Großer Teich Ilmenau – Nelson Mandela Bridge loop from Ilmenau

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Großer Teich Ilmenau – Nelson Mandela Bridge loop from Ilmenau

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Großer Teich Ilmenau – Nelson Mandela Bridge loop from Ilmenau

01:29

5.69km

40m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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878 m

Großer Teich Ilmenau

Highlight • Lake

The Ilmenau pond area consists of six ponds and is fed by the Rottenbach in the east of the city. With an area of around 100 hectares, it is one of the largest natural wetlands in Thuringia.
The Ilmenau pond area includes the large pond in the middle, the Neuhäuser pond to the southwest, the Dixbix pond to the west, the Brandenburg pond to the northwest, the stone pond to the north and the Prinzessinenloch to the northeast. The large pond owes its name to the fact that it is the largest of the Ilmenau ponds. The Neuhäuser pond was named after a small, nearby settlement that today belongs to Ilmenau, the Neuhaus. The Dixbixer pond probably got its name from a previous tenant named Benedikt or his short form Dix.

The ponds could be created at this point because the subsoil is made of gypsum stone, which prevents the water from running off. In addition to the abundance of information boards, the Ilmenau nature trail is warmly recommended to the curious.

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1.49 km

Nelson Mandela Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

"During his work, Mandela distinguished himself as a bridge builder between blacks and whites, between peoples and religions, between victims and perpetrators. The bridge symbolizes this connection - for the cooperation between the students at the Technical University of Ilmenau, many of whom come from different countries Earth come. "

Source: ilmenau.de/2117-0-Namensgebung+Nelson-Mandela-Bruecke+am+31+Mai+2015.html

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2.34 km

Weather Column Ilmenau

Highlight • Monument

Reminiscent of the times of the flourishing thermometer production in Ilmenau and surroundings.

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2.47 km

Am Weg bronze sculptures by Volkmar Kühn

Highlight • Monument

"Am Weg", is the name of this bronze sculpture by Volkmar Kühn from the year 1995. It is part of the Ilmenauer Kunstweg and has been on the square in front of the city pharmacy since 2005.

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2.49 km

Ilmenau town centre

Highlight • Settlement

The Goethe and university town of Ilmenau is a dynamic city at the foot of the Kickelhahn in the Thuringian Forest.

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2.51 km

Statues of Mercuria and Seated Figure at the Former Grimm Bookstore

Highlight • Monument

The allegorical group of figures with the goddess 'Merkuria', who holds the caduceus as a symbol of the traders in her right hand, brought the Ilmenau traditional bookstore Grimm no luck. The commercial building has been empty for a year.

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2.73 km