Hörselberg Trail – Ridge Trail on the Kleiner Hörselberg loop from Wutha

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Wartburgkreis

Wutha-Farnroda

Hörselberg Trail – Ridge Trail on the Kleiner Hörselberg loop from Wutha

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Hörselberg Trail – Ridge Trail on the Kleiner Hörselberg loop from Wutha

07:58

27.5km

680m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.4 km

View over Wutha-Farnroda and the Kleiner Hörselberg

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The mighty shell limestone cliffs and the panorama on Wutha are indescribably beautiful.

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13.2 km

View of Wutha

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Great view of Wutha.

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16.3 km

Historic boundary stones on the Hörselberg hiking trail

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Numerous well-preserved boundary stones mark the course of the border between the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.

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17.6 km

Hörselberghaus Mountain Inn & View of the Thuringian Forest

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From here you have a fantastic view of the Großer Inselsberg and the Thuringian Forest. The restaurant doesn't open until March.

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21.6 km

Hörselberg Trail

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Highly recommended, along the Hörselsberg, either down to Sättelstädt or via the Venus cave in the Zapfengrund, or alternatively via the Little Hörselsberg to Wutha, as a trail that you can cycle on.

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23.7 km

Ridge Trail on Little Hörselberg

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The Hörselberge are up to 484.2 m above sea level. NHN [1] high and about 6 km ² large ridge near Eisenach in Wartburgkreis, western part of Thuringia.

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25.9 km

Ridge Trail on the Kleiner Hörselberg

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Beautiful ridge paths are rare, but you appreciate every meter of such paths, here it is 8 km.🤘😎

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26.2 km

Climb to Kleiner Hörselberg

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This short but tough ascent is easy to master thanks to the steps and a fantastic view awaits at the top.

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27.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.2 km

6.88 km

4.04 km

732 m

500 m

158 m

Surfaces

12.8 km

5.96 km

3.46 km

3.23 km

1.98 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 November

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Comments

June 14, 2026,Eisenach: Kammweg - Hörselberge 🥾

And with a whoosh, our last day in and around Eisenach dawned. Again, we took the train quite early for a few stops to Sättelstädt.

Once there, we started with a proper climb onto the Hörselberge ridge trail. Just right for warming up. On beautiful paths, we continued to the Venushöhle (Venus Cave), where, according to legend, the man-devouring she-devil …

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