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Hubertusplatz Shelter – Carl-Alexander Tower (Touringen Stamp Station No. 17) loop from Ruhla

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Hubertusplatz Shelter – Carl-Alexander Tower (Touringen Stamp Station No. 17) loop from Ruhla

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Hubertusplatz Shelter – Carl-Alexander Tower (Touringen Stamp Station No. 17) loop from Ruhla

02:29

8.10km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.18 km

View of Etterwinden

Highlight • Viewpoint

A little below the path around the Wachstein you will find a bench to enjoy this beautiful view towards Etterwinden, Monte Kali etc.

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3.57 km

Memorial to State Chief Forester Schmid-Burgk

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In memory of state forest master Schmid - Burgk, 1860 - 1923.

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4.13 km

Grebestein Rock Formation

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Commemorative plaque for Oberlandforstmeister Dr. Carl Grebe at the "Grebestein" rock formation just above the path around the Wachstein.

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4.99 km

Hubertusplatz Shelter

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According to the description, the forest and hunting lodge "Hubertushaus", which is also managed, once stood here.

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5.90 km

Alexander Hut and Alexander Tower

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Shelter at the Alexander Tower 639m above sea level

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5.96 km

Carl-Alexander Tower (Touringen Stamp Station No. 17)

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The Alexander Tower has 111 steps, and once at the top, you are rewarded with a super view.

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7.13 km

Emmy Temple Viewpoint (Emmytempel)

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The Emmy Temple is a cast iron lookout point built in 1878. After its destruction in 1989, a wooden viewing temple with a view of the city of Ruhla was built in the same place.

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8.10 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.05 km

1.00 km

716 m

199 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.66 km

2.13 km

188 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 9 September

18°C

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Comments

April 17, 2026,Alexanderturm Tour bei Ruhla 🕹️

It is a pleasant, not too strenuous tour with beautiful views. However, there are particularly many dead spruce trees here, the sight of which I still have to get used to. Maybe one can put a positive spin on it: forest in transition. I don't like photographing this deadwood very much.

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January 12, 2025,𝕎𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 🏔️ ❄️🌞🌄 𝔸ʟᴇxᴀɴᴅᴇʀ𝕋ᴜʀᴍ ᵗᵒᵘʳ ᖇᑌᕼᒪᗩ

Cold, sunny winter weather, great views and a beautiful sunset 🌄 a winter hike to enjoy.
Starting point 📍 "Mini-a-thuer" car park.
Touringen stamp ♟️ 💮 No. 15, 16, 17
A beautiful circular hike with great views.
The trail consists of 2 partial loops in the shape of an 8, which can also be walked individually. Wachstein only approx. 5.5 …

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October 5, 2023,Alexanderturm Tour (Touringen Stempel 15, 16, 17)

Nice hike with a Touringen stamp. We traveled with off-road buggies. Feasible, but the climbs sometimes count as strength and endurance training.

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May 1, 2023,Von Ruhla auf den Alexanderturm

A beautiful circular hike for the whole family with great views. The tour consists of two partial rounds in the form of an eight. It is 3.5 kilometers to the Wachstein with a view of the Hangsteine and Mosbach. From there you can reach the Carl Alexander Tower after 2 kilometers. The view is gigantic. From there it is another …

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October 31, 2024,🍁🚶‍♂️🍂🚶⛅️🚶🍂🚶🍁 bei Ruhla

To celebrate the holiday, take a few steps through the forest at the Alexander Tower near Ruhla and collect three touring stamps along the way.
Good plan, good weather (cloudy but dry), good paths, good views and good food (knackwurst, buttered bread and apple 😊😋😉).
That's the short version of today's excursion.
But there was more to it than that! …

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April 10, 2025,Touringen: Alexanderturm Tour (T15,16,17)

A trip with my youngest to the Thuringian Forest to collect stamps. She chose the mini-a-thür park with its summer toboggan run in Ruhla. I chose the stamp hike for this, or rather, the tour is described in the tour booklet.
After a cold night in the parking lot in front of the park, we first set off hiking in …

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February 9, 2025,Wanderung nach Stempeltour (15, 16, 17)

Beautiful landscape tour. Unfortunately the weather wasn't that nice 🤷‍♂️

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September 20, 2024,20240920 Ruhla-Zollstock-Wachstein-Alexanderturm

Anyone who has managed to climb the tower and its 111 steps will be rewarded with a great view.

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Hubertusplatz Shelter – Carl-Alexander Tower (Touringen Stamp Station No. 17) loop from Ruhla

Hubertusplatz rest area

View of Etterwinden

Memorial to State Chief Forester Schmid-Burgk

Grebestein Rock Formation

Hubertusplatz Shelter

Alexander Hut and Alexander Tower

Carl-Alexander Tower (Touringen Stamp Station No. 17)

Emmy Temple Viewpoint (Emmytempel)

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