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Wettin-Löbejün

Scharngrund Nature Trail loop from Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

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Germany
Saxony-Anhalt
Saalekreis
Wettin-Löbejün

Scharngrund Nature Trail loop from Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

Easy

4.9

(8)

24

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Scharngrund Nature Trail loop from Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

01:38

6.05km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. 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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Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

Waypoints

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223 m

Former St. Marien Church, Rest Area, and Start of the Porphyry Landscape Nature Trail

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Information board at the intersection & rest area
The former church of St. Marien is used as a residential building

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890 m

Mücheln nature trail

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1.07 km

Information about the lower Saale valley (Mücheln nature trail)

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3.62 km

Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

Nature Reserve

5

4.16 km

The Wallwitz-Wettin railway line was a single-track, non-electrified branch line in Saxony-Anhalt. The approximately nine-kilometer branch line was opened in 1903 and ran from Wallwitz on the Halle-Vienenburg railway line to Wettin. In 1971 the line was closed.

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4.37 km

Porphyry Landscape near Gimritz

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A beautiful area, you can often see far into the country.

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4.87 km

Scharngrund Nature Trail

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Nature trail in the characteristic landscape of the “Unteres Saaletal” nature park

The nature trail leads through the historically grown cultural landscape of the Wettin porphyry area and the adjacent …

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5.25 km

Information board on the nature trail

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5.41 km

In the surroundings of Wettin there are interesting rock formations made of porphyry and old quarries for its extraction. Porphyries are widespread across Germany. The reddish color has a very …

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6.05 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.42 km

1.78 km

473 m

386 m

Surfaces

2.71 km

1.79 km

1.35 km

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< 100 m

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Thursday 8 October

13°C

6°C

93 %

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