Best partially-paved trails in Thuringian Slate Mountains/Upper Saale Nature Park

Popular hike or cycle tour in the Thuringian Slate Mountains/Upper Saale Nature Park, Thuringia. This wonderful circular route runs once around the Bleiloch dam - the largest dam in Germany in terms of capacity. The route can be completed on foot or by bike. Highlights of the hike: - Bleiloch dam - historic dam wall - Saalburg castle

Scenic and varied hike in Harra, Thuringia. A beautiful circular route that starts at Harra railway station, passes Harra Castle and leads into the forest with a fairly steep ascent. The route follows the Alpensteig along the Saale through shady forest paths and back again at Saaldorf. Highlights of the circular route: - Along the Saale - Harra Castle - Beautiful views - Shady forest paths

This route follows stage 17, the official final leg of the certified "Kammweg Erzgebirge-Vogtland" premium trail, connecting Hirschberg with the grand finale in Blankenstein. The hike runs almost continuously along the banks of the Saale River, offering a profound nature and history experience through the "Green Belt" along the former inner-German border. Along the way, hikers will experience fascinating architectural structures and striking vantage points before the journey concludes at...

2nd section of the official Saale long-distance 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...

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 section of the Green Belt, Thuringia. This is a section of the circular hiking trail "Schieferweg" on the "Green Belt" - Probstzella - Thuringian Forest. The Slate Trail connects interesting geotopes, technical monuments and museums that were created in the historic mining areas in the Thuringian Slate Mountains / Upper Saale Nature Park. Highlights of the route: - Agent sluice - Sattel observation tower - Steinbachsmühle mill - Border opening monument