View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – Mühlburg Castle loop from Arnstadt Hbf

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View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – Mühlburg Castle loop from Arnstadt Hbf

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View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – Mühlburg Castle loop from Arnstadt Hbf

07:59

28.6km

550m

Hiking

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

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Schloßleite

Röhnberg

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.90 km

Pfennigsberg

Peak

5.27 km

Eulenberg

Peak

9.20 km

View of the Wachsenburg Fortress

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Water, fields, forests, 3 castles and a good bratwurst at the right time. Then all you need is good weather.

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9.33 km

View of Gleichen Castle and Mühlburg

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Access to trails of varying difficulty is possible from here.

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9.56 km

View of the Wachsenburg

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Idyllically situated on a hill.

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10.1 km

View of Veste Wachsenburg

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Great landscape, great castle 😊

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13.3 km

Mühlburg Castle

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The Mühlburg is the oldest castle of the three equals and is considered the oldest preserved building in Thuringia.
Simply a mega excursion destination 🙏😊

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13.9 km

Mühlberg Aqueduct

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The aqueduct in Mühlberg is an artificial confluence of the Weidbach and Burgbach rivers. In earlier times, such an aqueduct was used to carry the Weidbach water to the Steigmühle …

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14.1 km

Mühlburg

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Mühlberg has a lot to offer historically, but there are also beautiful and old houses here.

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19.3 km

Schloßleite peat pond with view of Wachsenburg Castle

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Beautiful panoramic view through the valley to all 3 castles

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26.1 km

Viewpoint

28.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.1 km

6.79 km

2.54 km

2.06 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

5.77 km

3.61 km

2.18 km

1.97 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

22°C

7°C

2 %

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

November 22, 2025,Burgenroute Drei Gleichen

Mud, pain, and pride. These have been my most dominant impressions of this area so far, thanks to Legend of Cross. Now it's time to focus more on the expansive landscape. Starting at sunrise from the Kulturscheune (cultural barn) in Mühlberg, I headed straight for Mühlburg Castle. The snack bar was still closed. I continued along the Schloßleite (castle slope) …

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November 12, 2023,3 Touringen Stempel, 3 Burgen, 3zig Km und 3x276 Höhenmeter

What a fantastic autumn hike. Even though I have walked the route several times, it is always beautiful.

The Wachsenburg is so dominant that there is hardly a place where you can't see it. That's why she's on every second photo.

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March 7, 2025,GeoRoute 3 - Burgenroute Drei Gleichen (Touringen Stempel 425, 426, 427)

In beautiful sunshine 🌞 I hiked the Drei Gleichen today and collected three Touringen stamps again. Unfortunately the Mühlburg was the only one that was accessible, the Wachsenburg is only open from Friday to Sunday from 11am to 4pm, I was too early and the Gleichen Castle is only open from March 27th and then until October 31st, always from …

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March 8, 2025,GeoRoute 3 - Burgenroute Drei Gleichen (Touringen Stempel 425, 426, 427)

A very nice round. :) Quite challenging in places. Very beautiful paths. Pure nature! You should take plenty of water with you! It's a very long way. Unfortunately I couldn't get into the Innrnhöfe. But three stamps are three stamps! ;) The next adventure awaits! ;)

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April 14, 2024,Juhu, auch bei uns blühen die Adonisröschen 🌼

Today I mostly walked the Graf-Gleichen-Weg, which leads to the Drei Gleichen: 'Wachsenburg, Wanderslebener- and Mühlburg' ... and of course to the Adonisröschen, yay 😀.
The playhouse below the Wachsenburg is not only popular with children, the adults also enjoy playing Ludo 😀
The badlands at the Wandersleben castle are always impressive, especially when the light makes the badlands glow …

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November 18, 2023,Wie mich heute ein Glückskeksspruch 🥠🍀 beeinflusst hat ... 🥾🎒

I just wanted to check on things in the garden, but then I came across this saying:

Today, luck is on your side, just give it a try. 🥠🐞🧿

I packed my backpack, laced up my hiking boots, checked on things in the garden, and off I went.
In the end, it was the Castle Route 🏰😀

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April 27, 2025,GeoRoute 3 - Burgenroute Drei Gleichen (Touringen Stempel 425, 426, 427)

I've been wanting to do this loop for a long time, so I set off spontaneously today.
A hike just to my liking: climbing 🥵, lots of forest and meadow, sunshine, lying on the meadow during a lunch break with my feet in the pond...🤷🏻‍♀️🫣😂
Plus 3 stamps 👍
Komott kept the remaining kilometers again...

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January 12, 2022,Dreieinhalb 🏰 in Thüringen

This tour took me back to the future in my hometown Arnstadt. From the train station it went to the Alteburg and then on to the three equals, via Haarhausen and the limestone mountains then back. As children, we looked for the Amber Room in Jonastal. Still not found it.

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