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Ascent to Tautenburg Castle Tower – Tautenburger Circular Hiking Trail loop from Mertendorf

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Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Schkölen

Ascent to Tautenburg Castle Tower – Tautenburger Circular Hiking Trail loop from Mertendorf

Moderate

4.3

(7)

19

hikers

Ascent to Tautenburg Castle Tower – Tautenburger Circular Hiking Trail loop from Mertendorf

02:42

9.94km

140m

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: May 7, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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3.00 km

Shelter An den Kastanien (Touringen Stamp Point No. 404)

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Beautiful refuge in the forest 🌳🌲.
Stamp office No. 404 is also located here.

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3.71 km

Uranus - Tautenburg Planet Trail

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A special feature of Uranus is that its rotation axis is tilted by more than 90°. Uranus has its poles where the other planets have their equators. If you divide …

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4.39 km

Explanation of stars, galaxies and galaxy clusters.

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4.94 km

A memorial site that is still lovingly maintained today.

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5.21 km

Great rest area with stamp station in the shelter.

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5.81 km

The ascent and descent are quite strenuous and you take this route at your own risk - you could also take a longer route... it is definitely worth it.

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6.22 km

The almost 6 km long circular hiking trail leads through the beautiful beech forest of the Tautenburger Forest and can be combined with the Planet Trail.

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6.46 km

Tautenburg Planet Trail

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It is much smaller than Earth and only slightly larger than our Moon. It also resembles the Moon externally: a gray, rocky sphere with countless craters. And like the Moon, …

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9.94 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.79 km

2.14 km

Surfaces

4.12 km

2.90 km

2.36 km

459 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Wednesday 1 July

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