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Karl Alexander Spring – Ilmenau Festival Hall loop from Manebach

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Ilm-Kreis
Ilmenau

Karl Alexander Spring – Ilmenau Festival Hall loop from Manebach

Moderate

4.4

(36)

121

hikers

Karl Alexander Spring – Ilmenau Festival Hall loop from Manebach

02:43

10.2km

120m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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2.88 km

Karl Alexander Spring

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Almost forgotten: Ilmenau was a seaside resort. At the end of the 19th century, the Medical Council Dr. Preller here a cold water sanatorium. Prellerpromenade and some wells and springs …

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3.41 km

Memories of mining

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3

4.06 km

Wetland Nature Trail

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Here, people have really given something back to nature. We visitors should only behave accordingly.

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4

4.96 km

Ilmenau-Bad train station

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When, after 1900, the Rennsteigbahn was planned from Ilmenau to Schleusingen, the spa drivers insisted on a station near their facilities. Since the route should be passed by the district …

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5.46 km

Ilmenau Festival Hall

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Here at the festival hall is the official start of all 3 NW routes.
There is a large parking lot directly opposite. Behind the festival hall extends the city park …

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6

5.58 km

Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Memorial

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The free car park makes it an ideal starting point for hiking trails around Ilmenau.

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7

5.94 km

Ilm Footbridge

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8.85 km

Manebach Train Station

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Manebach at the Rennsteigbahn. Between 1904 and 1998, trains ran on the Erfurt-Ilmenau-Schleusingen-Themar line. From the end of 2005 to the end of 2007 there were trial trains of the …

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10.2 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.71 km

2.98 km

2.47 km

975 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.53 km

3.32 km

1.85 km

878 m

337 m

246 m

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (490 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

14°C

9°C

32 %

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