Wipper Gorge – Kyffhäuser Cycle Path loop from Griefstedt

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Wipper Gorge – Kyffhäuser Cycle Path loop from Griefstedt

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Wipper Gorge – Kyffhäuser Cycle Path loop from Griefstedt

04:34

78.1km

350m

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 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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FFH-Gebiet Esperstedter Ried - Binnensalzstelle - Natura2000-Gebiet

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.6 km

Teichholz

Forest

19.6 km

Bridge on the Wipper Cycle Path

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This bridge is still under construction until the end of October.

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20.0 km

Wipper Gorge

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A really great path through the “Wippercanyon”…👍

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30.1 km

Kyffhäuser Cycle Path

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Great signposted and beautifully designed

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34.6 km

Anger Square, Bad Frankenhausen

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Here on the Anger there are some hotels, ice cream parlors and also benches to sit on, but it is very stone-heavy. It's a matter of taste, but I would have liked a little more green.

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66.4 km

Thuringian Gate (Thüringer Pforte)

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The Thuringian Gate is the name given to the breakthrough of the Unstrut near Sachsenburg in Thuringia. With a great view of the pretty railway viaduct.

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68.9 km

View of the Sachsenburg castles

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A fantastic view of Sachsenburg with its castles on the other bank of the Unstrut.

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68.9 km

Unstrut Flood Channel Sachsenburg

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Just beautiful 😊

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69.3 km

View of the Lower Sachsenburg and the Unstrut River

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The Upper and the Lower Sachsenburg. Like two sentinels, the two fortifications rise up on the so-called Wächterberg, right next to the Unsrtu.

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78.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.8 km

25.1 km

16.2 km

6.92 km

1.08 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

69.9 km

3.99 km

3.62 km

550 m

111 m

Elevation

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Highest point (190 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

15°C

7°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

June 22, 2024,Heldrungen - Wipperdurchbruch - Bad Frankenhausen - Artern - Heldrungen

I downloaded this tour from someone last year and today we cycled it. With the DB to Heldrungen.
A very nice tour through the Wipperdurchbruch and then along the new Unstrut-/Werra-RW to Artern.

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April 26, 2023,Runde von Heldrungen durch die wunderschöne Natur am Wipperdurchbruch

And by the way, we were able to look around the Renaissance garden of Kannawurf Castle and wind up the tower clock there. There was another highlight in Göllingen, where we visited the remains of the Wigberti monastery with an octagonal tower.

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April 26, 2023,Runde zum Wipperdurchbruch

Today's Wednesday tour started in Helderungen. First we went to Kannawurf Castle, where we looked at the garden and castle tower. Then we drove via Kindelbrück to the Wipper breakthrough and to Göllingen. There we looked at the remaining tower of the monastery church. Via Bad Frankenhausen and Artern went back to Heldrungen. Unfortunately, the Unstrut Bridge near Schönfeld is …

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May 27, 2025,Heldrungen - Wipperdurchbruch - Bad Frankenhausen - Artern - Heldrungen; RG8

Today for our Tuesday tour we took the DB to Heldrungen and had a nice ride to the Wipperdurchbruch, to Bad Frankenhausen via Artern and back to Heldrungen.

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May 20, 2024,Entlang der Wipper und Unstrut

At least some sport on the long Whitsun weekend: a bike tour along the path to the Stone Age, the Unstrut cycle path and the Unstrut-Werra cycle path. Very nice! 👍

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April 17, 2022,Vier Flüsse: Unstrut-Wipper-Helbe und Lossa

That was just a great Easter trip. 🤷🏻‍♂️😃

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August 24, 2022,Um Wipper und Unstrut

After a long time, a relaxed bike ride back home...🤩👍

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March 30, 2025,Wipper und Unstrut

So beautiful. ❗️
If I had captured every amazing moment, I wouldn't have reached my destination until this evening. Unfortunately, there are no more pictures from Esperstedt onwards because of the rain.
It's probably even more indescribably beautiful in the summer.

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