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Heldburg Forestry Office – Cow Lake loop from Bad Colberg-Heldburg

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Heldburg Forestry Office – Cow Lake loop from Bad Colberg-Heldburg

04:03

14.7km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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68 m

Old Heldburg Station

Highlight • Monument

The old station building in Heldburg, built in 1888, is located on the former Hildburghausen–
Lindenau-Friedrichshall, also affectionately called Heldburger Bimmelbähnle.
This was a narrow-gauge railway that connected Hildburghausen with the Heldburger Land to the south.
Today the building is used as a multi-generation house.

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198 m

Heldburg Forestry Office

Highlight • Monument

There are numerous half-timbered houses in Heldburg, but this one stands out 👍🏻. No wonder, since it is extensively designed with ornamental framework. It is still used today as a forestry office.

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459 m

Lutherweg at Veste Heldburg

Highlight • Trail

Shelter on the Luther Trail. A visit to the fortress and the German Castle Museum is always worthwhile.

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2.54 km

Lutherweg Shelter and Trail Junction

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice shelter for a short rest.

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4.07 km

Hoher Stein

Highlight • Trail

There is a refuge here and now the Hoher Stein 328 stamp point. A trail leads here towards Bad Rodach. The Veste Heldburg or Billmuthausen can be reached quickly.

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6.66 km

Billmuthausen Memorial Site

Highlight • Historical Site

The former place was razed during the GDR era. There is still a cemetery with a chapel and a well.
Thankfully the place is maintained. A nice quiet place.

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12.6 km

Cow Lake

Highlight • Lake

The Kuhseefest is legendary with brass band music and great food. It's time for it to take place again. From there you can also get to the Schnepfenbrunnen and further in the direction of Billmuthausen or Bad Colberg.

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13.7 km

View of Veste Heldburg

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you can see the castle, bordered by trees on the left and right. A great photo opportunity. It's worth taking a break on the nearby Gerichtsberg.

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14.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

2.75 km

826 m

565 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.91 km

3.25 km

2.15 km

2.10 km

207 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 17 July

24°C

16°C

49 %

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Comments

July 17, 2025,Ein Kurort ohne Kur ...

...a Kuhsee lake without a manatee and a place that no longer exists.
Today's tour, a recommendation from the Rother Steigerwald hiking guide, which I slightly modified, was a detour to Thuringia. It started in the parking lot of the tourist information office; the town of 142 residents treats itself to something like that. When the spa clinic was still …

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May 8, 2022,🏰 𝘏𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘣 𝘉𝘢𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨

We started from the parking lot behind the Greek in Bad Colberg. We walk past Sabine's Cafe on the left. Here you can decide how around you want to run this round. If the other way around, it is better not to use the patrol road, rather the road with little traffic.
We decided to go clockwise. So into the …

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Heldburg Forestry Office – Cow Lake loop from Bad Colberg-Heldburg

Old Heldburg Station

Heldburg Forestry Office

Lutherweg at Veste Heldburg

Lutherweg Shelter and Trail Junction

Hoher Stein

Billmuthausen Memorial Site

Cow Lake

View of Veste Heldburg

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