight • Monument

The special thing about this stone cross: It is in the middle of the village, on a house, on the garden fence.
whimsical.

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28.1 km

Colorful Transformer Tower Wurzbach

Highlight • Monument

The Leipzig artist Michael Fischer-Art designed the old transformer tower. The idea for this came from Kunsthaus Müller, who run a gallery right next to the tower. The project was …

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29.0 km

Sormitztal Valley

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Relaxed and fast

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45.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.4 km

18.8 km

3.54 km

1.14 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.2 km

1.08 km

620 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 28 June

23°C

18°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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St. Michaelis Church, Lehesten – Altvaterturm loop from Leutenberg

Market Square Fountain, Leutenberg

Gasthof Garküche

St. Michaelis Church, Lehesten

View of Lehesten and the Wheat Fields

Altvaterturm

Stone Cross in the Village Center

Colorful Transformer Tower Wurzbach

Sormitztal Valley

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