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Werra Bridge, Philippsthal – View of Vacha loop from Vacha

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Werra Bridge, Philippsthal – View of Vacha loop from Vacha

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Werra Bridge, Philippsthal – View of Vacha loop from Vacha

00:42

6.62km

50m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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463 m

Zittermühle Watermill

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The name of the mill is Zittermühle. The mill ditch, which drives the undershot mill wheel, is fed by a branch of the Ochse.

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3.35 km

Werra Bridge, Philippsthal

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Beautiful bridge with a rest stop on the Vacha side directly on the Werra

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3.80 km

The castle park extends beyond the southern wing of the castle or the church down to the Werra. It has an area of approximately 50,000 m² and is almost completely surrounded by a man-sized sandstone wall. Far away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life, you can relax here. In the upper part, at the castle, there is an ornamental and utility garden in the French style. The lower part extends from the orangery built in 1731 to the Werra. This area is designed in the form of an English landscape garden. The park continued on the other side of the Werra until 1905; this parking area was leveled because of the construction of the Ulstertalbahn.

Source: Wikipedia

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5.65 km

View of Vacha

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Vacha is mentioned in history books as early as the beginning of the 12th century. In the middle of the 13th century, Vacha was fortified and surrounded by a city wall.

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Bridge of Unity (Werrabrücke Vacha)

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The Werra Bridge Vacha, also known as the Bridge of Unity since 1990, is a 225-meter-long stone arch bridge from the Middle Ages that connects Vacha in Thuringia with Philippsthal in Hesse and spans the Werra. At the time of the division of Germany, the bridge was located directly on the inner-German border, which made it a symbol of the reunification of Germany after 1990.
The 225-meter-long bridge is made of natural stone masonry and has eleven arches in the foreland area and three arches over the Werra. The clear widths are around 5 m in the foreland area and a maximum of 9.6 m in the river area, with pillar axis distances of no more than 14 m. The width between the parapets is 5.5 m.
Source: Wikipedia

At the beginning of the 20th century, the structure was part of Reichsstrasse 84. In the spring of 1945, during the Second World War, two arches were blown up and rebuilt in 1950/1951 with reinforced concrete and a sandstone wall cladding.
Today the structure is used as a footbridge and cycle path.
Since 2003, the ecumenical pilgrimage route Görlitz-Vacha has led over the Werra bridge. This is where the Rhönklub-Jakobsweg through the Rhön towards Fulda connects.
Source: ihrueberflieger.de

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Werrabrücke Vacha (Bridge of Unity)

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The Werra bridge at Wacha was for a while rather the symbol of disunity. Because it is almost directly on the former inner German border and was closed until the opening of the border in 1989. Since then it has been called the "Bridge of Unity". If you drive here, it is worthwhile to research a bit about the bridge and its turbulent history.

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6.09 km

Vacha Town Center and Werra Bridge

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At Vacha was the middle of the Werra, the inner German border and the border of Thuringia and Hesse

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6.12 km

Wendelstein Castle Vacha

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The north-eastern old town of Vacha is dominated by Wendelstein Castle. Its origins lie in the 12th century, as can be seen from the Romanesque keep. Originally separated from the main town, it was probably around 1250 that Heinrich IV von Erthal, Abbot of Fulda, ordered the castle to be included in the expanded fortifications of Vacha.

As part of the town's 800th anniversary in 1986, an exhibition on regional history was opened in the castle. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, it was converted into a museum. One attraction is the keep, which was converted into an observation tower in 2009/2010.

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6.62 km

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2.73 km

2.24 km

1.23 km

240 m

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2.93 km

2.15 km

718 m

686 m

< 100 m

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Werra Bridge, Philippsthal – View of Vacha loop from Vacha

Zittermühle Watermill

Werra Bridge, Philippsthal

Philippsthal Castle Park

View of Vacha

Bridge of Unity (Werrabrücke Vacha)

Werrabrücke Vacha (Bridge of Unity)

Vacha Town Center and Werra Bridge

Wendelstein Castle Vacha

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