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Road bikeRouteCasterRound trip
Rondje Schloss Hofeck en Saale
Distance
75 km
Ascent
1,134 m
Highest point
632 m
100% 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 Elsterhang bei Pirk and straight into the Elsterhang bei Pirk nature reserve, then on past An der Ullitz nature reserve. The Saale river keeps you company before Schloss Hofeck castle appears, and the Wartberg Thossen nature reserve rounds off the loop. It's 75.4 km, all paved, with 1134 m of climbing, and it ends right back at the parking area.
Along the way
Climbs
Climb 1Hill
1.9 km at 3.1% · max 8.2%
Climb 2Cat. 4
4 km at 3.2% · max 9.4%
Climb 3Cat. 4
2.4 km at 3.6% · max 8.1%
Climb 4Hill
0.9 km at 5.4% · max 7.9%
Climb 5Hill
0.5 km at 6.2% · max 7.3%
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