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Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Gehren

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Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Gehren

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5.0

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24

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Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Gehren

02:34

32.0km

640m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 3, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

3.43 km

View of the Ilmtal Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

You can enjoy super beautiful sunrises here.
There is also a small roof 😉
From here you can start in all directions, whether up or down the trail bike path, everything within a 6km radius.

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2

14.3 km

Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn

Highlight • Monument

“Over all peaks there is peace…” Goethe wrote on the wall of this small refuge on September 6, 1780. Because of these verses that were written here and later became …

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3

14.6 km

Kickelhahn Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

The dining room above is recommended, delicious and good!

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4

19.4 km

View of the Schorte Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Through the clearing of the forest you can see over the Schortethal to the Bombhütte

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5

20.2 km

View of the ICE Bridge near Langewiesen

Highlight • Viewpoint

6

20.3 km

Gebrüder Harz Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Herrmann and Otto Harz were Ilmenau bobsleigh drivers, of whom Otto had a fatal accident at the four-man bobsleigh championship in Oberhof in 1951.
Fork in the road to Richtersweg …

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7

25.5 km

Shelter on the Ilm-Rennsteig Cycle Path

Highlight • Rest Area

Always varied and in parts directly along the Ilm, good paths and seating, really worth a tour.

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8

25.5 km

Ilmtal Cycle Path Near Ilmenau

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very nice bike path along the Ilm, pleasant to drive

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26.0 km

Erlenwald

Forest

B

32.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

7.40 km

6.92 km

2.74 km

1.35 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.4 km

7.42 km

5.98 km

741 m

492 m

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Wednesday 7 October

17°C

5°C

87 %

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