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Buchenwald Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower loop from Großobringen

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Buchenwald Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower loop from Großobringen

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4.4

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Buchenwald Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower loop from Großobringen

01:21

20.2km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.4 km for 73 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.37 km

Intersection on the Prinzenschneise

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There are some possible branches here.

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5.17 km

Buchenwald Memorial Obelisk

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A good starting point to visit the Buchenwald Memorial.

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6.05 km

Blood Road (Buchenwald Memorial)

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In this way, the newly arrived prisoners had to make their death march in the gas chamber. Very scary, if you think about it.

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8.54 km

Buchenwald Memorial

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Alone the way up to here, the blood road with its display boards. Pure goosebumps.

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9.55 km

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

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In the spring of 1943 concentration camp inmates had to build the 10km long railway line between Weimar-Schöndorf and Buchenwald within just three months.

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10.5 km

Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower

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Buchenwald Concentration Camp, officially KL Buchenwald, was one of the largest concentration camps on German soil. It operated as a forced labor camp on the Ettersberg hill near Weimar between …

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10.5 km

Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial

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If you want to find out something about World War II, this is the right place for you.

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15.9 km

Prinzenschneise Nature Reserve

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Nice path through the nature reserve towards Schöndorf / Weimar

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20.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.97 km

5.02 km

2.68 km

1.12 km

951 m

405 m

Surfaces

10.4 km

4.94 km

4.01 km

482 m

350 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 1 July

27°C

11°C

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Comments

September 9, 2022,Fahrradtour

By bike to Buchenwald. Very heavy German food but no reason to forget.
Taking a guided tour is recommended. Makes very affected and does not use pictures for documentation.

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September 20, 2023,Von Weimar nach Buchenwald

The journey to the memorial was a bit difficult for me. But it was really worth it for the return trip and was really fun

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Buchenwald Memorial – Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower loop from Großobringen

Intersection on the Prinzenschneise

Buchenwald Memorial Obelisk

Blood Road (Buchenwald Memorial)

Buchenwald Memorial

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower

Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial

Prinzenschneise Nature Reserve

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