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Castle Route - Georoute 3

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Castle Route - Georoute 3

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Castle Route - Georoute 3

08:23

29.8km

600m

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This tour is part of the georoutes that lead through the UNESCO Global Geopark in Thuringia. The landscape is named "Drei Gleichen" (Three Equals) because, according to legend, the three dominant castles were struck by lightning and engulfed in flames on the same night. Your route takes you to all…

by Welterberegion Wartburg Hainich

Last updated: May 4, 2025

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Mühlburg (Thuringia Stamp Station 425)

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The most unassuming of the three equals has become a highlight in the years following the fall of the Wall. With 2, - € admission for adults and 1, - € for children, it is also very attractive for families.

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Wachsenburg Fortress

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I was a little early... Wachsenburg Castle is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 a.m. I visited several times as a child and know the fortress as a beautifully restored …

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Gleichen Castle

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The ruined castle Gleichen on the southern edge of the Thuringian Basin, together with the Mühlburg and the Wachsenburg, is probably the best-known ensemble of castles in Germany, the Drei …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.9 km

6.10 km

2.92 km

2.88 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.7 km

8.32 km

2.84 km

1.68 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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March 8, 2025,GeoRoute 3 - Burgenroute Drei Gleichen (Touringen Stempel 425, 426, 427)

A very nice round. :) Quite challenging in places. Very beautiful paths. Pure nature! You should take plenty of water with you! It's a very long way. Unfortunately I couldn't get into the Innrnhöfe. But three stamps are three stamps! ;) The next adventure awaits! ;)

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March 7, 2025,GeoRoute 3 - Burgenroute Drei Gleichen (Touringen Stempel 425, 426, 427)

In beautiful sunshine 🌞 I hiked the Drei Gleichen today and collected three Touringen stamps again. Unfortunately the Mühlburg was the only one that was accessible, the Wachsenburg is only open from Friday to Sunday from 11am to 4pm, I was too early and the Gleichen Castle is only open from March 27th and then until October 31st, always from …

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October 1, 2023,Drei Gleichen Touringen Tour🥾♟️📗😊

Driven past it many times and never stopped. Today 3 Touringen stamps lured me here. The 🏰ruins are well worth seeing👍🏻

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November 12, 2023,3 Touringen Stempel, 3 Burgen, 3zig Km und 3x276 Höhenmeter

What a fantastic autumn hike. Even though I have walked the route several times, it is always beautiful.

The Wachsenburg is so dominant that there is hardly a place where you can't see it. That's why she's on every second photo.

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November 22, 2025,Burgenroute Drei Gleichen

Mud, pain, and pride. These have been my most dominant impressions of this area so far, thanks to Legend of Cross. Now it's time to focus more on the expansive landscape. Starting at sunrise from the Kulturscheune (cultural barn) in Mühlberg, I headed straight for Mühlburg Castle. The snack bar was still closed. I continued along the Schloßleite (castle slope) …

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April 27, 2025,GeoRoute 3 - Burgenroute Drei Gleichen (Touringen Stempel 425, 426, 427)

I've been wanting to do this loop for a long time, so I set off spontaneously today.
A hike just to my liking: climbing 🥵, lots of forest and meadow, sunshine, lying on the meadow during a lunch break with my feet in the pond...🤷🏻‍♀️🫣😂
Plus 3 stamps 👍
Komott kept the remaining kilometers again...

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November 18, 2023,Wie mich heute ein Glückskeksspruch 🥠🍀 beeinflusst hat ... 🥾🎒

I just wanted to check on things in the garden, but then I came across this saying:

Today, luck is on your side, just give it a try. 🥠🐞🧿

I packed my backpack, laced up my hiking boots, checked on things in the garden, and off I went.
In the end, it was the Castle Route 🏰😀

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April 14, 2024,Juhu, auch bei uns blühen die Adonisröschen 🌼

Today I mostly walked the Graf-Gleichen-Weg, which leads to the Drei Gleichen: 'Wachsenburg, Wanderslebener- and Mühlburg' ... and of course to the Adonisröschen, yay 😀.
The playhouse below the Wachsenburg is not only popular with children, the adults also enjoy playing Ludo 😀
The badlands at the Wandersleben castle are always impressive, especially when the light makes the badlands glow …

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April 11, 2025

This tour is part of the georoutes that lead through the UNESCO Global Geopark in Thuringia. The landscape is named "Drei Gleichen" (Three Equals) because, according to legend, the three dominant castles were struck by lightning and engulfed in flames on the same night. Your route takes you to all three

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Castle Route - Georoute 3

Mühlburg (Thuringia Stamp Station 425)

Wachsenburg Fortress

Gleichen Castle

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