Graitschen Railway Station – View of the Dornburg Palaces loop from Camburg (Saale)

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Graitschen Railway Station – View of the Dornburg Palaces loop from Camburg (Saale)

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Graitschen Railway Station – View of the Dornburg Palaces loop from Camburg (Saale)

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36.9km

380m

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: August 8, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 70 m for 40 m

After 36.8 km for 40 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.5 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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19.5 km

Model of the Kunitzer Hausbrücke

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The wooden bridge is a smaller version of the 1945 destroyed and in 2012 again built Kunitz Hausbrücke. Truly idyllically situated in the countryside, the bridge spans the tracks.

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20.3 km

Rail trail between Graitschen and Bürgel

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A nice bike path (not paved) on a former railway line. Cool in summer, sometimes nice and slippery in autumn / winter. The old and lovingly restored train station in Graitschen still bears witness to a little history.
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20.6 km

Graitschen Railway Station

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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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27.7 km

View of the Dornburg Palaces

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From here you have a great view of the Dornburg castles and the panoramic path directly in front of them.

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29.1 km

Carl Alexander Bridge

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The renovation was successful. If you come from Jena you drive over and then up to the Dornburger castles. There is also a good view of the castles from the bridge.

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29.2 km

View of the Dornburg Castles

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From here you have a spectacular view of the three Dornburg castles, which sit on the imposing shell limestone rock above the Saale. You can even visit two of the …

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