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Cycling
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in the southern Harz & Kyffhäuser

 

On the road on two wheels
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In the southern Harz & Kyffhäuser region, you can look forward to a dense and well-signposted cycling network. Whether you use a touring bike, mountain bike or road bike – here you’ll find routes with different levels of difficulty and character. The paths lead through forests, past quiet ponds and gentle rivers. Again and again, views open up of villages and towns full of history.

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### The Kyffhäuser Cycle Route

Kyffhäuserradweg

The Kyffhäuser Cycle Route takes you 36 kilometres around the Kyffhäuser Mountains. The route runs through a varied landscape with salt meadows, orchards and tree-lined avenues.

Along the route, you can visit the  and the  in Bad Frankenhausen. You can also explore the  and the . On the way, you have views of the Golden Aue with the Kelbra reservoir and the ruins of Rothenburg. The cycle path is connected to the Harz circular route.

 

### The Harz Circular Trail

Within Saxony-Anhalt, you have to cover 220 km between Gernrode and Rottleberode. The tour offers rather gentle climbs in a beautiful landscape. If you like, you can take on more challenging tours, for example to the  or the . You can also use your bike with the Harz narrow-gauge railway and the cable car to the Hexentanzplatz or change to the .

 

### The Path to the Stone Age

Fahrradweg durch die Steinzeit 

The  follows the river Wipper for about 19 kilometres to the impressive shell limestone cliffs of the Wipper Gorge. This valley is full of archaeological and historical evidence. The excavation site “Steinrinne” in Bilzingsleben is just the beginning! You can also find old castles, monastery ruins and historic half-timbered villages.

 

### Mountain bike tours

 

### Cycling Tours in General

 

### Long-distance and Themed Routes

 

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