Ziemestal Viaduct – Ziemes Tunnel loop from Lückenmühle

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Ziemestal Viaduct – Ziemes Tunnel loop from Lückenmühle

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Ziemestal Viaduct – Ziemes Tunnel loop from Lückenmühle

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16.4km

280m

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: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.70 km

Abandoned railway line between Lückenmühle and Ziemestalbrücke

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It's nice to walk on the rails. But in the long run it gets very tiring.

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5.74 km

Ziemestal Viaduct

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Simply amazing! A great destination for a railway embankment hike from Ziegenrück. 1 viaduct and 3 tunnels and then this bridge! The hike on the railway tracks with the dark tunnels is also great for the kids.

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5.96 km

Ziemes Tunnel

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Built 1892-1893

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9.14 km

Otterbach Valley

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Idyllic path to the Ziemestal bridge and Wysburg castle complex.

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9.52 km

Otterbach

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It's fascinating and not always easy to follow him ...

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9.91 km

Bridge over the Großer Otterbach

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It's fun for the kids to go through!

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12.2 km

Großer Otterbach Stream

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Of course, the Wysburg and the Ziemestalbrücke are the visitor magnets on this tour, but the most idyllic is along the Otterbach.

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14.7 km

Old Railway Bridge in Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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An absolute highlight from above as from below

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16.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.99 km

6.16 km

1.53 km

706 m

Surfaces

6.26 km

5.33 km

2.41 km

2.24 km

113 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

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7°C

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Comments

August 18, 2024,Teil 1 der "Zweibrücken-Tour" Ziemestalbrücke mit der Wysburg

Part 1 of the "Zweibrücken Tour" Ziemestal Bridge with Wysburg Castle

I had high expectations of the bridge, and they were exceeded 🙂.
This lost place has a lot to offer, fully accessible on two levels, simply breathtaking.

A lot of walking was possible/needed to be done over the disused tracks.
Now to a recognized fundamental problem, ......
..... Dear …

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July 14, 2024,Ziemestalbrücke

About a week ago, our dear friends Petra and Rainer from Swabia called us and asked us if we wanted to meet up, as they were on holiday in Franconian Switzerland. Of course we did, as we rarely see each other. So I looked to see where everyone was taking the same route and chose the Ziemestal Bridge.
This time …

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September 21, 2021,Wanderung über die Wysburg zur Ziemestalbrücke entlang der Gleise und zurück durch den Ottergrund

The tour starts at the Wysburg parking lot. The easiest way to get here is to enter Weisbach in the navigation system and Wysburg is well signposted in the village. Good footwear is recommended in advance. The first goal is then the ruins of Wysburg, a well-prepared castle ruin with many information boards and overall very well-kept. Then it goes …

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May 18, 2023,Ziemestalbrücke und Wysburg

Start of our hike at the train station in Lückenmühle.
Along the now disused Triptis/Marxgrün railway line, the paths and paths led in the direction of the Ziemestal Bridge. Sometimes at the height of the rail, sometimes high above, the path was very varied to walk. However, the bark beetle and the drought, and with it the harvester, did a …

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September 4, 2022,Wanderung zur Ziemestalbrücke und ein Abstecher zur Wysburg

From the hiking car park we headed towards the bottom of the valley. After we have taken the small wooden bridge over the river, it is only a few meters to the Ziemestal Bridge. Let's take a look at the Ziemestal Bridge from below. For the viaduct
steel was chosen because the high transport costs for stones were avoided.
We …

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June 10, 2023,Thüringen (Thüringer Schiefergebirge): Ziemestalbrücke und Wysburg; 100623

I recently found this tour on Komoot and then decided straight away to hike it as soon as possible. In addition, a hiking colleague from the club drew my attention to the former railway line a long time ago.

Well - the impressive highlights were undoubtedly the Ziemestal Bridge and then the Wysburg. The path always leads along the rails …

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