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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Königsee

Gehren Castle Ruins – Schwarzburg Castle loop from Königsee

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Königsee

Gehren Castle Ruins – Schwarzburg Castle loop from Königsee

Moderate

4.5

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Gehren Castle Ruins – Schwarzburg Castle loop from Königsee

02:32

52.2km

730m

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: May 25, 2026

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After 8.46 km for 230 m

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3.80 km

Pennewitz Church

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Neat church and cemetery

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8.62 km

The first buildings were probably built here in the 12th century on a trade route from Erfurt to Nuremberg. In 1308 the lords of Berlstedt erected further buildings here, which in 1464 became the property of the Counts of Schwarzburg. During this time they built the south wing.
From 1574 the palace was expanded in the Renaissance style and the north and south wings were combined into one building. To this end, sandstone blocks from the abandoned Paulinzella Monastery were used. The palace chapel was built in 1666. Subsequently, the palace served as a hunting and summer residence for the counts and princes of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, and Prince Günther I even used it as a residence between 1720 and 1740. In 1918 it passed into the possession of the state of Thuringia and was mainly used as a house.
In a fire on September 11, 1933, the castle was destroyed and largely demolished in the following years, leaving only the remains of some surrounding walls. Between 1997 and 2001 the ruin was secured, partially restored and made accessible. It is surrounded by the extensive castle park in the style of an English garden.

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13.5 km

6.5 km Steadily Descending Cycle Path

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15.4 km

Hohe Tanne

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At this point the tarred part of the Ilm-Rennsteig Radweg starts or ends.

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29.6 km

Schwarza Valley Near Zirkel

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34.1 km

Obstfelderschmiede valley station of the Oberweißbach Mountain Railway

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The mountain railway is ALWAYS worth a trip 😊🦊

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41.7 km

Schwarzburg Castle

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According to local information, it is the only free-standing and still preserved building of its kind in Germany.

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41.8 km

View of Schwarzburg Castle and the Schwarzatal valley

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Here you can find out about the signing of the constitution by Friedrich Ebert.

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52.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.7 km

9.72 km

6.51 km

3.42 km

1.48 km

383 m

Surfaces

51.1 km

503 m

276 m

204 m

127 m

< 100 m

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Friday 10 July

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Pennewitz Church