St. Margaret's Church – Kirstmühle loop from Braunsroda

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St. Margaret's Church – Kirstmühle loop from Braunsroda

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St. Margaret's Church – Kirstmühle loop from Braunsroda

05:06

18.6km

300m

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: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Forst Bibra

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.12 km

Schloss Steinburg Landscape Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful little landscaped park with ponds, seating and a beautiful fault. Very mystical.

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6.58 km

St. Andreas Church Wallroda

Highlight • Religious Site

The ground floor of the choir tower has been preserved from the original church. Inside there is a barrel-shaped wooden ceiling and a three-sided, wooden gallery. The stone pulpit of …

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8.14 km

Buchmühle

Highlight • Structure

Beautiful old mill. Unfortunately, you do not see so much anymore.

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10.1 km

St. Margaret's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

The church was built around 1220. It is much smaller than the Naumburg Cathedral, but like this it is equipped with all the forms of jewelry that were typical of …

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11.4 km

Himmelsleiter Stairway in Forst Bibra

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steep climb up to the viewpoint and Böselstein

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14.0 km

Gutschbach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

To the west of Steinbach near Bad Bibra are two almost parallel valleys, the Steinbach valley and the Gutschbach valley, the destination of today's round. The valley is completely forested …

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15.0 km

Kirstmühle

Highlight • Structure

Old Mill. Unfortunately, you do not see so much anymore.

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16.2 km

Gutschgrund Mill

Highlight • Structure

Former water mill on the trout stream, romantic location

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18.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

1.38 km

1.16 km

615 m

356 m

Surfaces

5.27 km

4.81 km

4.24 km

2.25 km

1.99 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

October 20, 2021,20.10.2021 Bach-Täler- Tour 🌬️🍂

Today's tour led along the Steinbach, which later flows into the Gutschbach, through a colorful autumn forest. Short visit to the Margaret Church in Steinbach and the ruins of Steinburg Castle. And in Steinbach there is a country inn where delicious cooking is done.

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