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Wünschendorf (Elster) Covered Bridge – Osterburg Keep loop from Wünschendorf (Elster)

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Wünschendorf/Elster

Wünschendorf (Elster) Covered Bridge – Osterburg Keep loop from Wünschendorf (Elster)

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Wünschendorf (Elster) Covered Bridge – Osterburg Keep loop from Wünschendorf (Elster)

02:51

10.5km

110m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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856 m

Wünschendorf (Elster) Covered Bridge

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The old wooden bridge leads over the White Elster and is the only wooden bridge of its kind preserved in Germany. Its construction is comparable to the famous Chapel Bridge …

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2.66 km

View of Osterburg Weida

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Nice viewpoint 😎

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4.32 km

Pulpit (Plague Pulpit) at the Max Greil State Secondary School

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A renovated historic building with a beautiful archway.

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4.71 km

The town hall was built between 1587 and 1589 in the High Renaissance style and was much more magnificent then than it is today. High gables, numerous dormer windows, turrets, and rich ornamentation adorned the building.

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5.12 km

Osterburg Keep

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Its three battlements and octagonal structure make the defensive tower an architectural speciality. It is visible from afar as a landmark high above the city.

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5.17 km

Osterburg Castle Weida

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Nice place to relax

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8.29 km

Weida Riverside Trail

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The path along the Weida is very beautiful, but you have to cross the Weida three times: 1. Wooden bridge, 2. Bridge was washed away? not there, there were stones …

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8.63 km

Mildenfurth Monastery

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Today the monastery, the former house monastery of the bailiffs, is the residence of an artist. The area is therefore only open for events. The building was based on the Naumburg Cathedral. However, only remnants of the original building remain

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10.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.05 km

1.62 km

1.55 km

1.16 km

1.09 km

Surfaces

3.63 km

3.36 km

2.94 km

367 m

145 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Friday 10 July

26°C

14°C

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Comments

April 2, 2023,# 59 🧦🥾: Lutherweg bei Osterburg/Elsterperlenweg

Steffen had the idea of leaving for Osterburg today. I loved the idea. Look at the photos. What do you say?🙂

The Luther Trail in Thuringia leads from Wunschdorf via a wooden bridge (built in 1786), where Weida and Elster "kiss" and via romantic alleyways along the 1000-year-old St. Vitus Church.
Then on to the Mildenfurth monastery. Here we were …

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April 7, 2023,Wanderung Weida 2

A nice round with many sights.
🙂😎👍
Missed out once.
🤔

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Wünschendorf (Elster) Covered Bridge – Osterburg Keep loop from Wünschendorf (Elster)

Wünschendorf (Elster) Covered Bridge

View of Osterburg Weida

Pulpit (Plague Pulpit) at the Max Greil State Secondary School

Weida Town Hall

Osterburg Keep

Osterburg Castle Weida

Weida Riverside Trail

Mildenfurth Monastery

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