Frankenstein Castle Ruins – Portal to Frankenstein loop from Bad Salzungen

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Frankenstein Castle Ruins – Portal to Frankenstein loop from Bad Salzungen

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Frankenstein Castle Ruins – Portal to Frankenstein loop from Bad Salzungen

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11.0km

180m

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: August 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.21 km

Frankensteinblick Viewpoint

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Lookout point: here you can look over to the Frankenstein castle ruins ...

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5.08 km

View of Großer Inselsberg

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From up here you can enjoy the wide view over the beautiful landscape. If the visibility is good you can see the striking peak of the Großer Inselsberg with its observation tower on the horizon.

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7.51 km

Frankenstein Castle Ruins

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The small ruin may look old, but it dates back to 1891. At that time, the community of Frankenstein built this small artificial ruin from the meager remains of the …

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7.53 km

Portal to Frankenstein

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A modern work of art in front of the castle ruins forms a portal to the grounds.

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7.55 km

Frankenstein Cross

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Cross below Frankenstein

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7.82 km

Winding path to Frankenstein Castle

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From the hiking car park in Kloster Allendorf, the path winds its way to Frankenstein Castle.

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9.46 km

Werra floodplain nature reserve

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The Werra floodplains are a paradise for storks and great for bird watching.

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10.3 km

Brine Tower and Graduation Tower, Bad Salzungen

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Bad Salzungen belongs to the Werra potash district - potash salts have been extracted here on a large scale since the 19th century. Salt extraction in Bad Salzungen goes back …

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11.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.99 km

1.26 km

1.11 km

548 m

104 m

Surfaces

6.19 km

2.04 km

1.87 km

904 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

4°C

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

April 10, 2025,Bad Salzunger Frankenstein-Tour

For today's hike, we leafed through the hiking guidebook again.
We started at the Bad Salzungen graduation tower, and we got our first stamp right at the hikers' meeting point.
The following path through the forest was rather unspectacular, but we missed the view of Frankenstein here 🫣
Halfway through, there were beautiful views of the Thuringian Forest, the idyllic …

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March 7, 2026,Die Bad Salzunger Frankensteintour Teil 2 (Touringen Stempel 286, 287, 288) ☀️

The Bad Salzungen Frankenstein tour, parts 1 and 2, are a circular route. I travelled here today by train in glorious spring weather. The tour is well signposted. The members of the Frankenstein Art Ruins Association have made preparations for the season opening at Easter. I was even allowed to climb the tower and enjoy the view from the top. …

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January 26, 2025,Bad Salzunger Frankensteinrunde

The steam-powered toboggan run started after us, but it wasn't the weather for tobogganing. 7C, overcast and windy. No problem through the forest, but to Frankenstein you go over the meadows and the wind always comes from the front anyway. A bit muddy and steep downhill. Lovely hike - recommended.

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October 3, 2024,🇩🇪TH - Bad Salzungen: Frankenstein-Tour (Touringen-Stempel 286, 287, 288)

The tour begins at the train station or in the park, leads through a beautiful forest area up to the Frankenstein art ruins and ends back at the train station after passing the graduation tower.
Autumn said hello today and sometimes appeared grey with rain clouds, sometimes golden October.
At the end I took a walk around the graduation tower. …

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July 15, 2022,Bad Salzunger Frankensteintour (RB-Bad Salzungen - RB-Bad Salzungen)

Tour template mdr.de/mdr-thueringen/wanderfuehrer-bad-salzungen-frankenstein-100.html
or tour 03 from MDR Thuringia Easter walk - the most beautiful hiking trails
I bought this book at the end of last year because it contained really nice half-day tours scattered all over Thuringia. I want to do the ones that are not so far away from EF as an after-work hike.
So today I went …

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February 13, 2024,MDR Thüringen Weg "Frankenstein"

One of several MDR tours took me to Bad Salzungen to the Frankenstein art ruins today. The name of the art ruins has nothing to do with the character in the novel, but goes back to an old family dynasty.
At the end of the tour you pass the former drilling tower and graduation tower.
The paths through the Werra …

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July 7, 2024,Die Bad Salzunger Frankenstein-Tour (Touringen Stempel 286, 287, 288)

Today we headed towards the Rhön again. It was to be Bad Salzungen and its Frankenstein tour. The starting point was the car park at the Solewelt. After crossing the Werra, we first went up a moderate incline to the Frankensteinblick. Why the Touringen stamp box there is right on the hiking trail and not at the Frankensteinblick itself remains …

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