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Luther Trail – around Wartburg Castle

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Luther Trail – around Wartburg Castle

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Luther Trail – around Wartburg Castle

04:10

14.5km

300m

Hiking

This almost 15-kilometer-long circular tour takes you along the main attractions in Eisenach and the surrounding forest area. On the Luther Adventure Trail, you climb the hill with the legendary Wartburg and then follow the beautifully laid out hiking trails through beech and oak forests to the Rennsteig high-altitude hiking…

by Thüringen entdecken

Last updated: June 3, 2024

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Wälder mit Schluchten zwischen Wartburg und Hohe Sonne

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1.56 km

Wartburg Castle

Highlight • Castle

Nice view, great castle and a well-drivable path to the top, which is not too difficult. A little crowded on the weekend. If necessary, take the small unpaved forest path …

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View of Wartburg Castle

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Beautiful view of the castle, a little further back towards Sängerwiese there is also a viewing point with a bench from where you can also see the castle very well.

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2.83 km

Elias Cave Rock Trail

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Beautiful narrow path far away from the hustle and bustle

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8.60 km

Dragon Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

After three weeks of hiking in Thuringia, I can say that this is the most beautiful natural spectacle I have seen. Great how the path meanders through the moss-covered rocks of the gorge.

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14.0 km

Bach House Eisenach

Highlight • Historical Site

If you are in Eisenach, you should not miss the Bachhaus. The demonstration of the old instruments is particularly interesting!

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14.5 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.78 km

4.91 km

1.30 km

1.20 km

306 m

Surfaces

6.96 km

4.01 km

1.55 km

942 m

648 m

386 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Tuesday 14 July

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Comments

August 31, 2024,Wartburg 🏰Felsenpfad🪨 Drachenschlucht🐉

I got today's tour as a tour tip from the Thuringian Forest hiking website, as the last time I was at Wartburg was when it was still the GDR...we thought that since we were nearby we would go to Eisenach!We started at the market and went up a beautiful sunken road to Wartburg, a great castle worth seeing!Off the path …

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March 2, 2025,Eisenach Lutherweg/Pummpälweg: Wartburg, Hohe Sonne und durch das Drachental zurück.

The last tour for this weekend in the Thuringian Forest. Tomorrow I'm going home again. Today I went to Eisenach. The goal was to see the Wartburg. I was hoping for a nice view. But unfortunately it was very foggy. But that gave the castle a nice atmosphere. Then I continued along the Luther Trail. I made a little detour …

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October 20, 2024,Rund um die Wartburg

Autumn is particularly colorful in the beautiful deciduous forests around the Wartburg. The tour took us from Eisenach to the Rennsteig via winding and mysterious paths to the "High Sun". After a rest, we went to the Drachenschlucht and took in the nature.
Typically for a beautiful Sunday, there were quite a lot of people out and about - on …

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May 8, 2024,Eisenach - Wartburg - Hohe Sonne - Drachenschlucht

Since we're already in Thuringia, we don't want to miss out on one of the top attractions (there are three to be precise):
A visit to Eisenach and the Wartburg and a walk through the legendary Dragon Gorge.

Eisenach is worth a trip in itself, but of course a quick visit to the historic Wartburg is an absolute MUST!

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October 3, 2021,🐉 Drachenschlucht - 👺Pummpälzweg - 🌭Sängerwiese // Eisenach

I already knew the Landgrafenschlucht (think it was 2018). The Dragon Gorge, however, is truly even more impressive. The fear that too many people meander through the beautiful weather and holiday did not occur, thank god. Conclusion: you have to see them in connection with a visit to Eisenach. Completely chilled with a lot of looking and the babbling of …

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August 23, 2024,23082024 Nachmittagsrunde am Rennsteig, Wartburg, Eisenach und Drachenschlucht

Nice circuit on the Rennsteig. The route is pleasant to run with slight inclines and mostly in the shade. However, there is no view. The view only comes at the Wartburg. Then down into the city to book a hotel, it was already too late to book on the app, so I had to show up in person. Then I …

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May 7, 2022,Eisenach - Wartburg - Wilde Sau - Hohe Sonne - Drachenschlucht

We started at the Predigerkirche in Eisenach. The picture boards of the Martin-Luther-Weg make the way up to the Wartburg quite entertaining. There are several places to stop along the way, but there are also plenty of places to have a picnic.
The Drachenschlucht is just great.

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September 24, 2023,🇩🇪 Thüringen Eisenach Runde - Drachenschlucht – Wartburg

Start from the P+R / hiking car park at Prinzenteich via Mariental, height of Sonne, singer-wise to Wartburg ..... absolute highlight! Be sure to take the tour!

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April 3, 2024

This almost 15-kilometer-long circular tour takes you along the main attractions in Eisenach and the surrounding forest area. On the Luther Adventure Trail, you climb the hill with the legendary Wartburg and then follow the beautifully laid out hiking trails through beech and oak forests to the Rennsteig

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Wartburg Castle

View of Wartburg Castle

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Dragon Gorge

Bach House Eisenach

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