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Kickelhahn Observation Tower – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Manebach

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Kickelhahn Observation Tower – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Manebach

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Kickelhahn Observation Tower – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Manebach

04:48

16.2km

480m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

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4.77 km

Meyersgrund Campsite

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Located directly on the Ilmradweg, you can take a break here, even if you are not a guest at the establishment. meyersgrund.de

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7.02 km

Confluence of the Ilm Headwaters

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At this place, the three source streams of the Ilm flow together to form the Ilm. It flows from here for more than 120 kilometers, exclusively through Thuringia, until it flows into the Saale.

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9.23 km

Schilsky Platz

Viewpoint

12.1 km

Gabelbach Hunting Lodge Museum

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The simple late baroque functional building was hastily erected in the summer of 1783 to serve as a guest house for Karl August and his hunting party. Building materials were …

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13.2 km

Kickelhahn Observation Tower

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View from the Kickelhahn into the valley.

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13.2 km

Kickelhahn Tower

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The dining room above is recommended, delicious and good!

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13.3 km

Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn

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“Over all peaks there is peace…” Goethe wrote on the wall of this small refuge on September 6, 1780. Because of these verses that were written here and later became …

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14.1 km

Großer Herrmannstein and Cave

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The Hermannstein, with its cave, was among Goethe's favorite places. On August 6, 1776, he visited it with Charlotte von Stein. Shortly thereafter, he drew the cave. He dedicated these …

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14.3 km

Goethe Cave at Hermannstein

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The perfect break. By the way, you can explore the cave with which Goethe also impressed Frau von Stein. It was probably carved into the rock as a guardhouse in …

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16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.5 km

3.26 km

2.17 km

223 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.69 km

4.51 km

2.32 km

873 m

736 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Meyersgrund Campsite

Confluence of the Ilm Headwaters

Gabelbach Hunting Lodge Museum

Kickelhahn Observation Tower

Kickelhahn Tower

Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn

Großer Herrmannstein and Cave

Goethe Cave at Hermannstein

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