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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld/Saale

Devil's Bridge on the Gleitsch – Obernitz Castle and Church loop from Bohlen

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld/Saale

Devil's Bridge on the Gleitsch – Obernitz Castle and Church loop from Bohlen

Easy

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Devil's Bridge on the Gleitsch – Obernitz Castle and Church loop from Bohlen

01:45

5.32km

220m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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40 m

Wetzelstein Manor

Highlight • Castle

An alum plant was opened in the Saaletal as early as 1544. In 1546 an alum hut on the Wetzelstein was described by Georgius Agricola. According to Hieronymus Völker, these Fregian alum and vitriol plants were in the immediate vicinity of the Wetzelstein. This alum hut changed hands several times until it was acquired in 1760 by the important Leipzig banker and merchant Christian Gottlob Frege, the progenitor of one of the richest banking families of the time. The Frege family only continued the business until 1850, because after 1850, chemical extraction methods gradually replaced aluminum schist as a source of alums. The collapse of the mining facilities followed. In 1874, Dr. Richard Woldemar Frege, owner of a manor and professor at the Leipzig Faculty of Law and great-grandson of the progenitor Christian Gottlob Frege, an older property on the Wetzelstein. Here on the steep bank of the Saale, opposite the so-called Bohlenwand (today the NSG and National Geotope) in the district of Obernitz, he had Constantin Lipsius build a small castle in the Neo-Romanesque style from 1878 to 1880 using mighty sand and quarry stone blocks, which he including the property in 1913 bequeathed to his newly founded foundation, which was based in Abtnaundorf (Leipzig). Wikipedia

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533 m

View of Saalfeld from the Bohlen ascent

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

One of the most beautiful walking sections in the region. The view over Saalfeld is fabulous - you have to see that!

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1.02 km

Bench with a view of Münztal-Gleisch

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Small bench with a view. Welcome picnic! But take garbage with you!

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1.68 km

Devil's Cauldron

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Apparently they used to surround the devil here for 7 days, then he disappeared.

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2.41 km

Gleitsch Plateau

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here you can enjoy a wonderful panoramic view and the rare feeling of being very small.

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3.17 km

Devil's Bridge on the Gleitsch

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice hiking destination high above the valley. Nice photo opportunity and also a wide view from the cliff in the valley. But see yourself, there is a risk of collapse.

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4.54 km

Obernitz Castle and Church

Highlight • Castle

VERY WORTH SEE AND EXPOSED IN NEED OF REFURBISHMENT AT THE SAME TIME !!!!!
The tower hill castle Obernitz was mentioned as early as 1152. The Lords of Obernitz have also been found in documents since 1258. Their property went to the Lords of Thüna in 1534. They built a renaissance castle on the site of the castle.
This has been in the possession of the Clemm von Hohenberg family since 2004. The castle houses a residential building for several families.
On the south side there is a square tower with a baroque dome. Its lower parts probably date from the late Middle Ages. (wikipedia)

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4.64 km

Evangelical Church Obernitz

Highlight • Religious Site

SUPER BUILDING; Unfortunately, it was not open; I would have liked to see the colorful windows against the light and the interior.
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5.32 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.00 km

1.47 km

1.11 km

397 m

320 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.04 km

1.46 km

1.36 km

368 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Wednesday 22 July

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Comments

July 26, 2022,Runde um den Pfaffenberg

An interesting round with varied nature. I can really recommend them 🤩 The zigzag course on the first ascent has various stairs. The direction was therefore perfect for me, even if it included a long descent.

Please plan out the small deviations. Once again I couldn't find the entry in two places. 😇😅

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December 31, 2021,Geotop Bohlenwand->Bodendenkmal Teufelsbrücke

This hike goes over the geological natural monument Bohlenwand near Saalfeld to the 402 m high viewing point Gleitsch (ground monument). "Devil's Bridge" is the name given to the rock connection that remained after a cave that was inhabited as early as the Paleolithic broke in.
Bohlenwand is designated as a nature reserve because, due to the exposed location, the …

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March 11, 2023,Auf den Gleitsch ⛰️ Tour 11.03.2023

😄 You come back to your old home and look at Komoot to plan a hike and boom - you're in a place you didn't know before 🤪
I hadn't seen the rocks and the Teufels 😈 bridge below the Gleitsch yet, but it's so beautifully situated next to the Saalfelder Bohlen, the imposing rock face on the Saale on …

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Devil's Bridge on the Gleitsch – Obernitz Castle and Church loop from Bohlen

Wetzelstein Manor

View of Saalfeld from the Bohlen ascent

Bench with a view of Münztal-Gleisch

Devil's Cauldron

Gleitsch Plateau

Devil's Bridge on the Gleitsch

Obernitz Castle and Church

Evangelical Church Obernitz

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