Laura cycle path
The Laura cycle path is a 46 km long cycle path in Thuringia that partly follows the former narrow-gauge railway Weimar – Rastenberg / Großrudestedt - also known locally as Laura.
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| overall length | approx. 46 km | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Starting point |
Schallenburg (Sömmerda) 51 ° 8 ′ 27 ″ N , 11 ° 4 ′ 58 ″ E |
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| Target point |
Weimar 50 ° 58 ′ 46 ″ N , 11 ° 19 ′ 47 ″ E |
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| Flooring | mainly asphalt (5 km paved road, 2 km forest-meadow path) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height difference | Ascent 153 m , descent 240 m (max. Gradient: 13%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| difficulty | medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website URL | https://www.thueringen-enthaben.de/urlaub-hotel-reisen/laura-radweg-105858.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route
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The history
The cycle route runs from Weimar to Schöndorf and reaches the highest point on the route between Schöndorf and Wohlsborn at 334 m. It continues via Sachsenhausen , Leutenthal , Daasdorf to Buttelstedt . The route then leads via Schwerstedt , Neumark , Vippachedelhausen , Markvippach , Dielsdorf and Schloßvippach to the former terminus of the Laura Railway in Großrudestedt . Between Alperstedt and Schallenburg another knoll (apex: 180 m) has to be overcome before you reach the Unstrut cycle path in Schallenburg.
Connecting cycle routes (selection)
In Schallenburg there is a connection to the Unstrut cycle path , in Weimar there is a connection to the Ilmtal cycle path , the long-distance cycle path Thuringian city chain , the Mittelland route (D4) and the direct connection from Leipzig to Erfurt.
Worth seeing
- Denstedt Castle
- Kromsdorf Castle
- Ettersburg Castle
- Ordensburg Liebstedt , former through castle of the Teutonic Knight Order
- Markvippach moated castle
- Alperstedter Ried nature reserve
Web links
- Laura Radweg: Großrudestedt - Weimar , accessed on December 31, 2017.
literature
- Ilmtal-Radweg - Gera-Radweg - Laura-Radweg . Verlag Esterbauer GmbH, A-Rodingersdorf, 2017, ISBN 978-3-85000-712-2
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b https://www.thueringen-enthaben.de/urlaub-hotel-reisen/laura-radweg-105858.html accessed on October 28, 2017
- ↑ a b http://www.weimarer-land-tourismus.de/de/aktiv/radfahren/laura-radweg/ accessed on December 31, 2017
- ↑ From Leipzig directly to Erfurt , accessed on November 18, 2017.