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Ida Monument – Schaumburg Castle Ruins loop from Itztal und Effeldertal bei Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

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Ida Monument – Schaumburg Castle Ruins loop from Itztal und Effeldertal bei Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

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Ida Monument – Schaumburg Castle Ruins loop from Itztal und Effeldertal bei Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

04:39

16.4km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Magerrasen bei Emstadt und Itzaue

Waypoints

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2.12 km

Rest Area at Almerswind

Highlight • Rest Area

Between 2 and 3 the path is completely overgrown and littered with fallen trees. It is also difficult to walk over the border fortifications beforehand because you constantly sink into the holes in the concrete slabs

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6.14 km

Ida Monument

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When a daughter named Ida was born to Duke Georg I of Saxony Meinigen in 1794, he gave the city of Schalkau a piece of land below the Schaumberg castle ruins.

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6.88 km

Witch's House Behind Domäne Schaumburg

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You can come here as part of the HINTERINDIEN.DE tour no. 83.

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7.07 km

View from Schaumburg Castle Ruins

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A beautiful castle ruin with stunning views. A restaurant completes the whole thing.

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7.10 km

Schaumburg Castle Ruins

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The castle of Schaumberg, also known as Schaumburg, is the ruin of a hilltop castle at 492 m above sea level. NN west of Schalkau in Thuringia. It was the …

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13.8 km

Memorial Stone for 10 Years of Border Opening

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Memorial stone for the 10th anniversary of the opening of the border near Emstadt

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15.3 km

Sinter Terraces of Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

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The calcareous water of the Birkertsbach formed sinter terraces along the Mergelgasse, which are really worth seeing. The artificially supported waterfalls overcome a height of 15 meters in four stages.

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15.7 km

Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

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A nice place with many beautiful half-timbered houses and great sintered terraces.

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16.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.00 km

4.00 km

1.64 km

1.15 km

671 m

Surfaces

4.17 km

3.78 km

3.54 km

2.10 km

1.28 km

796 m

795 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 17 July

23°C

14°C

49 %

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Comments

March 17, 2024,Vom Froschgrundsee zur Burgruine Schaumburg

Today I went for a run in my local area again! I didn't feel like making a long journey, so I started at Froschgrundsee. It currently contains little water. I had never seen it so empty before.
From Froschgrundsee it went steadily, slightly uphill to the Schaumburg castle ruins. Beautiful view from above over the Thuringian and Coburg regions. It …

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Ida Monument – Schaumburg Castle Ruins loop from Itztal und Effeldertal bei Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

Rest Area at Almerswind

Ida Monument

Witch's House Behind Domäne Schaumburg

View from Schaumburg Castle Ruins

Schaumburg Castle Ruins

Memorial Stone for 10 Years of Border Opening

Sinter Terraces of Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

Weißenbrunn vorm Wald

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