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Elgersburg Castle – Hohe Warte Observation Tower loop from Elgersburg

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Elgersburg

Elgersburg Castle – Hohe Warte Observation Tower loop from Elgersburg

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Elgersburg Castle – Hohe Warte Observation Tower loop from Elgersburg

01:43

4.94km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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312 m

Elgersburg Castle

Highlight • Castle

In the castle you can stop in, stay overnight and also rent the hall

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1.12 km

Luisen Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great for a little refreshment in between for humans and 🐕🐾fur noses 😜

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1.28 km

Piutti Rocks

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beautiful multi-part rock formation, memorial plaque for 2 spa doctors

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1.28 km

Piutti Rock and Luisen Spring Trail

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A very beautiful, partly rooty, stony path, sometimes just a path. Past the beautiful Piutti rock and the Luisenquelle. This stretch of the route is also very quiet - just …

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2.35 km

Hohe Warte Observation Tower

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On the Hohe Warte there is a restaurant with good regional cuisine and a great observation tower.

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3.81 km

Goldfish Pond near Elgersburg

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4.13 km

Ruins of the Old Massermühle Mill

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Right next to the Goethe Rock are the ruins of an old watermill that was in operation between 1809 and 1885 and slowly fell into disrepair from 1892 onwards.

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4.14 km

World War I Memorial Plaque in Körnbachtal

Highlight • Monument

4.94 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.78 km

955 m

913 m

192 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.58 km

809 m

295 m

244 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 12 June

19°C

9°C

49 %

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Elgersburg Castle – Hohe Warte Observation Tower loop from Elgersburg

Elgersburg Castle

Luisen Spring

Piutti Rocks

Piutti Rock and Luisen Spring Trail

Hohe Warte Observation Tower

Goldfish Pond near Elgersburg

Ruins of the Old Massermühle Mill

World War I Memorial Plaque in Körnbachtal

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