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Buchenwald Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower loop from Buchenwald Memorial

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Weimarer Land

Buchenwald Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower loop from Buchenwald Memorial

Moderate

4.6

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Buchenwald Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower loop from Buchenwald Memorial

03:27

12.5km

210m

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: July 22, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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317 m

Gatehouse of Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Highlight • Historical Site

Entrance to the camp, the saying mocks all prisoners.

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342 m

Caracho Path, Buchenwald Memorial

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A dark part of our history!

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945 m

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

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In the spring of 1943 concentration camp inmates had to build the 10km long railway line between Weimar-Schöndorf and Buchenwald within just three months.

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1.82 km

Buchenwald Memorial — Entrance Gate

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Venerable entrance to the ring graves that creates a certain awe.

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2.21 km

Sculptural Group at the Buchenwald Memorial

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The bronze sculpture refers to the many victims of the Buchenwald concentration camp up to 1945. The victims of the Soviet special camp No. 2, which was located on the Ettersberg between 1945 and 1950, played no role at that time.

The political and art-political disputes surrounding Fritz Cremer's group of figures prevented the monument from being completed quickly. Between 1952 and 1954 the artist presented three draft versions of the sculpture. In the course of the work he designed a total of 42 individual figures.

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2.42 km

Buchenwald Memorial

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In the immediate vicinity are the bell tower and the Avenue of Nations.

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12.2 km

Buchenwald Memorial

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A cruel memorial of past but fortunately not forgotten times. Let it never happen again.

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12.5 km

Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower

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Buchenwald Concentration Camp, officially KL Buchenwald, was one of the largest concentration camps on German soil. It operated as a forced labor camp on the Ettersberg hill near Weimar between July 1937 and April 1945. A total of approximately 277,800 people from 50 countries were imprisoned in Buchenwald during this period.[1] The death toll is estimated at around 56,000, including 15,000 Soviet citizens, 7,000 Poles, 6,000 Hungarians, and 3,000 French citizens.[2] As the 3rd US Army approached on April 11, 1945, the prisoners took control of the camp from the retreating SS, arrested 125 of the guards, opened the gates, and raised a white flag.

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12.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.30 km

1.82 km

1.35 km

1.07 km

Surfaces

5.31 km

2.05 km

1.93 km

1.59 km

1.11 km

546 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Tuesday 28 July

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Comments

November 6, 2024,Glockenturm Buchenwald – Schloss Ettersburg Runde von Hottelstedt

A beautiful walk through the autumnal beech forest with a serious historical background that reminds us that something like this should never happen again. It was pleasing to see a large number of young people visiting this place today.

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September 17, 2025,Hier stehst du schweigend. Doch wenn du dich wendest: schweige nicht.

A conference in Erfurt brings me closer. I had the opportunity. And time. For Buchenwald.

School classes stream out of buses in the huge parking lot, which was still almost empty in the early morning. I had hoped for something different. Behind me are children who, of course, are unfamiliar with the worries of people over 80 years ago. It's …

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Buchenwald Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower loop from Buchenwald Memorial

Gatehouse of Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Caracho Path, Buchenwald Memorial

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

Buchenwald Memorial — Entrance Gate

Sculptural Group at the Buchenwald Memorial

Buchenwald Memorial

Buchenwald Memorial

Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower

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