Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka – Potter's path loop from Oettern

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Oettern

Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka – Potter's path loop from Oettern

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Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka – Potter's path loop from Oettern

04:19

15.4km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.60 km

View of Buchfart Rock Castle

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From here you'll find the best view of the rock castle. Unfortunately, it's no longer accessible.

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4.10 km

Rest Area on the Töpferweg (Thuringian Nutrition Trail)

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Lovingly designed rest area in a beautiful natural setting. The pottery path runs along here.

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7.07 km

Kneipp facility (Touringen stamping station no. 207)

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In the modern Kneipp facility right next to the fountain, there is not only a water treading pool, but also a pool for arm baths and a barefoot path with …

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7.86 km

Pfarrbrücke Bad Berka

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The steel construction spans the Ilm and fits in very nicely with the overall picture on site!

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8.25 km

Goethe Fountain, Bad Berka

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This spring was discovered in 1807, the fountain pavilion was built in 1909, and it has only been called the Goethe Fountain since 1949.

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9.22 km

Potter's path

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A beautifully landscaped path from Bad Berka to Buchfahrt. Beautiful views of the Felsenburg castle are also available.

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13.2 km

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

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The landmarked covered house bridge from 1816 crosses the Ilm in Buchfart over a length of 43 meters and offers a track width of 3.20 meters. On both sides are …

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13.2 km

Buchfart

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Very nice old wooden bridge. And very tasty beer around the corner 😋

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15.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.98 km

4.52 km

3.13 km

783 m

622 m

326 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.34 km

3.33 km

3.31 km

2.22 km

998 m

194 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Friday 16 October

12°C

6°C

88 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

March 19, 2024,Wanderung Bad Berka➡️Töpferweg➡️Buchfart➡️Hetschburg➡️Goethepark🥾🥾🔆🔆🤩

Kerstin has vacation and Fridays 👍🏻😂🤗 and let's take advantage of the beautiful weather 🔆🔆🔆👍🏻 and so we went to Bad Berka on a hiking tour over the➡️🥾🥾🚶🏻‍♂️‍➡️🚶🏼‍♀️ ‍➡️🌳🌳🌳 Pottery path through beautiful beech forests to Buchfart. At the beginning of the beautiful village we had a beautiful view of the rock castle with the rocks and caves. Unfortunately, the …

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October 31, 2024,Herbstwanderung 🍂🍁🍄von Bad Berka zur Felsenburg Buchfart

A nice little autumn hike 🍂🍁 without any particular highlights. We started from Bad Berka to Buchfart. Unfortunately, you can only really see the rock castle from a distance, otherwise the access is blocked off and overgrown. Then we went on to Hetschburg, a pretty little place, and from there back again.

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July 30, 2022,Töpferweg – Buchfart Runde von Bad Berka

Very nice round from Bad Berla via Hetschburg to Buchfahrt on the Ilm bike path and back on the Töpferweg through the forest, this way back was great. With lots of seating.
Unfortunately there was no draft beer in Buchfahrt in the Ilmstübchen 🍺✌🏼🙈

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