Luther Trail Ettersberg – Niederzimmern Watchtower loop from Niederzimmern

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Luther Trail Ettersberg – Niederzimmern Watchtower loop from Niederzimmern

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Luther Trail Ettersberg – Niederzimmern Watchtower loop from Niederzimmern

02:40

10.1km

90m

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 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.50 km

Luther Trail Ettersberg

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Since it was fully opened in May 2017, Lutherweg 1521 has been an approx. 400 km long pilgrimage / long-distance hiking trail from Worms (Rhineland-Palatinate) through Hesse to Wartburg near Eisenach (Thuringia).

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1.87 km

View of Niederzimmern from Wartenberg

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From here you have a nice view of Niederzimmer.

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1.98 km

Niederzimmern Watchtower

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A control room, i.e. a lookout for checking for enemies near Niederzimmern.
From there you have a good view of the wide country.

His twin is at Hopfgarten.

Rest area and bench available.

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5.73 km

Church Tower of Ottstedt am Berge

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Ottstedt am Berge (officially: Ottstedt a. Berge) is a district of the rural community Grammetal in the west of the Weimarer Land district in Thuringia.

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5.91 km

Geological Hiking Trail Western Ettersberg

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The Ettersberg is a shell limestone mountain range in the interior of the Thuringian Basin, which consists only of an independent Inselberg.
On it, at the Großer Ettersberg, with a …

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5.92 km

Old trail marker

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Unfortunately I could not read the location information.

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8.10 km

Hopfgarten Reservoir

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The Hopfgarten dam (Speicher Hopfgarten) in the district of Weimarer Land near Erfurt is an agricultural reservoir and is used for irrigation of intensive agriculture. It also has great importance …

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8.99 km

Wild Garlic Paradise

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Unique wild garlic population.
Please do not "trample" and only cut off individual sheets for personal use.

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10.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.47 km

2.29 km

1.32 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.13 km

3.08 km

1.94 km

857 m

679 m

441 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

12°C

8°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

February 16, 2025,Wartturm Niederzimmern...

...and the mud could finally stop; I can't gain another kilo every time...🤣

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February 20, 2022,Ottstedt aB.-Lutherweg-Warte von Niederzimmern-Ottstedt aB.

If I discover enough signs of the "Geological Hiking Trail-Westlicher Ettersberg" on my other hikes, hopefully I can understand the route of this trail in the end.
"The geological hiking trail "On the trail of the Ur-Ilm" was officially inaugurated on April 30, 2011 by Prime Minister Chrsitine Lieberknecht. The trail is the first section of the "Geological Hikes" project …

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