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Elgersburg Castle – Luisen Spring loop from Elgersburg

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Elgersburg

Elgersburg Castle – Luisen Spring loop from Elgersburg

Moderate

4.8

(22)

61

hikers

Elgersburg Castle – Luisen Spring loop from Elgersburg

01:43

4.94km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

312 m

Elgersburg Castle

Highlight • Castle

In the castle you can stop in, stay overnight and also rent the hall

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2

1.12 km

Luisen Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great for a little refreshment in between for humans and 🐕🐾fur noses 😜

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3

1.28 km

Piutti Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

beautiful multi-part rock formation, memorial plaque for 2 spa doctors

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4

1.28 km

Piutti Rock and Luisen Spring Trail

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A very beautiful, partly rooty, stony path, sometimes just a path. Past the beautiful Piutti rock and the Luisenquelle. This stretch of the route is also very quiet - just …

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5

2.35 km

Hohe Warte Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the Hohe Warte there is a restaurant with good regional cuisine and a great observation tower.

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6

3.81 km

7

4.13 km

Ruins of the Old Massermühle Mill

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Right next to the Goethe Rock are the ruins of an old watermill that was in operation between 1809 and 1885 and slowly fell into disrepair from 1892 onwards.

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8

4.14 km

B

4.94 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.78 km

955 m

913 m

192 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.58 km

809 m

295 m

244 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 11 October

12°C

4°C

12 %

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