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View of Manebach – Manebach Spring Rest Area loop from Ilmenau

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View of Manebach – Manebach Spring Rest Area loop from Ilmenau

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View of Manebach – Manebach Spring Rest Area loop from Ilmenau

04:09

14.6km

310m

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 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

1

4.70 km

Bertha Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

A secluded spot in the middle of the high forest. In the summer ideal cooling on the tour. The spring was made in stone in the middle of the 19th …

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2

6.92 km

View of Manebach

Highlight • Viewpoint

A small bench invites you to enjoy the view!

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3

7.51 km

St. Mary's Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Marienquelle, inaugurated in 1841, is a nice resting place with a refuge on the Goethe hiking trail. About 100 meters further, "seating areas" were created, which offer great views.

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4

7.86 km

Emmastein on the Goethe Trail

Highlight • Natural Monument

An imposing rock formation in the middle of the forest

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5

8.66 km

Manebach Spring Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

beautiful and well-kept rest area with a cool onsen (Japanese sitz bath) for your feet

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6

11.2 km

Ratsstein Quarry

Highlight • Climb

The Ratsstein quarry, on the Schwalbensteinerwand, opens up kick tufts, which represent solidified volcanic ash. They belong to the upper Gehrener strata of the Unterrotliegend. Because of its strength and …

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7

13.5 km

Oberer Berggrabenweg

Highlight • Trail

One of my favorite routes after work, there is nothing nicer than out into nature.

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8

13.9 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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B

14.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

2.49 km

1.44 km

214 m

183 m

Surfaces

6.73 km

5.13 km

1.88 km

867 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 11 October

12°C

3°C

13 %

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Comments

May 26, 2023,Schwalbenstein, Runde von Manebach

Beautiful tour in the best weather with interesting information and great views. Primarily on forest, partly on forest roads.

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May 1, 2024,Goethewanderweg (Touringen Stempel 143, 144, 145)

Some paths are more difficult to walk due to tree felling.

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