Saaleradweg Red Cliff Section – Rothenburg Cycle Path loop from Könnern
Saaleradweg Red Cliff Section – Rothenburg Cycle Path loop from Könnern
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Saaleradweg Red Cliff Section – Rothenburg Cycle Path loop from Könnern
00:50
13.2km
110m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 8, 2026
Tips
Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps
You may need to carry your bike.
After 6 m for 46 m
After 13.2 km for 46 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
53 m
Könnern station
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On October 15, 1871, the train station on the route to Aschersleben was opened. Könnern was temporarily the terminus. First, a large reception building was built and, on the opposite side of the station, a goods shed and a loading lane with head and side ramps. On the day of the opening, celebrations took place early in the morning. At 5:15 a.m., the first train arrived at Könnern station in the presence of many citizens. After the train arrived again at 1 p.m., the celebration continued in the station restaurant.
After the route was completed to Halle, the number of travelers increased significantly. Local industry and agriculture also used the railway as a means of transport for freight. It is thanks to her that additional companies were added. In freight transport, the incoming loads were mainly animals, grain, brown coal, briquettes and sugar. Outbound cargo included stone, cement, engineering products and steam boilers. The express goods handling was located behind the reception building. With the commissioning of the line to Baalberge on November 1, 1889, which then continues to Bernburg, sales increased again. In 1916 the route to Rothenburg, which was private until 1949, was added. This officially only begins in the north of the state train station, namely in “Könnern Anschlussbf”, which was called “Könnern Nord” after 1940.
Until October 14, 1911, the official spelling of the city was “Cönnern”. The name was then changed to “Könnern”.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahnhof_K%C3%B6nnern
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4.41 km
St. Marien Church (Rothenburg, Saalekreis)
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The church, located on a ridge on the banks of the Saale, was built between 1840 and 1844 based on a design by Friedrich August Stüler in the neo-Romanesque arched style from the local reddish sandstone. It probably had a previous building built in the 13th century.
It is a squat rectangular building with a semicircular windowless apse in the east and a slender square west tower. Canopy-like open entrance halls flank the tower on the north and south sides. At the corners of the ship there are flat pillars crowned with pinnacles.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Marien_(Rothenburg)
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5.66 km
Rothenburg Ferry on the Saale River
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7.31 km
Saaleradweg Red Cliff Section
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7.41 km
Teufelsgrund and the Saale slopes
Highlight • Gorge
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9.06 km
Rothenburg Cycle Path
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9.83 km
Georgsburg Restaurant on the Saale Cycle Path
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10.1 km
Georgsburg
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13.2 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.28 km
5.47 km
1.29 km
167 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
10.7 km
869 m
733 m
439 m
289 m
184 m
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