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Forest Descent Towards Jena – Taubach Watermill loop from Oberweimar

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Forest Descent Towards Jena – Taubach Watermill loop from Oberweimar

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Forest Descent Towards Jena – Taubach Watermill loop from Oberweimar

02:16

37.3km

300m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.39 km

Ilm Weir, Mellingen and Untermühle

Highlight • Monument

The Ilmwehr in Mellingen is located directly on the Thuringian town chain (cycle path from Eisenach to Altenburg). There is also a nice rest area. The weir belongs to the Untermühle, a cultural monument.

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10.7 km

Großschwabhausen–Lehnstedt Cycle Path

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The cycle path between Lehnstedt and Großschwabhausen has been completed.
Asphalted with a shoulder. Have fun

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11.1 km

Cycle Path Between Lehnstedt and Großschwabhausen

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Now the last section is finally finished. It's a wonderful ride and also conveniently separated from the road.

But the best part is that over the years, a well-developed connection …

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14.4 km

Forest Descent Towards Jena

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Coming from Weimar, it rolls down to Jena just down to the paper mill.

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18.6 km

Brewery Inn Papiermühle Jena

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The Brau-Gasthof Papiermühle is very popular and well-attended. Known far beyond Jena for reliably good cuisine, home-brewed beer, and other specialties. It is also a brilliant starting point for hikes …

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33.6 km

Taubach Watermill

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Right at the beginning of the floodplain and park landscape before Weimar, you pass the beautifully situated water mill in Taubach.

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33.7 km

Taubach Waterfall

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A new rest area for cyclists and children is currently being built here.

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33.8 km

Rest area at the Taubach Mill on the Ilm Cycle Path

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Was renovated in 2023, with a hammock, playground and a fire bowl. It is now a very cozy place.

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37.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.5 km

10.7 km

7.53 km

6.16 km

254 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.5 km

3.38 km

785 m

589 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

26°C

16°C

82 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

May 13, 2024,tour nach Jena

The beautiful descent from Großschwabhausen to Jena is covered in split, which is not pleasant to drive.

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March 8, 2022,Zur Spätschicht mit dem Rad nach Weimar.

... These fuel prices 🙈
It was nice with a bike and yet it remains the exception. 🌞🚴‍♀️😁

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September 7, 2023,Jena-Weimar-Jena.

Today I had to test how cycling is going again. 😊

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April 30, 2025,Zum Frühstück nach Weimar.

Today I took my bike for a business trip, and only needed to get to "Resi" (Café Residenz) in Weimar for breakfast.

Unfortunately, the appeal of the Resi has diminished – price/performance/service – but that's just our opinion, and I can't generalize.

On the way back, I squeezed in a quick detour to the Belvedere.

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June 19, 2024,Fahrradtour von Weimar nach Jena

Dear cyclists, after yesterday's heavy rain, we started out dry from the hotel this morning. Here's another tip. The hotel was right next to the Ilmpark. Great parkland, worth seeing. Then the tour started towards Jena. The first photo shows what the Ilm looked like this morning. Not really pretty. Then it went across the country for about 7 km …

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August 31, 2022,Streckentour Weimar/Jena hin und zurück

After a visit to the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar, we cycled to Jena via the "Thuringian City Chain" cycle path, which also partly belongs to the Ilmradweg cycle path, where we explored the city a bit and spontaneously imagined "time travel - from the big bang to man" with a view of the starry sky watched in the Zeitz Planetarium …

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March 4, 2025,Fahrradtour nach Weimar & zurück

A successful tour. I found the route from Mellingen to Weimar along the Ilm particularly attractive. I always walk a bit along the Ilm and always think it's great.

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April 21, 2023,Zum Frühstück nach Weimar.

Oh, early in the morning it was still quite fresh, but the sun quickly appeared in the sky and sent its warming rays down to earth.
At the end of a working group, there was a farewell breakfast in the Residenz Café in Weimar today.
And with this wonderful weather forecast, my vehicle of choice today was the bicycle.
On …

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Forest Descent Towards Jena – Taubach Watermill loop from Oberweimar

Ilm Weir, Mellingen and Untermühle

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Cycle Path Between Lehnstedt and Großschwabhausen

Forest Descent Towards Jena

Brewery Inn Papiermühle Jena

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Taubach Waterfall

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