View from Hüneburg – View of the Heldrastein loop from Treffurt

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View from Hüneburg – View of the Heldrastein loop from Treffurt

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View from Hüneburg – View of the Heldrastein loop from Treffurt

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2.81km

150m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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19 m

Heldrastein hiking car park

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At the apex of the L2109, at the Thuringian/Hessian state border, between Schnellmannshausen and Großburschla, is the Heldrastein hiking car park. There is a small (unfortunately neglected) shelter here and …

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471 m

View of Normannstein

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586 m

Himmelsleiter Stairway to Heldrastein

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Phew, you really need breath here! But the climb is worth it! The view compensates for all the hardships!

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834 m

View from Hüneburg

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The Hüneburg, situated on a mighty rocky outcrop, offers fantastic views of the Werra Valley and the town of Treffurt.

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1.51 km

Heldrastein and view of the Werra valley

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Very good view and interesting story about the German-German division. The Hedrastein is also known as the tower of unity.

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1.63 km

View of the Heldrastein

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Countless beautiful views. 👌🏼

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1.69 km

Heldrastein Observation Tower & View of the Werratal

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The Heldrastein (pronounced Heldra stone) is a 503.8 m above sea level. NHN [1] high mountain southwest of Treffurt in Thuringia near the border to Hesse. To the north, the …

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1.71 km

United Forces Sculpture, Heldrastein

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The robber figure is funny. It is supposed to represent the robber Hennings.

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2.81 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.68 km

1.11 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.11 km

1.04 km

329 m

238 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 6 November

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Comments

April 30, 2023,Heldrastein & Hüneburg🌞♟️

After the hiking trail around Creuzburg, it was a short but crisp climb to the Heldrastein - a former listening station that was converted into a lookout tower (great all-round view 🤩👌) - and then to the Hüneburg - without a castle or ruins, but also with a great view 😉

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March 8, 2025,Touringen Stempel 27

Creuzburg was now done. So we continued on to Schnellmannshausen. There we went to Heldrastein.
A very steep one-kilometer path from the hiking car park, always uphill.
Finally, the ladder to heaven, then almost 400 m to the tower of unity.
164 steps lead up to the tower.
It can make you feel dizzy.
When you get to the top, …

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September 11, 2025,Heldrastein (Touringen Stempel Nr. 27) ☀️

The climb is not easy. Strenuous, but definitely doable. The many stairs are quite challenging. The route wasn't very long, but it was high. 😂 Unfortunately, it rained on our hike today. We had to be very careful not to slip. From the top, you have a beautiful view of the former border villages along what is now the Green …

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July 31, 2024,Heldrastein steil. Neuer Pfad. Relikte Grenzregime

In the sultry heat: slowly up the stairway: opportunities to admire the geological formations and biological curiosities.
I was amazed and shocked by the bus on the L 2109, which leads to the Heldrastein hiking car park. About 5 years ago it looked as if the road was going to grow over!
Anything but overgrown is a path that I …

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