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Strudeltöpfe in the Schwarzatal – Schwarza River Potholes loop from Schwarzburg

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Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Schwarzburg

Strudeltöpfe in the Schwarzatal – Schwarza River Potholes loop from Schwarzburg

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Strudeltöpfe in the Schwarzatal – Schwarza River Potholes loop from Schwarzburg

07:06

23.5km

690m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Start point

Train Station

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4.68 km

Strudeltöpfe in the Schwarzatal

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

The Schwarza is not only in summer a beautiful area for hiking and cycling, even in winter it offers multicellular photo opportunities.

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6.04 km

Schwarza River Potholes

Highlight • Natural Monument

For thousands of years, the whirlpools of the Schwarza have used stone and boulders to cut round pits into the shale. They are protected as hydrogeological natural monuments and are very rare.

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8.40 km

It was built in 1844 in the Moorish style that was common at the time and was used by the royal family until 1918, particularly for wild boar hunting. The castle was located in a large wild boar enclosure, a type of enclosure known as a "sucking garden". In this area, wild boars were cared for and looked after for the royal hunt. The castle is usually closed, but today it is used by the municipality of Dittersdorf, which also organizes its maintenance, as an event venue.

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11.1 km

Bindseil Rock — View over the Schwarzatal

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice viewpoint on the trail… seating and a place to rest included.

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11.9 km

Griesbachfelsen Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Griesbachfelsen is the most impressive rock formation on this route. It's not just the fantastic view of the deep, beautiful Schwarzatal that makes the journey up here worth it; this rock was dedicated to Professor of the Theological Faculty in Jena, Johann Jakob Griesbach.

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12.7 km

Teufelstreppe Viewpoint and Shelter

Highlight • Viewpoint

The legend of the Devil's Stairway

Once a stranger came to the Schwarzatal and freed a beautiful fisher girl. The answer had already been given, when the bride at the last moment realized that she had never engaged anyone else but the devil. With horror she fled up the steep hill, but the devil tore stones from the rock and built a huge staircase. At the seventh stage, he caught up with the fugitive and wanted to seize her, but suddenly a violent thunderstorm exploded, a bolt of lightning tore the pursuer in the depths, and the girl was able to save herself for blast disks.

At the said seventh stage is now the Devil Steps hut.

Source: https: //thwv-bad-blankenburg.de/cms/page/mod/hs/content.php sid = e84909c037d2af1a2f7549b741ed7f8e & eid = 82?

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20.2 km

View of Schwarzburg and Schwarzburg Castle from the Trippstein

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Also a nice vantage point, high above the Schwarzatal. Should not be missed when hiking in this area.

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20.2 km

Bark Hut at Trippstein

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The bark house, from which you have a very nice view of the Schwarzatal, was built by Macheleit, a co-inventor of Thuringian porcelain.

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23.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

4.71 km

2.11 km

1.56 km

1.48 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.75 km

7.86 km

3.11 km

2.34 km

431 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (500 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Sunday 28 June

23°C

18°C

96 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

May 9, 2024,Schwarzatal I Rundwanderung Bad Blankenburg

The first half was perfect and had a bit of everything: effort right from the start, then magnificent viewpoints, hiking on buttery soft paths and through grass. After our detour to Schwarzburg, the ground was monotonous (cycle path) - we quickly changed our route. Next time we'll vary it further.

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November 16, 2024,Wandertour im Schwarzatal 🌲Thüringer Wald🌲

Hiking tour in the Schwarzatal 🌲Thuringian Forest🌲
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RB 23
Stadtilm station - 7:13 a.m.
Bad Blankenburg station - 7:34 a.m.
RB 23
Bad Blankenburg station - 2:19 p.m.
Stadtilm station - 2:34 p.m.
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May 1, 2024,Wandernd in den Mai 🥾 Panoramawege oben & unten im Schwarzatal

We haven't hiked for a long time, and a sunny May 1st is just what we need! Of course, we only touched on the length of the Schwarza Valley, 53 km. Others did it from start to finish, loudly on two wheels, a popular motorcycle route. The hike was quite varied, especially the first part to Schwarzburg. Then, after a …

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May 29, 2025,Wanderung

A very beautiful circular hike in the Schwarzatal Valley in Thuringia, uncrowded even during peak summer season!
The hike is not demanding and can be shortened or adjusted at any time.

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June 11, 2023,Schwarzatal-Panoramaweg von Schwarzburg nach Bad Blankenburg und zurück

Unfortunately I had problems with the GPS signal at the beginning of the tour. That's why the first piece is missing. Start was where the goal is. From there over the Schwarza to the Trippstein, over Rolle in the direction of Cordobang.

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March 10, 2024,Schwarzatal

Hike from Schwarzburg to the Trippstein, further to the Griesbachfelsen and back along the Schwarza.

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October 7, 2023,Kleine Schwarzatalrunde

Today it was the turn of the “house tour” again through the wildly romantic Schwarzatal🌝
Despite the holidays and the weekend there were hardly any people out and about, unfortunately none 🍄

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March 26, 2024,Panoramaweg Schwarzatal

The Schwarzatal Panorama Trail is a quality “Wanderbares Deutschland” trail that runs from Rudolstadt over a length of 136 kilometers and circles the wildly romantic Schwarza valley and leads through a cultural landscape that has been shaped for centuries. Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to hike the entire length of the trail at the moment. So that I can …

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Strudeltöpfe in the Schwarzatal – Schwarza River Potholes loop from Schwarzburg

Strudeltöpfe in the Schwarzatal

Schwarza River Potholes

Eberstein Hunting Lodge

Bindseil Rock — View over the Schwarzatal

Griesbachfelsen Viewpoint

Teufelstreppe Viewpoint and Shelter

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