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Kyffhäuserland

Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser – Barbarossa Cave (Touringen Stamp Point No. 135) loop from Rottleben

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Kyffhäuserkreis
Kyffhäuserkreis
Kyffhäuserland

Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser – Barbarossa Cave (Touringen Stamp Point No. 135) loop from Rottleben

Easy

4.8

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134

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Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser – Barbarossa Cave (Touringen Stamp Point No. 135) loop from Rottleben

01:35

5.50km

140m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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180 m

Historic Cobblestone Path

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Clearly visible historical paving, in some places the marks left by wagon wheels are clearly visible.

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929 m

Sandstone Quarry on the Geopfad

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The geo trail leads past an old sandstone quarry.

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2.35 km

Old beech forest trail

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Many of the old giants have died, but many young trees are growing everywhere.

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2.57 km

Forest Path in the Kyffhäuser

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I wasn't lucky with the sun but there are plenty of magical places in the legendary Kyffhäuser.

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3.21 km

Gypsum hill in the Kyffhäuser

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The South Harz gypsum karst landscape stretches for around 100 kilometers in length but only a few kilometers in width on the southern slope of the Harz Mountains. Here you …

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3.86 km

The Barbarossa Cave is one of two accessible anhydrite caves in the world and the only anhydrite show cave in Europe.

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3.90 km

The new building houses a small museum and exhibition.
Is free of charge.

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3.99 km

Barbarossa Cave

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The Barbarossa Cave was discovered purely by chance. The idea was to revive copper shale mining in the Kyffhäuser region. In 1860, the entrepreneur Wilhelm von Born therefore had a …

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5.50 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.83 km

578 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.46 km

1.09 km

793 m

105 m

< 100 m

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