Why this ride
From Eisleben Lutherstadt it runs 275 km to Eisleben Lutherstadt; allow about 4 h 34 of riding. It goes by way of Naumburg Cathedral, Mikveh and back through Naumburg Cathedral. A steady touring day rather than a sprint.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The house in which Luther died and Mikveh
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 275 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 4 h 34
- 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
The house in which Luther died → Naumburg Cathedral
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 61 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 61 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. 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 is where the day begins. Next is Naumburg Cathedral.
2. 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 comes up about 61 km into the recorded legs. Next is Mikveh.
3. Mikveh
In 2007, during construction work near the Krämerbrücke in Erfurt, archaeologists uncovered a medieval ritual bath, a mikveh, beside the river Gera, which had been forgotten for centuries. It dates from the thirteenth century and was used by the city's Jewish community until the pogrom of 1349, when the community was destroyed during the panic of the Black Death. It is now protected and can be visited on guided tours. Together with the Old Synagogue and the Stone House, a medieval residence, the mikveh forms the Jewish-Medieval Heritage of Erfurt, listed by UNESCO in 2023.
Read the complete Mikveh write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 139 km into the recorded legs you reach Mikveh. Next is back through Naumburg Cathedral.
4. back through 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 through Naumburg Cathedral, late in the day. Next is The house in which Luther died.
5. 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 at The house in which Luther died. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
The house in which Luther died to Naumburg Cathedral
The house in which Luther died → Naumburg Cathedral is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Naumburg Cathedral to Mikveh
Naumburg Cathedral → Mikveh is 78 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
Mikveh to back through Naumburg Cathedral
Mikveh → back through Naumburg Cathedral is 78 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
back through Naumburg Cathedral to The house in which Luther died
back through Naumburg Cathedral → The house in which Luther died is 61 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.