Dornburg Renaissance Palace – Altes Schloss Dornburg loop from Neuengönna

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Dornburg Renaissance Palace – Altes Schloss Dornburg loop from Neuengönna

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Dornburg Renaissance Palace – Altes Schloss Dornburg loop from Neuengönna

06:23

22.1km

540m

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: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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5.66 km

St. Marien Church in Zwätzen

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Village church with enchanted, ivy-covered cemetery.

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7.71 km

View of Jena from Jenaer Käuzchenberg Vineyard

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Old vineyard, replanted in 1976, with a beautiful view of Jena and the surrounding area.

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9.46 km

Paragliding launch site with a view of the Saale and Gleistal valleys

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Beautiful place with a wonderful view of Kunitzburg, Kunitz and Jenzig. A bench for the break is also available. Just enjoy nature and the view, when the paraglider pilots are there, you have even more to see.

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13.2 km

Rest Area With Panoramic View

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There are many beautiful spots up here. This is definitely one of them.

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16.3 km

Saale-Horizontale Trail

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Hiking and mountain trails. Partly really nice. Partly dreary.

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16.8 km

Viewpoint

17.9 km

Dornburg Renaissance Palace

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Strictly speaking, it was not a palace at first – the Renaissance palace was built in the middle of the 16th century as a manor house. A few decades later, …

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18.0 km

View of the Saale Valley from the Dornburg Castles

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A wonderful panorama opens up in front of you. The view of the country is fantastic.

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18.2 km

Altes Schloss Dornburg

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The old castle

Dornburg had been under the rule of the Wettins since 1358. After the existing ministerial castle had been destroyed in the Saxon war in 1451, the old …

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22.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.0 km

5.81 km

3.10 km

220 m

Surfaces

11.2 km

5.72 km

1.91 km

1.60 km

1.58 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

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Comments

April 25, 2025,Etappe 6: Von Zwätzen nach Dornburg

The day begins with thick clouds and fog, and the route from the tram stop in Zwätzen is familiar from the first hike.

The first and last tours of the SaaleHorizontale begin at the same spot.

The weather is unpleasant and cool. The paths are slippery, earthworms are on the run, pursued by licorice snails. Humidity is 100%... and yet, …

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May 1, 2024,Saale-Horizontale: Von den Dornburger Schlössern zum Heiligenberg in Zwätzen

Today we were late on the one hand and relaxed on the other. The plan was actually to do the section from Dorndorf via the Dornburg castles to the Landgrafen. In the end, however, we decided to make a detour to Heiligenberg. From the start at the train station, the climb to the Dornburg castles was not too difficult. We …

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March 19, 2023,Saale Horizontale - 6. Etappe - Dornburg bis Zwätzen

With a detour to the Dornburg castles, the castle skull and Heiligenberg.

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March 29, 2025,Saalehorizontale - Etappe VI "Schlösser mit Panoramablick"

The sixth stage of the Saale Horizontal Trail started in Dorndorf. From there, the route initially climbed steeply along the old path toward Dornburg. The Dornburg Castles tower high above the Saale Valley, offering an impressive view.
The trail continued over the Burgschädel to the viewpoint above Porstendorf, where Jena could already be seen in the distance. After a short …

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November 26, 2023,Saale-Horizontale 6. Etappe Dorndorf-Dornburg-Neuengönna-Jena-Zwätzen

Good bye,
Similar to a few times on our occasional trips on the 100 km horizontal, we once again had a lot of trouble with the weather. After it had been pouring the day before and half the night or snowing higher up, we were able to finish the section dry this time too. Then, late in the afternoon, it …

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August 3, 2022,SH Jena_5. Etappe: Dornburg - Jena Zwätzen🌞🌞🌞

Arrival and departure: train & tram

Route:
Dornburg - Neugönna - Weidenberg - Jenaer Käuzchenberg - Sachsengrab - Zwaetzen station

From Dornburg train station, the hiking trail leads up to Dornburg on the western side of the Saale through a rocky gorge and across the market to the park of the Dornburg Palaces. The view from the castle park is …

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May 5, 2022,Etappe 05 SaaleHorizontale: von Dornburg nach Jena-Zwätzen

Arrival: Train to Dornburg
Departure: Train from Jena-Zwaetzen

From Dornburg train station, the path leads steadily uphill to the Dornburg castles, which were the highlight of today's stage. The view from up here is breathtaking, it's not for nothing that the complex is called the "Balcony of Thuringia". The path leads again and again past beautiful vantage points to Jena-Zwaetzen. …

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April 20, 2025,20250420 Dornburger Schlösser - Neuengönna - SaaleHorizontale - Startplatz Gleitschirme - Zwätzen

From Paradiesbahnhof (Paradies Station) we drove to Dornburg, climbed to the market, and then continued to the Dornburg Castles. The parks were green and very beautiful. Lunch at Neuengönna, stopped at Ella's little shop for a cold beer, and took off for paragliders... Later, we descended to Zwätzen and took the tram back to Jena. A wonderful Easter walk!

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