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Amt Wachsenburg

View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – View of Veste Wachsenburg loop from Holzhausen

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Ilm-Kreis

Amt Wachsenburg

View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – View of Veste Wachsenburg loop from Holzhausen

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View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – View of Veste Wachsenburg loop from Holzhausen

01:31

5.56km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

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125 m

Wachsenburg Trailhead Parking Lot

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Enough free space for vehicle owners who want to reach the Veste Wachsenburg without great effort or who are no longer so easy to walk.

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201 m

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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1.03 km

View of Veste Wachsenburg

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Great landscape, great castle 😊

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1.08 km

View towards Wachsenburg Castle

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A nice place to take a break, on the Bach adventure cycle path.

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2.33 km

Schloßleite Forest Trail

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A really beautiful path along and through the forest towards the castle.

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2.85 km

Triniusblick Viewpoint

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Heinrich August Trinius was a German writer. He was also known as an itinerant writer. His greatest achievement was that he triggered the Rennsteig boom of the Kaiser Wilhelm era …

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3.14 km

Schlossleite Ridge Trail

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In addition, in 1997, within the district of Mühlberg, the area of the wooded ridge of the Schlossleite with the ruin Mühlburg and the former peat bogs in the Mühlberger …

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5.19 km

View of the Wachsenburg

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Idyllically situated on a hill.

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5.56 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.09 km

1.24 km

216 m

Surfaces

4.21 km

1.10 km

178 m

< 100 m

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Today

Sunday 16 August

18°C

13°C

80 %

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View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – View of Veste Wachsenburg loop from Holzhausen

Wachsenburg Trailhead Parking Lot

View of the Wachsenburg Fortress

View of Veste Wachsenburg

View towards Wachsenburg Castle

Schloßleite Forest Trail

Triniusblick Viewpoint

Schlossleite Ridge Trail

View of the Wachsenburg

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