Buchenwald Memorial Obelisk – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Niederzimmern

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Buchenwald Memorial Obelisk – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Niederzimmern

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Buchenwald Memorial Obelisk – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Niederzimmern

01:53

28.4km

380m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.1 km for 80 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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14.0 km

Buchenwald Memorial Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

A good starting point to visit the Buchenwald Memorial.

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14.8 km

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

Highlight • Trail

15.4 km

Blood Road (Buchenwald Memorial)

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

In this way, the newly arrived prisoners had to make their death march in the gas chamber. Very scary, if you think about it.

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18.9 km

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

Highlight • Historical Site

In the spring of 1943 concentration camp inmates had to build the 10km long railway line between Weimar-Schöndorf and Buchenwald within just three months.

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19.8 km

Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

If you want to find out something about World War II, this is the right place for you.

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20.6 km

Buchenwald Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

Every Thuringian should have visited Buchenwald Concentration Camp once and get a picture of how cruel the Third Reich was.

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23.1 km

St. Jakobus Church, Hottelstedt

Highlight • Religious Site

The late Gothic village church with square west tower dates from the 16th century. The pointed tower is delivered and provided with a clock. The nave is painted white inside …

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28.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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