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Barigauer Turm Observation Tower – Snake Beech loop from Obstfelderschmiede

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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Mellenbach-Glasbach

Barigauer Turm Observation Tower – Snake Beech loop from Obstfelderschmiede

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Barigauer Turm Observation Tower – Snake Beech loop from Obstfelderschmiede

06:19

20.2km

700m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 14, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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34 m

Thüringer Bergbahn - valley station

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Valley station of the mountain railway

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4.42 km

Barigauer Turm Observation Tower

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The Barigauer Tower is an observation tower on the Barigauer Höhe near Barigau, a district of Königsee in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district of Thuringia. Built in 1912, it offers impressive panoramic …

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10.6 km

Bismarck Tower (Thuringian Forest)

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The Bismarck Tower is a striking observation tower located directly on the Schwarzatal Panorama Trail. It offers magnificent views of the surrounding Thuringian Forest landscape and is a popular stop for hikers.

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12.3 km

Deer Jump at Sommerberg

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Deer could jump into the game gate from the outside via a built stone step.
This happened during the rutting season, when deer were looking for herds of fallow deer.

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13.1 km

View from Sommerberg overlooking Sitzendorf

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Nice view of Sitzendorf.

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13.5 km

Snake Beech

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Should be over 180 years old and has roots that look like snakes 🐍 🐍

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20.1 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Schwarza

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A beautiful building to get from the train station to the parking lot

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20.1 km

Obstfelderschmiede valley station of the Oberweißbach Mountain Railway

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The mountain railway is ALWAYS worth a trip 😊🦊

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20.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

2.34 km

2.23 km

1.72 km

1.05 km

Surfaces

7.47 km

3.74 km

3.54 km

3.07 km

1.72 km

526 m

158 m

Elevation

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Highest point (650 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

22°C

12°C

60 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

July 2, 2021,2a Schwarzatal Panoramaweg

The stage from Schwarzburg to the valley station of the mountain railway 🚞 was very nice. Mainly forest and meadow paths and many beautiful views. However, even today there are no (open) restaurants along the way.
However, you should only go this path when it is dry. At some point my shoes couldn't keep the water off the grass any …

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Barigauer Turm Observation Tower – Snake Beech loop from Obstfelderschmiede

Thüringer Bergbahn - valley station

Barigauer Turm Observation Tower

Bismarck Tower (Thuringian Forest)

Deer Jump at Sommerberg

View from Sommerberg overlooking Sitzendorf

Snake Beech

Wooden Bridge Over the Schwarza

Obstfelderschmiede valley station of the Oberweißbach Mountain Railway

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