Why this ride
253 km from Naumburg to Naumburg, about 4 h 17 of riding. The stops in between: The house in which Luther died, Palace Mosigkau and back through The house in which Luther died. The line favours views over speed.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Naumburg Cathedral and Palace Mosigkau
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 253 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 17
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Naumburg Cathedral → The house in which Luther died
61 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it — speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 59 km
The house in which Luther died → Palace Mosigkau
This part of the ride is 66 km of The house in which Luther died → Palace Mosigkau.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 66 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Naumburg Cathedral
The twelve figures in the west choir of Naumburg Cathedral are among the most famous sculptures of the Middle Ages, and once you have seen them, you understand why. Carved around the middle of the thirteenth century by an unknown artist known as the Naumburg Master, they represent the founders and benefactors of the cathedral, noblemen and noblewomen who had died two centuries earlier, but they look like real people, with individual faces, expressions and gestures. The most famous is Uta, the wife of Margrave Ekkehard, standing with her cloak drawn up to her face, cool and enigmatic, who has become an icon of German art. The cathedral, with its Romanesque and Gothic architecture and its rich sculpture, was listed by UNESCO in 2018.
Read the complete Naumburg Cathedral write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Naumburg Cathedral is where the day begins. Next is The house in which Luther died.
2. The house in which Luther died
Martin Luther was born in Eisleben in November 1483 and died there in February 1546, which is either a neat symmetry or a joke the town has never tired of telling. He had travelled to his hometown in the winter of 1546 to settle a quarrel between the counts of Mansfeld, and he fell ill and died in a house near the market square after a few days. The building is now a museum, and the Sterbehaus, the house in which he died, holds items from the last days of his life, with a room where he is believed to have breathed his last. His birth house is a few minutes' walk away, and both are on the UNESCO list.
Read the complete The house in which Luther died write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The house in which Luther died comes up about 59 km into the recorded legs. Next is Palace Mosigkau.
3. Palace Mosigkau
Palace Mosigkau is a small Rococo palace on the edge of Dessau, in Saxony-Anhalt, and its story is that of a princess who wanted a house of her own. It was built in the middle of the eighteenth century for Anna Wilhelmine, a daughter of the Prince Leopold I of Anhalt-Dessau, known as the Old Dessauer, a military commander of the Prussian army. She did not marry, and after she died the palace became a noble ladies' foundation, a Damenstift, where unmarried women of good family could live in comfort. Its name sits within the Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, a landscape of palaces and parks created in the age of the Enlightenment, which UNESCO has listed.
Read the complete Palace Mosigkau write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 125 km into the recorded legs you reach Palace Mosigkau. Next is back through The house in which Luther died.
4. back through The house in which Luther died
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The house in which Luther died write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through The house in which Luther died, late in the day. Next is Naumburg Cathedral.
5. Naumburg Cathedral
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Naumburg Cathedral write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Naumburg Cathedral. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Naumburg Cathedral to The house in which Luther died
Naumburg Cathedral → The house in which Luther died is 59 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The house in which Luther died to Palace Mosigkau
The house in which Luther died → Palace Mosigkau is 66 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Palace Mosigkau to back through The house in which Luther died
Palace Mosigkau → back through The house in which Luther died is 68 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through The house in which Luther died to Naumburg Cathedral
back through The house in which Luther died → Naumburg Cathedral is 60 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.