Best bike touring trails in Saalfeld

Extensive, varied mountain bike tour in the Schwarzatal, Thuringia. The tour offers quite a few metres of elevation gain and leads through the Schwarzatal and Greifenstein nature reserves. You start in Saalfeld, from here you first head into the Siechenbach valley via Zechengrund, Eisenberg, Gipfelkreuz to Wittmannsgereuth. Continue via Birkenheide, Braunsdorf and Hainberg to Bad Blankenburg. A few extra metres in altitude via Greifenstein, Fröbelblick, Kesselwarte, then via Zeigerheim,...

Popular, varied round trip in the Thuringian Forest, Thuringia. This loop is particularly suitable for mountain biking and cycling tours and offers plenty of variety over almost 50 kilometres. The first half leads steadily uphill and the effort is rewarded with magnificent views. The way back is downhill again, idyllically accompanied by the Saale river. Highlights of the tour: - Saalfeld Castle - High shoal - View of the Saale and Thuringian Forest

5th section of the official Saale Cycle Route from the source of the Saale to the mouth of the Elbe The long-distance cycle route is an official cycle route of the Saaleradweg e.V. and is signposted with the pictogram of a cyclist on a blue stripe and the text "Saale". The long-distance cycle route runs along the D-Route 11 cycle route, which runs from the Baltic Sea to Upper Bavaria. The route is also a section of the R1 European Cycle Route (France/Russia) and the EuroVelo2...

Varied cycle tour near Saalfeld, Thuringia. A beautiful circular cycle tour that starts from the free car park and camper van site (as of 9/2018). The route is quite MTB-heavy up to the bakery markings in Pössneck - nice, but some paths are quite uneven. Shortly afterwards, the route continues along the River Orla. Follow the Orla cycle path to the Saale and then take the Saale cycle path back to Saalefeld. There are plenty of rest stops along the way. Highlights of the cycle tour: -...