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Goethe Trail in the Thuringian Forest: Ilmenau – Stützerbach

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Goethe Trail in the Thuringian Forest: Ilmenau – Stützerbach

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Goethe Trail in the Thuringian Forest: Ilmenau – Stützerbach

05:47

18.9km

700m

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The Goethe hiking trail between Ilmenau and Stützerbach is almost 19 kilometers long. It connects the places where Goethe worked, starting in the Amtshaus am Markt in Ilmenau, which today houses the Ilmenau Information Center and the Goethe City Museum.

The hike first takes you through the upper old town…

by Thüringen entdecken

Last updated: August 27, 2025

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285 m

Goethe Fountain Ilmenau Cemetery

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The fountain was built in honor of Goethe and is a stop on the Ilmenau-Stützerbach Goethe hiking trail. Goethe visited Ilmenau frequently, among other things because of his work as …

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6.25 km

St. Mary's Spring

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The Marienquelle, inaugurated in 1841, is a nice resting place with a refuge on the Goethe hiking trail. About 100 meters further, "seating areas" were created, which offer great views.

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10.5 km

Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn

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“Over all peaks there is peace…” Goethe wrote on the wall of this small refuge on September 6, 1780. Because of these verses that were written here and later became …

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10.7 km

Kickelhahn Tower

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The dining room above is recommended, delicious and good!

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11.8 km

Gabelbach Hunting Lodge Museum

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The simple late baroque functional building was hastily erected in the summer of 1783 to serve as a guest house for Karl August and his hunting party. Building materials were …

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15.3 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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18.3 km

View of Stützerbach from Schlossberg

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Nice view over Stützerbach.

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18.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.4 km

3.82 km

2.16 km

892 m

428 m

240 m

Surfaces

12.7 km

3.68 km

1.56 km

901 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 17 July

23°C

14°C

53 %

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Comments

August 24, 2024,Goethewanderweg (Touringen Stempel 143, 144, 145)

The hiking trail has seen better days. There are a lot of bare patches and felled trees in the middle of the trail and the hiking trail is barely recognizable. Nevertheless, it is one of the most beautiful trails I have walked so far. @Touringen

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September 30, 2025,Goetheweg Stützerbach - Ilmenau 🥾🍂🌲🍄

Today we took the train from Gera via Erfurt to Ilmenau, then continued on to Stützerbach with bus number 300. A beautiful tour with some elevation gain, great views, and three touring stamps.

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August 2, 2025,Goethewanderweg

In the morning, as I looked out the window, the sun peeked through; the weather app showed a mix of clouds and rain. My inner voice demanded to be heard, and I spontaneously threw on the rain jacket and sunscreen. I jumped in the car and drove to Stützerbach, took the train for two stops, and off I went in …

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June 25, 2022,"Goethewanderweg" Ilmenau -> Stützerbach

"Goethe hiking trail" Ilmenau -> Stuetzerbach

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Walk in Goethe's footsteps through dense forests and picturesque valleys.

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IOV bus (line 300)

Stützerbach / Recovery - 7:20am

Ilmenau / Wetzlarer Platz - 7:34 a.m

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May 29, 2023,3 Touringen Stempel (Nr: 143, 144 und 145) / Goetheweg

The weather is still stable and so I am working my way further south in terms of stamping. And today the Goetheweg from Ilmenau to Stutzerbach was the "victim". Oliver accompanied me.

Ilmenau can also be easily reached by train from Mühlhausen with only 1 change and a journey of around 1.5 hours.

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August 24, 2022,Goetheweg von Ilmenau nach Stützerbach

First we took the bus from Stüzerbach to Ilmenau. In Stüzerbach, it is best to take the Eintracht stop. It has a shelter with a bench and you can sit in the shade there in the morning if you have to wait longer. My bus was 10 minutes late. The Goetheweg is worthwhile, although I liked the part from Kickelhahn …

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April 7, 2023,Goethewanderweg - Von Ilmenau über Kickelhahn nach Stützerbach

With wonderful hiking weather on Good Friday, we hiked the Goethe hiking trail from Ilmenau to Sützerbach.

We left the car at the Stützerbach train station and took the Rennsteig shuttle (only on weekends and public holidays) to Ilmenau. Due to the length and the altitude, it is quite a strenuous hike that scores with many highlights, beautiful views and …

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April 21, 2023,Goethewanderweg

Actually we wanted to continue walking on the Werra-Burgen-Steig today. But since the train was on strike, it became the inspection of the Goethe hiking trail. The number 300 bus brought us reliably to Ilmenau. From there we started the journey. The route went really well. Many small paths lead through the forest from highlight to highlight. Refreshments are also …

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April 3, 2024

The Goethe hiking trail between Ilmenau and Stützerbach is almost 19 kilometers long. It connects the places where Goethe worked, starting in the Amtshaus am Markt in Ilmenau, which today houses the Ilmenau Information Center and the Goethe City Museum.
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The hike first takes you through the upper old town

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Goethe Trail in the Thuringian Forest: Ilmenau – Stützerbach

Goethe Fountain Ilmenau Cemetery

St. Mary's Spring

Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn

Kickelhahn Tower

Gabelbach Hunting Lodge Museum

Knöpfelstaler Pond

View of Stützerbach from Schlossberg

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