In Germany's northernmost wine-growing region on the Saale and Unstrut rivers, the vines grow mainly for excellent Pinot Blanc and Müller-Thurgau. The famous Rotkäppchen sparkling wine is produced in Freyburg. More than 40 wineries, the Freyburg Winegrowers' Association, the Kloster Pforta State Winery and the Rotkäppchen sparkling wine cellars invite you to taste their wines.
The Saale-Unstrut-Elster-Radacht is well signposted and runs on designated, paved cycle paths as well as side roads, field and forest paths. If you don't want to tackle the large cycle route all at once, you can split the tour into an eastern route (109 kilometres) and a western route (77 kilometres), for example.
split up.
GPS data
You can download the GPX track for this tour download directly via this link or find it in the MYBIKE Collection on komoot
Tour combinations
Saaler Cycle Route, Ilmtal Cycle Route, Unstrut Cycle Route, Elster Cycle Route
Arrival
By train, e.g. via Erfurt, Halle and Leipzig.
Wine tips
An interesting sparkling wine tour at Rotkäppchen in Freyburg an der Unstrut takes guests through the historic cellars to the largest cuvée barrel in Germany, www.rotkaeppchen.de
Information on wineries, ostrich farms, tastings etc. can be found at www.saale-unstrut-tourismus.de
Overnight stay
Villa Ilske in Bad Kösen, www.villa-ilske.de
Hotel Unstruttal in Freyburg, www.unstruttal.info Bad Sulza town inn, www.gasthaus-bad-sulza.de
Further addresses at www.bettundbike.de
Maps/Literature
Verlag Grünes Herz Pocket cycle map "Naumburg Saale-Unstrut-Elster-Radacht", 1:75,000
Information
Saale-Unstrut-Tourismus e.V., Tel. 03445/233790, www.saale-unstrut-tourismus.de
