Tautenburger Circular Hiking Trail – Tautenburg Planet Trail loop from Mertendorf

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Tautenburger Circular Hiking Trail – Tautenburg Planet Trail loop from Mertendorf

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Tautenburger Circular Hiking Trail – Tautenburg Planet Trail loop from Mertendorf

02:41

9.89km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.98 km

Observing the Universe and Space Travel – Planet Trail

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There is also a Touringen stamping point and a covered rest area (An den Kastanien).

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3.00 km

Shelter An den Kastanien (Touringen Stamp Point No. 404)

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Beautiful refuge in the forest 🌳🌲.
Stamp office No. 404 is also located here.

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3.72 km

Uranus - Tautenburg Planet Trail

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A special feature of Uranus is that its rotation axis is tilted by more than 90°. Uranus has its poles where the other planets have their equators. If you divide …

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4.40 km

What is what in space? – Tautenburger Planet Trail

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Explanation of stars, galaxies and galaxy clusters.

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4.95 km

Memorial to Giovanni Mascherpa and Francesco Capuano

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A memorial site that is still lovingly maintained today.

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5.22 km

Vogelgrund Shelter (Touringen Stamp Point No. 403)

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Great rest area with stamp station in the shelter.

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6.16 km

Tautenburger Circular Hiking Trail

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The almost 6 km long circular hiking trail leads through the beautiful beech forest of the Tautenburger Forest and can be combined with the Planet Trail.

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6.41 km

Tautenburg Planet Trail

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It is much smaller than Earth and only slightly larger than our Moon. It also resembles the Moon externally: a gray, rocky sphere with countless craters. And like the Moon, …

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9.89 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.60 km

2.30 km

Surfaces

3.91 km

3.27 km

2.27 km

441 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Monday 2 November

8°C

3°C

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

January 20, 2024,Tautenburg im Schnee ☀️☃️😍

Finally great weather ☀️☃️- also for the foot soldiers. 😉 It was wonderfully beautiful outside today. 😍

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January 13, 2024,Ein Stück durch die Galaxie 💫🪐☄️☀️🌙

Planetary path around the Tautenburg 🏰 ....that was the goal this afternoon.
We didn't have much time until the ☀️ gave way to the 🌓.
So quickly up the mountain and back on the other side.
The last few meters are in the dark, but with enough lighting.
😉☺️

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