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Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser – Trail through ancient beech forest loop from Rottleben

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Kyffhäuserkreis

Kyffhäuserland

Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser – Trail through ancient beech forest loop from Rottleben

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Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser – Trail through ancient beech forest loop from Rottleben

01:50

6.37km

150m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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201 m

Geopark Kyffhäuser Information Center

Highlight • Rest Area

The new building houses a small museum and exhibition.
Is free of charge.

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233 m

Barbarossa Cave (Touringen Stamp Point No. 135)

Highlight • Cave

The Barbarossa Cave is one of two accessible anhydrite caves in the world and the only anhydrite show cave in Europe.

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884 m

Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser

Highlight • Natural Monument

The South Harz gypsum karst landscape stretches for around 100 kilometers in length but only a few kilometers in width on the southern slope of the Harz Mountains. Here you can find a wide variety of karst phenomena such as sinkholes, dolines, caves and stream sinkholes, which are unique in Europe in such large numbers in such a small area. The gypsum karst area in the South Harz is the largest and most important gypsum karst area in Central Europe. The Gipskuppe is one of the unique areas worth protecting.

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1.31 km

Trail through ancient beech forest

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

The closures in Kyffhäuserwalde are due to the risk of trees breaking.
So you walk the fantastic trails at your own risk.

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2.67 km

Köhlerwiese

Highlight • Natural Monument

A really nice place to take a break.

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4.05 km

Sandstone Quarry on the Geopfad

Highlight • Structure

The geo trail leads past an old sandstone quarry.

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4.17 km

Historic Cobblestone Path

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Clearly visible historical paving, in some places the marks left by wagon wheels are clearly visible.

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6.12 km

Barbarossa Cave

Highlight • Cave

The Barbarossa Cave was discovered purely by chance. The idea was to revive copper shale mining in the Kyffhäuser region. In 1860, the entrepreneur Wilhelm von Born therefore had a tunnel dug beneath the ruins of the Falkenburg and directly on the old salt road to Bad Frankenhausen. Meter by meter, the miners penetrated further and further into the mountain. And then: after a distance of 178 meters, on December 22, 1865, the mountain suddenly opened up in front of them - they came across natural cavities of impressive size and beauty.

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6.37 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.45 km

542 m

385 m

Surfaces

3.87 km

1.26 km

829 m

385 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

22°C

9°C

41 %

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Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser – Trail through ancient beech forest loop from Rottleben

Geopark Kyffhäuser Information Center

Barbarossa Cave (Touringen Stamp Point No. 135)

Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser

Trail through ancient beech forest

Köhlerwiese

Sandstone Quarry on the Geopfad

Historic Cobblestone Path

Barbarossa Cave

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