Ilmtal cycle path

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Ilmtal cycle path
Logo of the Ilmtal cycle path
overall length 123 km
location along the Ilm from Allzunah to Kaatschen-Weichau
Starting point above the source of the Ilm at Allzunah
50 ° 36 ′ 20.5 ″  N , 10 ° 51 ′ 43.2 ″  E
Target point It flows into the Saale at Kaatschen-Weichau
51 ° 5 ′ 38.4 ″  N , 11 ° 40 ′ 58.8 ″  E
Places along the way (Ilm spring)

(Ilm estuary)

Flooring 92 km of asphalt, 29 km of water-bound ceilings, 4 km of stone paving
Height difference Ascent 677 m, descent 1306 m
difficulty easy to medium
Connection to Rennsteig-Radwanderweg , Ilm-Rennsteig-Radweg , Radfernweg Thuringian City Chain , Mittelland-Route (D4) , Ostsee – Oberbayern (D11) , Saale-Radweg , Laura-Radweg
ADFC certification Quality bike route (4 out of 5 stars)
Website URL http://www.ilmtal-radweg.de/
Notice board on the bike path

The Ilmtal-Radweg (also Ilmradweg ) is a 123 km long cycle path along the Ilm , which leads with low and medium difficulty from Allzunah above the Ilm source to the Ilm estuary in Großheringen and 2 km further to Kaatschen-Weichau an der Saale , with a connection to it the Saale cycle path .

Route profile

The cycle path leads mainly on paved paths away from the main roads. He follows a relatively low-traffic country road for only a few kilometers. It is also suitable for families with children, but is not a beginner's route due to the occasional incline (including in the downstream direction). Pushing may be necessary on very short sections. Most of the sections are passable regardless of the weather, as long as it is frost-free.

Route with sights

  • Singer museum brewery

  • View from Kranichfeld (Oberschloss) into the Ilm Valley towards Tannroda

  • View of Buchfart

  • Rock castle in Buchfart

  • Buchfart , old wooden bridge

  • Feininger Tower in Mellingen

  • Tiefurt Castle

  • Entrance to Eberstedt

  • Moated castle in Niederroßla

  • Thuringian Wine Gate in Bad Sulza

  • Bad Sulza, Sonnenburg

  • Wooden bridge over the Ilm in Großheringen

Certification by the ADFC

The General German Bicycle Club (ADFC) awarded it as the first long-distance cycle path in Thuringia with its “ADFC Quality Cycle Route ” seal of approval. On July 5, 2011, the Ilmtal cycle path in Bad Sulza received four out of five possible stars. The diverse route guidance through varied landscapes was emphasized. In the two years since the last review by the ADFC, numerous measures had been taken to improve the cycle path, including renewing the signage, fundamentally expanding sections, creating rest areas and expanding tourist offers such as bed + bike and gastronomy along the route. On August 18, 2017, the cycle path was awarded the “ADFC Quality Cycle Route” seal of approval with four stars for a further three years for the third time in a row.

See also

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ilmtal-Radweg - From forest to wine: Ilmenau-Weimar-Bad Sulza at www.thueringen-enthaben.de, accessed on March 26, 2018
  2. ↑ Ilm Valley Cycle Path. In: ADFC , accessed January 25, 2018.
  3. ^ Ostthüringer Zeitung: Thuringia's favorite route leads from the Thuringian Forest to Saale from July 6, 2001
  4. ↑ Ilmtal-Radweg excellent on adfc-thueringen.de, accessed on March 26, 2018
  5. ↑ Ilmtal-Radweg continues in the four-star league ( memento from March 26, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) on www.mdr.de, accessed on March 26, 2018

Web links

Wikivoyage: Ilm Valley Cycle Route  - travel guide
Commons : Ilmtal-Radweg  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files