Untermhäuser Bridge Gera – Mühltal Cycle Path loop from Gera-Zwötzen

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Untermhäuser Bridge Gera – Mühltal Cycle Path loop from Gera-Zwötzen

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Untermhäuser Bridge Gera – Mühltal Cycle Path loop from Gera-Zwötzen

03:28

53.8km

390m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 12.4 km for 17 m

After 42.0 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.47 km

Untermhäuser Bridge Gera

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Especially worth visiting in summer, because the bridge is used as a beer garden.

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4.49 km

St. Marien Church Gera-Untermhaus

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The Evangelical Lutheran parish of St. Mary Gera-Untermhaus/Thieschitz is a growing parish in the Gera church district. It has a half-pastoral position, which is served by Pastor Michael Keßler. The …

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4.65 km

View of Brückencafé Lummersches Backhaus in Gries, Gera

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Beautiful motif from Gera...

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11.8 km

Bad Köstritz Park

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Beautiful park with a small temple and game reserve.

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13.8 km

Eleonorental

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nice cycling

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20.7 km

Zur Kanone Hotel & Restaurant

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A beautiful inn and hotel with great outdoor facilities. On the way to the battle of Jena-Auerstedt, Napoleonic troops left a cannon in the Tautenhain inn in 1806, which has since been called "Zur Kanone".

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20.8 km

Kanonengarten Restaurant

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Very bike friendly

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26.2 km

Mühltal Cycle Path

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Eight kilometer long paved path along the creek, mostly in the shade, nice for hiking or cycling. With many opportunities to eat, drink and take a break in the old …

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36.1 km

Naturdenkmal Schinders Löcher

Nature Reserve

53.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.4 km

10.6 km

8.60 km

7.16 km

2.97 km

140 m

Surfaces

39.5 km

5.22 km

4.61 km

2.73 km

1.78 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

19°C

6°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

July 3, 2023,Fahrradtour ins Mühltal über Weißenborn 🚴‍♂️

recommended by GeKo, copied and found to be good. 😎👍🏻

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August 9, 2025,Karl's - die Thüringer baten 🙏🏻 # ins Mühlental zum Mutzbraten 🍖 😃

...People people people 🤓 today 🙃, I don't even know where to start 🤔. Anyway, it's been planned for a long time to visit the "Thuringian Gang" again. Not alone, of course, in a group ☺️ "Spreewald with friends" (but that's another story 😅), wonderful 😊. So this morning off to Gera, meet up, chat, start around 10:00 a.m. in …

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May 11, 2024,Durchs Mühltal

A route that reminds you of summer camps and school trips. The Mühltal is always worth a detour.

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May 31, 2025,Mir wars einfach mal danach 😄🚴🏼‍♀️☀️

Today, I rode my 7-speed bike via Himmelsgrund to Bad Köstritz and then along the Elster Cycle Path to Gera, all the way to the castle 🏰.
From Gera, I cycled through the Hofwiesenpark, past the theater, and along the White Elster River back to Bad Köstritz. Then I went to Silbitz and followed the beautiful cycle path almost to …

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