Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Kapellendorf Village Church – Kapellendorf Moated Castle loop from Großschwabhausen

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Kapellendorf Village Church – Kapellendorf Moated Castle loop from Großschwabhausen

Easy

riders

Kapellendorf Village Church – Kapellendorf Moated Castle loop from Großschwabhausen

00:59

13.9km

130m

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: May 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 3.07 km for 144 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

3.45 km

Village Church of Kötschau

Highlight • Religious Site

Cute little village church in the rather unknown place Kötschau.
Offers an alternative route to the Jena - Weimar cycle route (detour) and thus new insights.
Starting point for tours to Kapellendorf or Apolda.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.66 km

Kapellendorf Village Church

Highlight • Religious Site

A predecessor even gave it on the ground, on which the today's church stands. It was a chapel around the year 800, which was first mentioned. Hence the name Kapellendorf. …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.76 km

Villa K (formerly Kabarett Fettnäppchen) Kapellendorf

Highlight • Structure

Das Fettnöpfe is a cabaret based in the Thuringian town of Gera.
Source: Wikipedia

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.91 km

Kapellendorf Moated Castle

Highlight • Castle

The entire interior of the castle is also worth seeing and is well explained with informative signs.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.91 km

Cycle Path Between Frankendorf and Kapellendorf

Highlight • Cycleway

I like this part of the bike path a lot. The path has solid ground with a small split on top - crackles nicely when driving.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.28 km

Evangelical Church of Hammerstedt

Highlight • Religious Site

The Protestant branch church Hammerstedt is a massive and stone-built chortury church. It burnt down in 1785 and was rebuilt in 1787 with a mansard roof. The pulpit altar in the round-arched triumphal arch dates from this time (Wikipedia).

Translated by Google •

Tip by

12.3 km

View of Kleinschwabhausen

Highlight • Viewpoint

It lies there so peacefully.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

12.5 km

Cycle Path Between Lehnstedt and Großschwabhausen

Highlight • Cycleway

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 …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

13.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.32 km

3.25 km

2.50 km

1.73 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.04 km

3.33 km

2.90 km

488 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Sunday 19 July

19°C

10°C

54 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.5

2,295

Orchard Tree Avenue – Tree-Lined Path loop from Weimar

02:26h

41.5km

230m

Moderate

4.7

1,647

Weir at Oberweimar on the River Ilm – Forest Descent Towards Jena loop from Großschwabhausen

02:16h

37.9km

280m

Moderate

4.8

1,279

Graitschen Railway Station – Kunitz House Bridge loop from Jena West

02:11h

35.2km

250m

Moderate

4.8

1,273

View of the Dornburg Palaces – Kunitz House Bridge loop from Dornburg (Saale)

02:23h

38.0km

320m

Hard

4.7

1,220

Niederroßla Cycle Path Bridge – Ilm Valley Cycle Path at the Poche loop from Weimar

03:44h

62.6km

360m

Moderate

4.6

990

Untermhäuser Bridge Gera – Eisenberger Mühltal Cycle Path loop from Hermsdorf-Klosterlausnitz

03:23h

54.6km

350m

Easy

4.7

1,060

View of the Dornburg Palaces – Kunitz House Bridge loop from Porstendorf

01:27h

25.0km

90m

Moderate

4.7

1,044

View of the Dornburg Palaces – Kunitz House Bridge loop from Zimmern

03:06h

47.7km

370m

Easy

4.8

888

Kunitz House Bridge – Kunitz Covered Bridge loop from Jena Saalbahnhof

01:20h

22.0km

70m

Moderate

4.7

1,853

Forest Descent Towards Jena – Taubach Watermill loop from Oberweimar

02:16h

37.3km

300m

Hard

4.7

661

Forest Descent Towards Jena – Krippendorf Post Mill loop from Jena Saalbahnhof

03:41h

57.5km

540m

Easy

4.6

902

Paradise Park, Jena – Saale River at Maua loop from Großpürschütz

01:51h

32.1km

120m

Kapellendorf Village Church – Kapellendorf Moated Castle loop from Großschwabhausen

Village Church of Kötschau

Kapellendorf Village Church

Villa K (formerly Kabarett Fettnäppchen) Kapellendorf

Kapellendorf Moated Castle

Cycle Path Between Frankendorf and Kapellendorf

Evangelical Church of Hammerstedt

View of Kleinschwabhausen

Cycle Path Between Lehnstedt and Großschwabhausen

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️