Hohe Schrecke Ridge Trail – Brückental loop from Donndorf

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Kyffhäuserkreis

Donndorf

Hohe Schrecke Ridge Trail – Brückental loop from Donndorf

Moderate

4.8

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Hohe Schrecke Ridge Trail – Brückental loop from Donndorf

03:42

13.1km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Hohe Schrecke

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.80 km

Rest area between Kleinroda and Langenroda (Touringen Stamp Station No. 121)

Highlight • Rest Area

Easy to find and intact.

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3.08 km

View of the Unstrut Valley from Hohe Schrecke

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Another place with a wide view of the Unstrut valley and the Ziegelroda forest.

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3.39 km

Hunting Cabin and Picnic Area

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice resting place, also for a larger hiking group.

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4.94 km

Aussicht Shelter at Wetzelshain Trail Junction

Highlight • Rest Area

One of the not so nice rest areas, unfortunately.

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8.28 km

Rest area Am Wiegental Wildnisweg – Touringen stamp station No. 123

Highlight • Rest Area

A nice new rest stop.

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8.44 km

Hohe Schrecke Ridge Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The crest of the High Terror goes up and down through the beech forest. Top! 👍

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9.67 km

Baptism Cross (Taufkreuz) in Hohe Schrecke

Highlight • Religious Site

This is not an atonement cross.

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11.7 km

Brückental

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful path from Kleinroda to the baptismal cross.

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13.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.44 km

3.92 km

786 m

Surfaces

7.88 km

4.58 km

680 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Sunday 8 November

9°C

2°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Fog is expected during your activity. Consider wearing some high-visibility clothing so you’re easier to see.

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Comments

September 20, 2026,Wanderung - Runde vom Wander-PP am Kloster Donndorf (Thüringen) zum Taufkreuz und zur Jagdhütte

Wet, a bit spooky – and yet happy 😄🥾🌧️

I parked at the hiking parking lot at Kloster Donndorf. The former Cistercian nunnery was first documented in 1309. Today, it houses the "Ländliche Heimvolkshochschule Thüringen e.V." – also a rural adult education center and thus a place where I actually work. The motto "Living and learning under one roof" fits …

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