Mönchhof Inn – Zwei Wiesen Shelter loop from Manebach

Hiking trails & Routes

Ilm-Kreis

Elgersburg

Mönchhof Inn – Zwei Wiesen Shelter loop from Manebach

Easy

4.8

(40)

hikers

Mönchhof Inn – Zwei Wiesen Shelter loop from Manebach

01:28

5.44km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

20 m

Mönchhof Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

Fine excursion restaurant idyllically situated in the middle of the forest. Homemade cake.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.67 km

View of Kickelhahn with picnic and bivouac area

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice place to linger, with a great view of the kickelhahn

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.97 km

Zwei Wiesen Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The covered refuge "Zwei Wiesen" is located directly on the Gera-Radweg and offers a good opportunity for a rest. From here you can also cycle towards Ilmenau (to Ilmtal bike path).

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.27 km

Himmelreichskopf Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Stable protection

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.48 km

Eisenhohle Historic Iron Mining Site

Highlight • Historical Site

The earliest evidence of mining in our area comes from 06.06.1351 on the sale of an iron mine on the Mittelberg. From then on, mining on ore went steadily upwards. …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.55 km

Walenstein Hand Symbol

Highlight • Monument

We come to the whale-stone. The inscription indicates that the Venetians, including Italian archers and miners, dug here. The whale mark (hand with cross) served as a guide and contained …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.40 km

Braunsteinweg Mining Trail

Highlight • Trail

Another attraction is in 2007 by the working group manganese ore mining Thuringia and the Geraberger Heimatfreunden e. V. begun brown tea way. It starts at the sandstone crusher, which …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.44 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.36 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.47 km

887 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Thursday 8 October

6°C

2°C

96 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

April 6, 2024,Thüringen: Thüringer Wald: Elgersburg: Waldgasthaus Mönchhof <> Zwei Wiesen

Round trip from the Mönchhof forest inn.
The paths are so well paved that they can be done with a stroller.
Beautifully secluded, so that you hardly hear any noise from civilisation.
"Thanks" to clear-cutting, there are always far-reaching views into the valleys, to opposite slopes and mountain tops.
The section on the slopes of the Zahme Gera valley is …

Showing Translation