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Kickelhahn Tower – Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn loop from Manebach

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Kickelhahn Tower – Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn loop from Manebach

Moderate

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Kickelhahn Tower – Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn loop from Manebach

04:49

16.3km

480m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.77 km

Meyersgrund Campsite

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Located directly on the Ilmradweg, you can take a break here, even if you are not a guest at the establishment. meyersgrund.de

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7.01 km

Confluence of the Ilm Headwaters

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At this place, the three source streams of the Ilm flow together to form the Ilm. It flows from here for more than 120 kilometers, exclusively through Thuringia, until it flows into the Saale.

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9.23 km

Schilsky Platz

Viewpoint

4

12.1 km

Gabelbach Hunting Lodge Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The simple late baroque functional building was hastily erected in the summer of 1783 to serve as a guest house for Karl August and his hunting party. Building materials were …

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5

12.1 km

Rudolf Baumbach Memorial

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At Jagdhaus Gabelbach stands a memorial stone for the "community poet" Rudolf Baumbach.

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6

13.2 km

Kickelhahn Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

The dining room above is recommended, delicious and good!

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13.4 km

Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn

Highlight • Monument

“Over all peaks there is peace…” Goethe wrote on the wall of this small refuge on September 6, 1780. Because of these verses that were written here and later became …

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14.2 km

Great Hermannstein and Cave

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The Hermannstein, with its cave, was among Goethe's favorite places. On August 6, 1776, he visited it with Charlotte von Stein. Shortly thereafter, he drew the cave. He dedicated these …

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14.3 km

Goethe Cave at Hermannstein

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The perfect break. By the way, you can explore the cave with which Goethe also impressed Frau von Stein. It was probably carved into the rock as a guardhouse in …

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16.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

3.17 km

2.17 km

234 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.15 km

4.10 km

2.51 km

715 m

701 m

< 100 m

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Friday 9 October

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4°C

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