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Castle Square – Old Stock Exchange, Leipzig loop from Leipzig-Wahren

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Castle Square – Old Stock Exchange, Leipzig loop from Leipzig-Wahren

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Castle Square – Old Stock Exchange, Leipzig loop from Leipzig-Wahren

04:11

16.2km

90m

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: April 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.63 km

Gohlis Palace

Highlight • Castle

A pretty rococo-style country house with a park and restaurant. Built in 1756.

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6.58 km

Villersbrunnen

Lake

7.53 km

Nikolaus Column

Highlight • Monument

The Nikolaisäule, which is 16.5 meters high, was built by the Leipzig sculptor Marcus glasses in 1999 and is located directly on the Nikolaikirche on the Kirchenhof.

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8.29 km

The name Burgplatz refers to the Pleißenburg castle that stood here at the time. Burgplatz is the youngest of Leipzig's inner-city squares, having only been built around 1900. After being largely destroyed in World War II, Burgplatz is now once again a lively urban square with no gaps in the buildings. The New Town Hall, the Town Hall, the Bauwens House, the Deutsche Bank House and the Burgplatz Passage are all located here.

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8.69 km

Auerbach's Keller, Leipzig

Highlight • Restaurant

Who wasn't tormented by Goethe's Faust and Mephistopheles the devil when they were at school? In Leipzig you can still touch the story today. The sculpture with the golden shoe because touching it is said to bring good luck. So the story of the dream of eternal dying for perfection and happiness lives on. Everyone who passes by there briefly glances at the shoe at least once. To the right and left of it goes into the cellar, where Faust and Mephisto once met. Today you can dine there at medium to high prices, but you should definitely make a reservation. It is quite loud due to the vaulted ceiling and the numerous seating. The food was very tasty. Drinks are ok. My cappuccino was pretty thin.

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8.81 km

Old Town Hall Leipzig

Highlight • Historical Site

The front of the old town hall in Leipzig is opposite the main entrance to the Mädlerpassage and is a beautiful Renaissance building. It is also the landmark backdrop for the famous Leipzig Christmas market.

The first town hall building on this site dates back to the 14th century. The building was designed from 1556 by Hieronymus Lotter, then mayor of Leipzig, also well known as the architect of the Saxon Elector August for his hunting lodge Augustusburg near Chemnitz.

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8.88 km

Goethe Monument (Naschmarkt, Leipzig)

Highlight • Monument

Johann Wolfgang Goethe, from 1782 von Goethe (born August 28, 1749 in Frankfurt am Main, † March 22, 1832 in Weimar), was a German poet and naturalist. He is considered one of the most important creators of German-language poetry.

Goethe came from a respected middle-class family; his maternal grandfather was the highest judicial officer in the city of Frankfurt as a mayor, his father a doctor of law and an imperial councillor. He and his sister Cornelia received extensive training from tutors. Following his father's wishes, Goethe studied law in Leipzig and Strasbourg and then worked as a lawyer in Wetzlar and Frankfurt. At the same time he followed his passion for poetry. He achieved his first recognition in the world of literature in 1773 with the drama Götz von Berlichingen, which earned him national success, and in 1774 with the epistolary novel Die Leiden desjugens Werther, to which he owed even European success. Both works can be assigned to the literary movement of Sturm und Drang (1765 to 1785).

At the age of 26 he was invited to the court of Weimar, where he eventually settled for the rest of his life. As a friend and minister of Duke Carl August, he held political and administrative offices there and headed the court theater for a quarter of a century. The official activity with the neglect of his creative abilities triggered a personal crisis after the first Weimar decade, which Goethe escaped by fleeing to Italy. He experienced the trip to Italy from September 1786 to May 1788 as a "rebirth". He owed her the completion of important works such as Iphigenia in Tauris (1787), Egmont (1788) and Torquato Tasso (1790).
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8.95 km

Old Stock Exchange, Leipzig

Highlight • Historical Site

The building was built in the 17th century in Baroque style. Today, the building is used for concerts.

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9.10 km

Barfußgäßchen

Highlight • Settlement

The name of Leipzig's Barfußgäßchen (Barefoot Alley) dates back to the Franciscan Order, founded in the 13th century by Francis of Assisi. The Franciscans, due in no small part to their social standing (as they were also known as a mendicant order), were monks who went barefoot.

Today, Barfußgäßchen in Leipzig is a popular tourist attraction. It's lined with one bar after another and one restaurant after another. Barfußgäßchen is divided into a pedestrian zone and a section open to vehicles. Within the narrow pedestrian zone (starting at the corner of Leipzig Market Square and the König-Albert-Haus), there's a constant flow of tourists day and night. All year round, you can comfortably sit outside, enjoy a beer or wine, and sample a variety of food.

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16.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.16 km

3.01 km

2.78 km

777 m

455 m

Surfaces

13.1 km

2.42 km

414 m

210 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 16 July

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19°C

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Castle Square – Old Stock Exchange, Leipzig loop from Leipzig-Wahren

Gohlis Palace

Nikolaus Column

Castle Square

Auerbach's Keller, Leipzig

Old Town Hall Leipzig

Goethe Monument (Naschmarkt, Leipzig)

Old Stock Exchange, Leipzig

Barfußgäßchen

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