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Buchenwald Memorial – View south from Ettersberg loop from Daasdorf am Berge

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Buchenwald Memorial – View south from Ettersberg loop from Daasdorf am Berge

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Buchenwald Memorial – View south from Ettersberg loop from Daasdorf am Berge

02:47

9.92km

210m

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 6, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

1

4.42 km

Memorial Stones on the Buchenwald Memorial Path

Highlight • Monument

In 2009, the design of the memorial stones was started here. They are intended to commemorate children and adolescents who were deported to the Auschwitz extermination camp in 1944.

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2

5.95 km

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

In the spring of 1943 concentration camp inmates had to build the 10km long railway line between Weimar-Schöndorf and Buchenwald within just three months.

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3

6.82 km

Buchenwald Memorial — Entrance Gate

Highlight • Monument

Venerable entrance to the ring graves that creates a certain awe.

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4

7.04 km

Stelenweg Memorial at Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Highlight • Monument

The path is lined with seven steles symbolizing the seven years of the concentration camp and reminiscent of scenes from camp life.

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5

7.23 km

Buchenwald Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

In the immediate vicinity are the bell tower and the Avenue of Nations.

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6

7.39 km

Sculptural Group at the Buchenwald Memorial

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The bronze sculpture refers to the many victims of the Buchenwald concentration camp up to 1945. The victims of the Soviet special camp No. 2, which was located on the …

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7.48 km

Buchenwald Memorial Ring Graves

Highlight • Historical Site

In natural earth wells, the SS had in March / April 1945 bury about 3000 dead. Three of the funeral funers were designed as ring graves.

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8

8.01 km

View south from Ettersberg

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Open meadow landscape with parts of the forest, beautiful views and good for wildlife and bird watching.

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9.92 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.37 km

1.02 km

363 m

110 m

Surfaces

4.60 km

2.49 km

1.10 km

861 m

786 m

< 100 m

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Monday 12 October

15°C

3°C

21 %

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