Ziegenrück on the Saale River – Bleiloch Dam loop from Ziegenrück

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Ziegenrück on the Saale River – Bleiloch Dam loop from Ziegenrück

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Ziegenrück on the Saale River – Bleiloch Dam loop from Ziegenrück

03:14

41.8km

560m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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: October 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 21.5 km for 283 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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122 m

Ziegenrück on the Saale River

Highlight • Settlement

Ziegenrück is simply a small, sleepy place between the Thuringian seas. The food is very good and there are countless beautiful cycling and hiking trails. A detour is worthwhile.

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9.10 km

View of the Saale River

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Very quiet and beautiful, not far from here the entrance to the Saale cycle path.

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14.1 km

View of the Eisbrücke and Schloss Burgk

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The modern tied arch bridge was built in 2005. Due to its exposed location and the striking architectural style, the bridge is both a starting and orientation point. You can …

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17.8 km

The 65-meter-high and 205-meter-long gravity dam built between 1926 and 1932 near Gräfenwarth and Schleiz dams 215 million cubic meters of water in the Saale. This makes the Bleilochtalsperre the largest reservoir in Germany in terms of volume.

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21.4 km

Viewpoint

21.8 km

Ehemalige Forellenbrutanstalt

Lake

27.9 km

Saale Tower

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The 43-meter-high tower is made of a steel and wood construction. The curved wood construction makes it architecturally interesting. You have to pay an entrance fee and climb 192 steps …

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29.9 km

Wooden bridge with views of Burgk Castle

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Very nice building with a wonderful view of Burgk Castle from below. After the bridge turn left and you will get to the Jägersteig. Nice hiking trail.

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30.0 km

Covered wooden bridge over the Saale River

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Beautiful wooden bridge over the Saale

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35.6 km

Paved Cycle Path Ziegenrück–Walsburg Along the Saale

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Beautiful piece of nature. Splendid

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41.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.7 km

9.71 km

2.88 km

2.24 km

1.38 km

Surfaces

22.4 km

14.2 km

4.10 km

704 m

449 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Sunday 18 October

9°C

4°C

9 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

July 30, 2023,Fahrradtour Gräfenwarth über Ziegenrück zur Linkenmühle und zurück

Up to the Saaleblick with a 16% incline, I pushed a small section with gullies to be on the safe side

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September 20, 2022,Tag 2 (2): Saalburg - Ziegenrück

Things went better now, even though we first had to slow down the 16% incline and push it back up again a little later. But first a dream cycle path, several km downhill at a pleasant 25 km/h and super asphalt. I gave myself the observation tower. Fantastic pictures at the castle, the water was smooth, so you had to …

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