Kammerbruch Quarry – Seeberg Ridge Trail loop from Seebergen

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Kammerbruch Quarry – Seeberg Ridge Trail loop from Seebergen

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Kammerbruch Quarry – Seeberg Ridge Trail loop from Seebergen

03:28

12.6km

200m

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: August 8, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.97 km

Hermann-Löns Trail

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Here the Hermann-Löns-Weg leads through the forest on the Seeberg. You hike on narrow, natural paths and paths through beautiful mixed forest.

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3.04 km

Kammerbruch Quarry

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The quarry on the Seeberg, sandstone was and is mined here, also for Friedenstein Castle and the viaduct in Gotha.

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6.61 km

Old Observatory

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From 1787 to 1791, the Seeberg observatory was built on the western slope of the Seeberg, still in the urban area of Gotha, under Duke Ernst II. The scientific management …

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7.24 km

Bench of Forest Birds

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Lovingly designed bench with birds of the forest. Very informative.

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7.45 km

Former Limestone and Gypsum Quarry Seeberg

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The gypsum quarries are a protected area natural monument. Gypsum was excavated above ground and in tunnels. The tunnel system was closed by mining.

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7.55 km

Deinhards Ruhe Shelter and Memorial

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The path above the former gypsum quarry on the Kleiner Seeberg is very beautiful and offers particularly great views. The view stretches from the Drei Gleichen over the nearby towns …

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7.56 km

Seeberg Ridge Trail

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It's a lovely place to go hiking. The paths are in good condition.

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8.11 km

View Over the Seeberg Orchard Meadow

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View over the orchard

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12.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.75 km

2.35 km

775 m

714 m

Surfaces

5.83 km

4.51 km

1.08 km

803 m

237 m

118 m

Elevation

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Saturday 10 October

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Comments

March 19, 2023,Historischer "Kammerbruch" – Alte Sternwarte Runde von Seebergen

Certainly a highly recommended tour throughout the year. Very muddy in the quarry area when wet. Unfortunately, the route in the north-eastern part of the Seeberg was massively damaged by forestry equipment and can hardly be walked on when it is wet. Better back via quarry. (As of March 2023).

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June 25, 2022,NSG "Seeberg"🌳 - Alte Sternwarte🌃 🔁 von Seebergen

For today's tour I went to Seebergen to hike the NSG "Seeberg". The approx. 370 hectare nature reserve extends over a length of approx. 6 km from south-east Gotha to the west of Seebergen. The start and finish point is the car park at the excursion restaurant derdueppel.de, which is slightly above Seebergen and unfortunately has no regular opening times …

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May 1, 2022,Gotha Alte Sternwarte - Seeberg Tour ☀️

Small trip to well-known areas and again seen a lot of previously undiscovered things.
Weather was great

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May 1, 2024,1. Mai - wir sind dabei🥾

Out on May 1st - if not on the road, then at least in the woods and meadows. And so today I met up with former colleagues @Matthias Rub and @Mr. Rich as well as Mathias with his family and Robert for a joint tour to Seeberg. Great views along the way, shady forests. And former bunkers and missile bunkers …

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March 10, 2024,Große Seebergrunde

Unfortunately the visibility was a bit cloudy today and we went from the Old Observatory over Seeberg to Seebergen. Above all, all the quarries are worth seeing and interesting.

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March 28, 2025,Seeberg - Kammweg mit Freunden

What a day!!! Dreamy hiking weather! So we took the train to Seebergen and leisurely hiked the high trail to Gotha. Along the way, we found a suitable picnic spot. Everyone unpacked their backpacks – and the table was set in no time.
(The "Düppel" restaurant is permanently closed – a shame; the "Alte Sternwarte" is also not accessible to …

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