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Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Ilmenau

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Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Ilmenau

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Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Ilmenau

06:16

20.7km

680m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. 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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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

6.86 km

View of Manebach

Highlight • Viewpoint

A small bench invites you to enjoy the view!

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2

7.45 km

St. Mary's Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Marienquelle, inaugurated in 1841, is a nice resting place with a refuge on the Goethe hiking trail. About 100 meters further, "seating areas" were created, which offer great views.

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8.38 km

Campus-Blick

Viewpoint

4

13.6 km

Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn

Highlight • Monument

“Over all peaks there is peace…” Goethe wrote on the wall of this small refuge on September 6, 1780. Because of these verses that were written here and later became …

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5

13.8 km

Kickelhahn Tower

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On the Kickelhahn there is a lookout tower from 1855, a Telekom tower, a transmission mast, the Goethe house, the foundations of a hunting lodge and a restaurant. South of …

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6

13.9 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

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Great excursion destination with a magnificent view

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7

15.0 km

Gabelbach Hunting Lodge Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The simple late baroque functional building was hastily erected in the summer of 1783 to serve as a guest house for Karl August and his hunting party. Building materials were …

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8

17.9 km

Historic Bobsleigh Track at Lindenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

Historic bobsleigh run, a great way from the city to the Lindenberg!

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9

18.4 km

Historic Bobsleigh Track: Goetheschulkurve (Lindenberg, Thuringian Forest)

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very cute corner with history

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B

20.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

4.94 km

2.05 km

372 m

230 m

Surfaces

9.88 km

6.25 km

2.10 km

1.40 km

1.04 km

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Wednesday 20 May

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9°C

30 %

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