Octagon House/Marstall – Sondershausen Castle loop from Sondershausen

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Octagon House/Marstall – Sondershausen Castle loop from Sondershausen

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Octagon House/Marstall – Sondershausen Castle loop from Sondershausen

01:31

5.82km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.93 km

Octagon House/Marstall

Highlight • Historical Site

Located in the castle park, it was built in the early 1700s and used as a large garden pavilion and carousel house. Inside there is said to have been a …

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3.98 km

Marstall of Sondershausen Palace

Highlight • Historical Site

The horses used to be housed here. Appropriately in front of it is the horse pond, excavated in 2003, for bathing the animals

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4.14 km

Way to the Lower Castle Park

Highlight • Castle

At this point you go down to the left to the lower castle park area.

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4.24 km

Sondershausen Castle

Highlight • Castle

The castle is beautifully situated on a mountain spur above the town, but is still easy to reach on a tour of the town. In addition to the actual castle, …

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4.32 km

View from the castle steps

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful view of the Trinity Church and the Wipper Valley.

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4.38 km

Alte Wache — the Old Guardhouse at Sondershausen Castle

Highlight • Monument

In 1839 the new castle staircase was inaugurated. The design came from C. Scheppig, a student of Schinkel. The old guard stands in the middle in front of the 10m …

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4.42 km

Sondershausen Market Square (Touringen Stamp Station No. 101)

Highlight • Settlement

Sondershausen has a very nice market square that deserves a stamp point.

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4.63 km

Trinitatis Church Sondershausen

Highlight • Religious Site

In addition to the castle, the Trinity Church is undoubtedly the city's outstanding building. It impresses with its baroque equipment. Worth seeing are the lodge, which reminds of a ship's hatch of the 17th century and the organ.

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5.82 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.86 km

1.57 km

1.24 km

148 m

Surfaces