Luther Trail Ettersberg – Niederzimmern Watchtower loop from Hopfgarten (Weimar)

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Luther Trail Ettersberg – Niederzimmern Watchtower loop from Hopfgarten (Weimar)

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Luther Trail Ettersberg – Niederzimmern Watchtower loop from Hopfgarten (Weimar)

03:50

14.3km

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: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.89 km

Wild Garlic Paradise

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Unique wild garlic population.
Please do not "trample" and only cut off individual sheets for personal use.

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4.74 km

Since it was fully opened in May 2017, Lutherweg 1521 has been an approx. 400 km long pilgrimage / long-distance hiking trail from Worms (Rhineland-Palatinate) through Hesse to Wartburg near Eisenach (Thuringia).

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5.11 km

View of Niederzimmern from Wartenberg

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From here you have a nice view of Niederzimmer.

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5.22 km

Niederzimmern Watchtower

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A control room, i.e. a lookout for checking for enemies near Niederzimmern.
From there you have a good view of the wide country.

His twin is at Hopfgarten.

Rest area and bench available.

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9.98 km

Church Tower of Ottstedt am Berge

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Ottstedt am Berge (officially: Ottstedt a. Berge) is a district of the rural community Grammetal in the west of the Weimarer Land district in Thuringia.

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10.1 km

Old trail marker

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Unfortunately I could not read the location information.

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10.2 km

Geological Hiking Trail Western Ettersberg

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The Ettersberg is a shell limestone mountain range in the interior of the Thuringian Basin, which consists only of an independent Inselberg.
On it, at the Großer Ettersberg, with a …

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13.5 km

Burgquelle Hopfgarten

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Unfortunately there is no lock anymore, only the source

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14.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

2.57 km

482 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.73 km

3.22 km

2.86 km

1.29 km

170 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

14°C

3°C

24 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

February 27, 2022,Unterwegs zw. den Warttürmen bei Niederzimmern und Hopfgarten 🔁 von Hopfgarten

I took advantage of the beautiful Sunday weather ☀ and went in search of spring between the watchtowers in Niederzimmern and Hopfenberg. And as you can see, I found it. I could see him 🥀, hear him 🐝 and also smell him 🌱.

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