View from Hörselberg Ridge – Ridge Trail on the Kleiner Hörselberg loop from Eisenach

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View from Hörselberg Ridge – Ridge Trail on the Kleiner Hörselberg loop from Eisenach

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View from Hörselberg Ridge – Ridge Trail on the Kleiner Hörselberg loop from Eisenach

08:31

28.7km

840m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.4 km

Panoramablick

Viewpoint

13.4 km

Großer Hörselberg panorama trail

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Spectacular ascent, from Sättelstedt to the large Hörselberg. Fantastic view, on the way and at the summit.

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14.5 km

Großer Hörselberg Viewpoint

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The view makes the effort worthwhile.
Almost 4km climb

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14.5 km

Hörselberghaus Mountain Inn & View of the Thuringian Forest

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From here you have a fantastic view of the Großer Inselsberg and the Thuringian Forest. The restaurant doesn't open until March.

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15.0 km

View from Hörselberg Ridge

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Grandiose view of the Thuringian Forest.

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16.4 km

Historic boundary stones on the Hörselberg hiking trail

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Numerous well-preserved boundary stones mark the course of the border between the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

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20.1 km

Ridge Trail on the Kleiner Hörselberg

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Beautiful ridge paths are rare, but you appreciate every meter of such paths, here it is 8 km.🤘😎

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20.3 km

View over Wutha-Farnroda and the Kleiner Hörselberg

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The mighty shell limestone cliffs and the panorama on Wutha are indescribably beautiful.

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25.8 km

Mosbacher Lime Tree

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Cozy rest area at the Mosbacher Linde with a shelter and legend board of the Beautiful Unknowns. Ideal for lingering, resting and relaxing. Paths lead further to Mosbach, to the …

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26.9 km

Viewpoint

28.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.4 km

11.7 km

1.52 km

473 m

351 m

179 m

Surfaces

12.3 km

7.89 km

4.81 km

2.02 km

1.45 km

189 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

September 26, 2023,Runde ab Eisenach mit Hörselbergen

Wonderfully varied round with great views and far-reaching views. In bright sunshine.
The renatured A4 is particularly impressive. I also woke up a resting deer.

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November 6, 2025,Von Sättelstädt nach Eisenach

The mountains disappear into the haze as the last leaves drift from the trees.

The sun loses its strength as autumn unfolds its stillness. A moment of transition before winter arrives.

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December 8, 2024,Über die Hörselberge nach Eisenach ♟️🥰👌

Today we took advantage of the nice weather 🌞 and explored another relatively unknown area...
From Sättelstädt we went over the Großer and Kleiner Hörselberg with a fantastic panorama and view of the route of the old A4 to Wutha and beyond the Hörsel to the Mosbacher Linde and the Burschenschaftsdenkmal - a very impressive building with a great view …

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December 30, 2024,In den Nebel hinein!

We brought this mess on ourselves. The foggy soup, that is. First of all: it tasted good.
We started at Sättelstedt station, drank the catalyst schnapps and took the well-known path up the large lecture hall hill. Attention hikers! There is a reliably open inn here! Not on Mondays, though. Well, we had thought of that anyway. So we had …

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December 28, 2024,Hörselberge...

...in beautiful hiking weather and I was grinning as much as the sun. A permanent grin that was almost idiotic.

Afterwards I went to my aunt's for tea.

Simply perfect.

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