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Manebach Spring Rest Area – Knöpfelstaler Pond loop from Ilmenau

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Ilmenau

Manebach Spring Rest Area – Knöpfelstaler Pond loop from Ilmenau

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Manebach Spring Rest Area – Knöpfelstaler Pond loop from Ilmenau

07:40

27.8km

470m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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3.42 km

Ratsstein Quarry

Highlight • Climb

The Ratsstein quarry, on the Schwalbensteinerwand, opens up kick tufts, which represent solidified volcanic ash. They belong to the upper Gehrener strata of the Unterrotliegend. Because of its strength and …

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2

6.00 km

Manebach Spring Rest Area

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beautiful and well-kept rest area with a cool onsen (Japanese sitz bath) for your feet

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11.8 km

4

13.0 km

I found the billboards very informative.

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15.3 km

Here in the Freibachtal, which also belongs to the Vessertal, you will find the Oberen Bergrabenweg. A beautiful section which lies through forests and great meadows in the Freibachtal.

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16.4 km

Freibach Valley

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7

20.0 km

Shortly before Stuetzerbach you will find a fairy-tale gorge, which gained notoriety through Goethe's poem "Ilmenau". In 1783 a large, nocturnal hunting camp took place here. Today there is a …

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20.6 km

Knöpfelstaler Pond

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Before continuing on the romantic part of the Goetheweg in the Ilmkreis, this place offers a place full of peace and harmony.

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27.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

5.21 km

1.54 km

966 m

612 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.4 km

10.6 km

3.15 km

614 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (710 m)

Lowest point (480 m)

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Comments

June 29, 2024,"Oberer Berggrabenweg" - Stützerbach > Ilmenau & Kickelhahn (861m) 🌲Thüringer Wald🌲
"Oberer Berggrabenweg" - Stützerbach > Ilmenau & Kickelhahn (861m) 🌲Thüringer Wald🌲

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