Widderstatt Celtic Settlement – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Jüchsen

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Widderstatt Celtic Settlement – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Jüchsen

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Widderstatt Celtic Settlement – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Jüchsen

02:35

9.26km

180m

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: August 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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53 m

Rankenberg Shelter (Touringen Stamp Station No. 250)

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Very nice and humorously furnished hut.
With a lot to see for young and old, lots of attention to detail.

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4.11 km

Celtic Site Widderstatt (Touringen Stamp Point No. 251)

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At this romantic spring pond there was an important old settlement of the Celts from the Middle Bronze Age (Hallstadt period). During excavations, a particularly large number of artefacts were …

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4.14 km

Widderstatt Celtic Settlement

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A special attraction is the scenic "Widderstatt" site, located on the Jüchsen-Wachenbrunn road, one of the most important prehistoric settlements in southern Thuringia.

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4.97 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

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Here you have a beautiful view of the Thuringian Forest

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7.22 km

Gasthaus Zum Lamm

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9.26 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.74 km

636 m

479 m

339 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.11 km

3.11 km

1.47 km

401 m

167 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

11°C

7°C

79 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

July 2, 2024,Auf dem Kelten-Erlebnisweg bei Jüchsen 🕹️

I modified the route suggested by Touringen a little and just collected the stamps, as I had seen some other Komoot users do. Thanks for the idea and template. This meant I could do the tour as a circular route. The best thing was the panoramic view from the Köhlershügel, which I hadn't expected. Unfortunately, I didn't see any Celts …

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