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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful canoe trips in the Thuringian Forest
Water trails
· Thuringian Forest
Saale - water hiking on the Saale from Ziegenrück to Saalthal-Alter - stage 4
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
20.1 km
6:00 h
1 m
3 m
20 km of paddling fun through the "Thuringian Fjords" on the Hohenwarte Reservoir. In many bays along the Saale, swimming spots as well as overnight accommodation and dining options invite you to linger.
Water trails
· Thuringian Forest
Water hiking on the Werra
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
22.8 km
4:00 h
18 m
62 m
Werra - Themar - Henfstädt - Henfstädt Castle - Leutersdorf - Vachdorf - Mühlgraben - Belrieth - Hasel - Obermaßfeld-Grimmenthal - Untermaßfeld - Large Pond - Seerose Pond - Sülze - Stillhof
Water trails
· Vogtland
Saale - from Saalburg/Kloster to Ziegenrück - stage 3
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
22.9 km
6:00 h
4 m
96 m
Disembark on foot or by bike along the Kobersfelsen and Burgk Castle through the impressive nature reserve in the Thuringian Slate Mountains/Upper Saale Nature Park.
Water trails
· Thuringian Forest
Saale - Water hiking from Saalfeld to Uhlstädt - Stage 6
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
23 km
6:00 h
0 m
33 m
Off to the raftsman’s land - you paddle through Rudolstadt with the Heidecksburg Residential Castle to the raftsman’s land of Uhlstädt.
Water trails
· Thuringian Forest
Saale - Water Hiking from Harra to Saalburg/Kloster - Stage 2
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
20.9 km
4:10 h
8 m
9 m
A cozy and scenic canoe route for the whole family on the Bleiloch Reservoir.
Water trails
· Thuringian Forest
Werra Water Hiking 2: Meiningen - Wernshausen
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
24.7 km
4:00 h
25 m
57 m
Stage 2 of the Werra Water Hiking: 25 km from Meiningen to Wernshausen, on this stage there are 2 weirs to portage.
Enjoyable paddling route along the residence and theater town of Meiningen, past the old half-timbered villages Walldorf, Wasungen, and Schwallungen to the Werra meadows near Wernshausen
Water trails
· Thuringian Forest
Thuringian Saale
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
200.2 km
40:01 h
2 m
330 m
The diverse landscape along the Saale in Thuringia offers ideal conditions for short and extended canoe routes.
Water trails
· Thuringian Forest
Werra Water Hiking 7: Hörschel - Creuzburg
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
7.5 km
1:30 h
1 m
7 m
Stage 7 of the Werra Water Hiking: 7.5 km from Hörschel (near Eisenach) to Creuzburg, 1 weir must be carried over.
A short stage of the Werra Water Hiking route from Hörschel to the old town of Creuzburg around the "Hessen-Zipfel" near Eisenach. After the Werra gate at Hörschel, which is impressively spanned by the A4 motorway bridge, the river finally leaves the Thuringian Forest and turns north into the plain of the Hainich foreland.
Water trails
· Thuringian Forest
Saale - Water hiking from Kaulsdorf to Saalfeld - Stage 5
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
12.6 km
5:00 h
0 m
23 m
Route along the Saale through untouched nature from Kaulsdorf to Saalfeld
Water trails
· Thuringian Forest
Saale - Water hiking from Hirschberg to Harra - Stage 1
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
17.5 km
3:30 h
4 m
37 m
For 40 years, the Saale was the borderline river between Thuringia and Bavaria right in the middle of the Thuringian Slate Mountains/Upper Saale Nature Park and the Franconian Forest!


