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Landkreis Weimarer Land

Buchenwald Memorial – Ettersburg Castle loop from Kleinobringen

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Germany
Thuringia
Landkreis Weimarer Land

Buchenwald Memorial – Ettersburg Castle loop from Kleinobringen

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Buchenwald Memorial – Ettersburg Castle loop from Kleinobringen

03:03

11.2km

170m

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: May 9, 2026

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3.73 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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3.89 km

Buchenwald Memorial

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

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4.12 km

Buchenwald Memorial — Entrance Gate

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

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4.99 km

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

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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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5.40 km

Caracho Path, Buchenwald Memorial

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A dark part of our history!

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5.55 km

Buchenwald Memorial

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A cruel memorial of past but fortunately not forgotten times. Let it never happen again.

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5.68 km

Gatehouse of Buchenwald Concentration Camp

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Entrance to the camp, the saying mocks all prisoners.

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8.03 km

Ettersburg Castle

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Since the first palace and park complexes were built at the beginning of the 18th century, Ettersburg was a popular hunting and summer residence for the ducal family of Saxony-Weimar …

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11.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.53 km

1.95 km

1.32 km

341 m

Surfaces

4.37 km

2.50 km

1.67 km

1.48 km

777 m

347 m

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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