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Rondje langs de Saale en de Ilm

Distance
77 km
Ascent
768 m
Highest point
346 m
101% paved

Start from your location

Ride there from home: we find the shortest way to the loop and start the loop from there.

The ride

Roll out from Parkeerplaats Saale-Ilm-Platten bei Bad Kösen and the nature reserve gets things going. Then it's castle after castle: Wasserburg Schkölen, Burg Camburg and Burg Saaleck, with the Saale and the Ilm rivers along the way. All 77.0 km is paved, so the wheels keep turning. Back where you started, castles behind you.

Along the way

km 14 · May 2023 · © canislupus / Mapillary, CC BY-SA
km 31 · Aug 2026 · © AR88 / Mapillary, CC BY-SA
km 40 · Aug 2026 · © AR88 / Mapillary, CC BY-SA
km 63 · Jul 2026 · © natura / Mapillary, CC BY-SA

Climbs

Climb 1Hill
1.1 km at 6.1% · max 9.8%
km 0–1
Climb 2Hill
1 km at 5.1% · max 9.5%
km 18–19
Climb 3Hill
0.8 km at 4.4% · max 6.5%
km 20–21
Climb 4Hill
0.9 km at 3.9% · max 6.3%
km 47–48

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