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Sundial, Eberstedt
Apolda Gallery of Avant-Garde Art
(Kunsthaus Apolda Avantgarde)
Bahnhofstrasse 42
Fon: +49 (0)3644 515364
Regular special exhibitions
www.kunsthausapolda.de
Old GDR exhibition ('Olle DDR')
Barracks Museum
Bahnhofstrasse 42
Fon: +49 (0)3644 560021
www.olle-ddr.de
Apolda Gallery of Avant-Garde Art
APOLDA
tourist map weimar
and weimarer land
Tourist-Information Apolda
Markt 1, D-99510 Apolda
Fon: +49 (0)3644 650100
Fax: +49 (0)3644 650518
Open Mon–Fri 9am – 5pm
Thu
9am – 6pm
Mail: touristinformation@apolda.de
Web: www.apolda.de
Castle Complex
incl. civic arts centre,
registry office and music academy
Fon: +49 (0)3644 650420
Skate park and recreation area
Kantplatz
(basketball, football)
Adventure playground with petting zoo
Schwabestrasse
(Voluntary helpers)
Bismarck Tower on the B 87
BAD SULZA SPA RESORT
Herressen-Sulzbach
Tennis centre (incl. 2 indoor courts)
Apoldaer Strasse 1
Fon: +49 (0)3644 619935
Reservations on +49 (0)171 4390501
www.tennisclub-apolda.de
Game, Set & Match tennis school
Fon: +49 (0)170 9721592
Oberrossla
Auerstedt willow palace
Bowling alley
(4 lanes, automated)
Fon: +49 (0)3644 564085
Maloca
'World village' community centre based on
Brazilian concept, available for weddings,
parties, conferences, arts events
Fon: +49 (0)36461 87762
www.auerstedt.org
Utenbach
Weise riding stables
Wormstedter Strasse 28
Fon: +49 (0)3644 557534
BAD BERKA SPA RESORT
AUERSTEDT
Bad Berka Tourist Information
Goetheallee 3, D-99438 Bad Berka
Fon: +49 (0)36458 579-0 and 19433
Fax: +49 (0)36458 57999
Open
Mon–Fri 9am–12 noon, 2pm–6pm*
Sat
9am–12 noon
* Nov–Apr until 5pm
Mail:
info@bad-berka.de
Web:
www.bad-berka.de
Railway viaduct
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see, marvel, discover
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Outdoor pool
Herressener Promenade
Fon: +49 (0)3644 564245
St. Martin's Church
Luther Church
Indoor pool with sauna
Leutloffstrasse 44, Fon: +49 (0)3644 564626
www.schwimmhalle-apolda.de
T. Onisseit bike shop
Herressener Strasse 5, Fon: +49 (0)3644 564348
www.radshop.net
Radwelt bike shop
Königstrasse 19, Fon: +49 (0)3644 554877
www.radwelt-apolda.de
'Strike’s' American bowling & sports bar
Am Weimarer Berg 6, Fon: +49 (0)3644 515747
www.strikes-apolda.de
'Sporttreff Apolda' bowling & gym
Buttstädter Strasse 10 b
Fon: +49 (0)3644 554986
St. Boniface's Church
Rainbow squash centre
Fitness-Park Apolda/Heusdorf
Sulzaer Strasse 39
Fon: +49 (0)3644 559514
Nauendorf
G. Schäfer bike shop
Wickerstedter Strasse 12
Fon: +49 (0)3644 550718
Open
Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 5-6pm, Sat 9-12am
and by arrangement
Auerstedt Manor – 1806 Museum
Fon: +49 (0)36461 23983
Auerstedt local history & heritage association,
memorial to Napoleon's Battle of 1806 with diorama depicting the troops' deployment, museum
of rural life, museum of crafts and local history,
guided tours, groups by prior arrangement
www.auerstedt-1806.de
Spa gardens with Goethe well, Kneipp
baths, clearly signposted network of
hiking and Nordic walking paths,
guided themed walks
Carriage Museum at the Auerstedt
Manor resort
Splendid coach collection of the Weimar Classics
Foundation
St. Mary's Church
Open church, guided tours of the church and
organ by arrangement
Auerstedt willow palace
World's largest living construction built from
willow shoots, Auerworld Festival in August
Fon: +49 (0)36461 92886
www.auerworld.de
Fishing
Dreiteichsgrund / fishing permits
Outdoor pool
Fon: +49 (0)36458 49534
Little Venice in Bad Berka
'Dreiteichsgrund' BBQ area
Reservations via Bad Berka Forestry Office
Fon: +49 (0)36458 41170
or +49 (0)172 3480116
Coudray House
Fon: +49 (0)36458 31997
Exhibitions, concerts, readings
Pauline Tower
Open
May–Oct 10am – 6pm
Nov–Apr 10am – 4pm
and by arrangement with Tourist Information
Fon: +49 (0)36458 5790
Town Hall Gallery
Fon: +49 (0)36458 5790
Bergern
'Zum Kripplein Christi' Matt Lamb Church
Decorated by the Irish-American artist and
peace activist. Viewings by arrangement.
Fon: +49 (0)160 8463378
Tannroda
'Erfurter Tal' gliding field
Fon: +49 (0)36458 41173
Glider and aeroplane trips, lessons
www.fcbb.de
'Zum Zeughaus' bowling alley
Fon: +49 (0)36458 42013
Internet café
Leutloffstrasse 44 (in the Glockenhof centre)
Fon: +49 (0)3644 560666
Motor home pitches
With facilities
Fiala riding stables
Friedensgasse 25
Fon: +49 (0)3643 825166
www.pension-reiterhof-fiala.de
K APELLENDORF
Moated Castle
Fon: +49 (0)36425 22485
Guided tours by arrangement, special events,
medieval tournaments, craft markets
Fremdenverkehrsverband
Weimarer Land e. V.
(Tourism Association)
Bahnhofstrasse 28
D-99510 Apolda
Fon/Fax: +49 (0)3644 540 676
tourist-info@im-weimarer-land.de
www.im-weimarer-land.de
Tourist-Information Weimar
Markt 10
Welcome Center in the Atrium
Friedensstrasse 1, D-99423 Weimar
Fon: +49 (0)3643 7450
Fax: +49 (0)3643 745 420
tourist-info@weimar.de
www.weimar.de
Battle of 1806 Viewing Tower
On Sperlingsberg hill
'Fettnäppchen' cabaret theatre
Fon: +49 (0)36425 8140
Box office open daily from 11am
Indoor pool
Salt-water baths with counter-current at
Sophienklinik in Bad Sulza
Fon: +49 (0)36461 970
www.sophie-bad-sulza.de
Toskana Therme pool complex and
'sauna of the future' Expo 2000 project
with Liquid Sound
Full-moon concerts, Liquid Sound Festival
Fon: +49 (0)36461 91085
www.toskanaworld.net
www.liquid-sound.de
'Ravens Spirit' western horse camp
Steinweg 12
Fon: +49 (0)36461 21178
'Schwarzer Johannes' bowling alley
Am Sportplatz 1, Fon: +49 (0)36461 86395
By arrangement
Toskana Adventure Truck
Fon: +49 (0)3644 82200
Max. 50 people, excursions and sightseeing
tours, wine tasting on wheels,
can be booked for parties etc.
www.toskana-erlebnistruck.de
Sonnendorf
Thuringian Vineyard, Bad Sulza
Fon: +49 (0)36461 20600
Wine tasting by arrangement
www.thueringer-wein.de
Sonnenburg
'Circular village', heritage site, fruit trail,
Schwarze Küche – oldest house
BECHSTEDTSTRASS
Church of St. Nicholas
Open church with special exhibitions
Thuringian Organ Museum
Fon: +49 (0)3643 510335
Viewing by prior arrangement
München
'Erlebnisbad am Wald' pool complex
Fon: +49 (0)36459 62305
www.blankenhain.de
'Zur Alten Molkerei' bowling alley
4 lanes, automated
Fon: +49 (0)36459 61511
Palace
Schlossverein e. V., Am Markt 2
Fon: +49 (0)36459 62237
Viewing on request
www.schlossverein-blankenhain.de
Weimar Porcelain Manufactory
Christian-Speck-Strasse 5
Fon: +49 (0)36459 60194
Factory outlet 'Weimar Porzellan', factory tours,
Café Katharina, groups by arrangement
www.weimar-porzellan.de
Pharmacy Museum
'Old Municipal Pharmacy' Rudolf-Breitscheid-Strasse 3
Fon: +49 (0)36459 41260
Grand ducal pharmacy by appointment
since 1701, visits by arrangement
Motocross course
Motor home parking
Prussian memorial stone (near Schwarza)
Friedensstein
Neckeroda
Circular village
Thuringian village of dyes
Thüringer Färbedorf Neckeroda e. V.
Fon: +49 (0)36743 20917
Garden of plants for dyeing open daily,
conference centre, farm shop
www.faerbedorf-neckeroda.de
Saalborn
Walkers Church
BUCHFART
Watermill
(Viewing by arrangement with the mill shop)
Mill shop
Schenkgasse 33
Fon: +49 (0)3643 775776
or +49 (0)172 3547418
Covered wooden bridge
Buchfart Caves
No access
EBERSTEDT
Walk-on sundial, fountain
HME – Historical Mill of Eberstedt
Fon: +49 (0)36461 87463
With floating huts, motor home site, animal
enclosure, mill shop, beer garden, mill tavern
www.oelmuehle-eberstedt.de
St. Margaret´s Cyclists Church
Fon: +49 (0)36461 20672
GolfClub Weimarer Land
Gut Krakau, Fon: +49 (0)36459 61275
www.golfweimar.de
KRANICHFELD
Kranichfeld Information
Baumbachplatz 1, D-99448 Kranichfeld
Fon: +49 (0)36450 42021
Open May–Sep Mon–Fri 9am – 6pm
Sat
9am – 12 noon
Oct–Apr Mon–Fri 9am – 5pm
Mail: kranich-tour@kranichfeld.de
Web: www.kranichfeld.de
Upper Castle
Fon: +49 (0)36450 30460 or 39699
Guided tours by arrangement
Baumbach House
Birthplace of the poet Rudolf Baumbach
Fon: +49 (0)36450 39669
Museum and café, historical room for civil weddings
KILIANSRODA
Caroline Tower (viewing tower)
Fon: +49 (0)36458 48719
or +49 (0)172 3480114
Open
Apr–Sep
Sun/public holidays 1pm – 6pm
Hunting lodge
With country park and chapel
Dormann´s Sheep Shearing Museum
'The Golden Fleece'
Am Kessling 4
Fon: +49 (0)3643 779844
or +49 (0)175 9402620
Viewing by prior arrangement
GROSSHERINGEN
Zahn Vineyard, Thuringia
Kaatschen-Weichau
Fon: +49 (0)34466 20356
www.weingut-zahn.de
Grossheringen Country Estate
Bike and paddleboat hire
Fon: +49 (0)36461 22893
www.gutshof-grossheringen.de
Kleinlohma
Margitta Braun Culinary Journeys
Production of natural and fine foods
Fon: +49 (0)3643 773294
www.kulinarische-zeitreisen.eu
Belfry with bell from 1483
Heichelheim's 'World Potato'
Schiller's House, Weimar
Kunsthalle art gallery on Goetheplatz
Fon: +49 (0)3643 779376
Moated castle, church, elephant statue
Profil art gallery
Schloßgasse 6
Fon: +49 (0)3643 402560
Watermill
Motor home parking
ACC gallery
Burgplatz 1+2
Fon: +49 (0)3643 851261, -62
OSSMANNSTEDT
Klettbach
Trestle windmill
Stedten
Stedten Mill
In der Mühle 2, Fon: +49 (0)36450 42002
www.stedtener-muehle.de
KROMSDORF
Renaissance Palace and Chapel
Fon: +49 (0)3643 421814 and 422180
Palace gardens with 64 sandstone busts
Always open, guided tours by arrangement
Denstedt
Schütz eagle and falconry centre
(Lower Castle)
Fon: +49 (0)36450 44191
Flying demonstrations
April to October Tue–Sun 3pm
and by arrangement 11am
Denstedt Castle
Bowling alley
Am Sportplatz, Fon: +49 (0)36450 43823
Watermill (operational)
Fon: +49 (0)3643 421806
Viewing by prior arrangement
Flying demonstration, Lower Castle, Kranichfeld
Bad-Camp
Campsite and outdoor pool
Fon: +49 (0)3643 493494
or +49 (0)173 9036811
Carriage rides by arrangement
Thuringian Dumpling World
Hauptstrasse 3, Fon: +49 (0)3643 4412245
Special dumpling-themed exhibitions, gallery of
‘dumplingart‘, dumpling courses, Central German
Ice-CreamMuseum,factoryoutlet,tastings,
dumpling snack bar, 'Little Dumpling' Café,
www.thueringer-kloss-welt.de
Bowling alley
(4 lanes, automated)
Fon: +49 (0)36459 41278
Goethe's Garden House 2, Bad Sulza
ET TERSBURG
HEICHELHEIM
Hochdorf
Feininger Tower, Mellingen
Church with organ built by
Peternell from 1860
The Hungarian composer Franz Liszt used to
play this organ during his Weimar period
LEUTENTHAL
Mechanika da Vinci
Fon: +49 (0)36451 60435
Hands-on exhibition of traction engines and
mechanical devices (outdoors)
Treetop Adventure Park, Hohenfelden
'Louise' Salt-Evaporation Works
Fon: +49 (0)36461 20254
Walkway and vapour room
Outdoor pool
Fon: +49 (0)36462 32360
Kranichfeld Lower Castle
Café on the castle terrace
Kapellendorf Moated Castle
Production credits
Published by Fremdenverkehrsverband Weimarer Land e.V., weimar GmbH
Designed by Gudman Design
Photos by Gudman Design, Fremdenverkehrsverband Weimarer Land e.V., weimar GmbH, Maik Schuck, Thüringer Tourismus GmbH
Text by Fremdenverkehrsverband Weimarer Land e.V.
Printed by Liebeskind Druck
With the kind support of
Salt Works and Local History Museum,
Evaporation Pan V, Saline Reservoir
(Pharmaceutical and salt works history)
Naumburger Strasse 2
Fon: +49 (0)36461 82110
Group tours by prior arrangement with
Tourist Information
Tiefengruben
Church of St. Vitus
With organs built by Schulze and Rohlfing
Thuringian Open-Air Museum
Fon: +49 (0)36450 43918 or 30285
Projects and guided tours by arrangement
www.freilichtmuseum-hohenfelden.de
Goethe's Garden House 2
Fon: +49 (0)36461 92000
Museum, events venue, registry office
Thuringian Basket-Makers´ Museum
Lindenberg 9
Fon: +49 (0)36450 43936 and 30482
HOPFGARTEN
C O N TA C T
Tennis courts
By prior arrangement with Tourist Information
Outdoor pool and mini golf
Fon: +49 (0)36461 87941
Mechanika da Vinci, Leutenthal
Horse Camp
Im Dorfe 22 b, Fon: +49 (0)172 3786131
Week-long tours, medieval tournaments,
riding lessons by prior arrangement
Denstedt Castle
Fishing
Emsenteich / fishing permits
Weimar porcelain, Blankenhain
NIEDERROSSL A
Decorative weaving and design workshop
Ulrike Drasdo, Im Dorfe 109
Fon: +49 (0)36450 39605
www.ulrike-drasdo.de
Avenida thermal baths
Am Stausee Hohenfelden
Fon: +49 (0)36450 4490
Balearic-style swimming complex with
exclusive sauna suite
www.avenida-therme.de
Fossil pit – natural monument area
Viewing tower, church
Church viewings and ascents of the tower
Auerstedt Manor
Upper Castle, Kranichfeld
Thuringian Open-Air Museum, Hohenfelden
Treetop Adventure Park, Hohenfelden
Am Stausee Hohenfelden
Fon: +49 (0)36450 28666
or +49 (0)174 6722629
www.kletterwald-hohenfelden.de
Thuringian Wine Gate and vineyards
Citizens´ Office/Tourist Information
Marktstrasse 4, D-99444 Blankenhain
Fon: +49 (0)36459 44030
Fax: +49 (0)36459 44017
Open
Mon & Thu 8am – 4pm
Tue
8am – 6pm
Wed
closed
Fri
8am – 12.30pm
Mail:
tourismus@blankenhain.de
Web:
www.blankenhain.de
Manor house with petting zoo
Fon: +49 (0)36458 47748
Bell and Municipal Museum
Bahnhofstrasse 41, Fon: +49 (0)3644 5152570
Hohenfelden Reservoir Leisure Park
Fon: +49 (0)36450 42081
Open all year round: camping, caravanning,
holiday homes, beach, naturist area, boat and
cycle hire, fishing area, wildlife enclosure, events
www.stausee-hohenfelden.de
Spa gardens
With historical inhalatorium, pump room
and music pavilion
Apolda Bell Museum
'Bismarckhöhe' bowling alley
(4 lanes, automated)
An der Goethebrücke 34
Fon: +49 (0)3644 555820
Open by arrangement
HOHENFELDEN
BLANKENHAIN
Kurgesellschaft Heilbad Bad Sulza mbH
Guest Information
Kurpark 2, D-99518 Bad Sulza
Fon: +49 (0)36461 82110
Fax: +49 (0)36461 82111
Open
Mon–Fri
9am – 5pm
Sat
10am – 12 noon
May–Oct Sun 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Mail:
info@bad-sulza.de
Web:
www.bad-sulza.de
Wieland estate (memorial site) with park
Fon: +49 (0)36462 920918
or +49 (0)3643 545-400/-401/-402
LIEBSTEDT
Castle of the Teutonic Order
Fon: +49 (0)36462 30900
Guided tours by arrangement
www.ordensburg-liebstedt.de
OE T TERN
'Ilmtal' campsite
Fon: +49 (0)36453 80264
Open May to October
Goldbach
Rosshof Becker riding stables
Fon: +49 (0)36462 32905
www.rosshof-becker.de
Bowling alley at the sports club
(2 lanes, automated), Fon: +49 (0)36453 80216
Feininger Tower
Tower built from steel posts and tubes as art for
Weimar's year as City of Culture (1999)
MÜNCHENGOSSERSTÄDT
Münchengosserstädt Parsonage
Am Dorfplatz 61, Fon: +49 (0)36421 22666
Permanent exhibition on the life and works of
the painter and art historian Ernst Förster
Market square, Weimar
Belvedere Palace, Weimar
Museums of the Weimar Classics Foundation
Details available from Visitor Information:
Fon: +49 (0)3643 545-400
Goethe's Garden House
in the Park an der Ilm
Goethe National Museum
Goethe's House
Frauenplan 1
Schiller's House
Schillerstrasse 12
Liszt Museum
Marienstrasse 17
VIPPACHEDELHAUSEN
'tirica' theme park
Mühlgasse 76
Fon: +49 (0)36452 71559
BBQ area with cabin and picnic tables,
pets' corner, farm shop, playground, nature trail,
bowling, mud pit
www.tirica.de
WEIMAR
Weimar Tourist Information
Markt 10, D-99423 Weimar
Fon: +49 (0)3643 7450
Fax: +49 (0)3643 745420
Open April to October
Mon–Sat
9.30am – 7pm
Sun, public holidays 9.30am – 3pm
November to March
Mon–Fri
9.30am – 6pm
Sat, Sun, public holidays 9.30am – 2pm
Mail: tourist-info@weimar.de
Web: www.weimar.de
C-Keller & Galerie Markt 21 gallery
Fon: +49 (0)3643 502755
Weimar SuperBowl
Weimar-Atrium, Friedensstrasse 1
Fon: +49 (0)3643 414280
Welcome Center in the Atrium
Open all year round
Mon–Sat 10am – 6pm
Bauhaus Museum
Am Theaterplatz
Neues Museum
Weimarplatz 5
Hohe Pappeln House
Belvederer Allee 58
Henry van de Velde's house
Other museums in Weimar:
UMPFERSTEDT
IKARUS UL-Flugschule GbR (flying school)
On the B87, Fon: +49 (0)3643 518251
Plane and microlight flying school,
sightseeing flights
MELLINGEN
Goethe and Schiller monument, Weimar
Roman House
in the Park an der Ilm
Royal Crypt
Historical cemetery, Am Poseckschen Garten
Buchenwald memorial site
D-99427 Weimar-Buchenwald
Fon: +49 (0)3643 4300
'Am Horn' House
Am Horn 61
Fon: +49 (0)3643 904056 or 400819
Town Church of St. Peter and St. Paul
(Herderkirche), Herderplatz
Fon: +49 (0)3643 851518
German Bee Museum
Oberweimar, Ilmstrasse 3
Fon: +49 (0)3643 901032
Russian Orthodox Chapel
Nietzsche Archive
Humboldtstrasse 36
Wittums Palace
Theaterplatz
Kirms-Krackow House
Jakobstrasse 10
Tiefurt Palace and Park
Weimar-Tiefurt, Hauptstrasse 14
Weimar Palace
Burgplatz 4
Belvedere Palace and Park
Weimar-Belvedere, Rococo palace with glass
and porcelain collection
Weimar House (Weimar Story)
Schillerstrasse 15
Fon: +49 (0)3643 901890
Germany's first multimedia interactive museum
Museum of Prehistory and Early History
Humboldtstrasse 11
Fon: +49 (0)3643 818330
Extensive collection of archaeological finds
in Thuringia
Weimar History Museum
in the Bertuchhaus
Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 5
Fon: +49 (0)3643 8260-0
Ginkgo Museum World of Classic
Windischenstrasse 1
Fon: +49 (0)3643 805452
The world of the ginkgo tree and its products
'Alter Speicher' bowling alley
Rießnerstrasse 10
Fon: +49 (0)3643 497476
Weimar-Jena golf club
Dorfstrasse 29, D-07751 Jena-Münchenroda
Fon: +49 (0)3643 424651
Weimar 1912 tennis club
Wimaria-Stadion
Fuldaer Strasse 113
Fon: +49 (0)3643 59441
Opening times on request
Röhrich tennis school
Fuldaer Strasse 113
Fon: +49 (0)3643 74737
or +49 (0)172 3600763
Thuringian High Performance Centre
for Tennis
Buttelstedter Strasse 96
Fon: +49 (0)3643 441060
Cycle hire, Weimar Region Green League
Rollplatz
Fon: +49 (0)3643 492796
Indoor and outdoor pools
Schwanseebad
Herbststrasse 2a
Fon: +49 (0)3643 77020
Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Weimar
Sauna complex, Weimar-Legefeld
In der Buttergrube 11
Fon: +49 (0)3643 953003
WICKERSTEDT
Bicycle taxis and cycle hire
Torsten Lawatsch
Grosse Kirschallee 154
Fon: +49 (0)3644 555566
WILLERSTEDT
Local History Centre
Song collections of Prof. F.-M. Böhme
Fon: +49 (0)36463 40210
or +49 (0)36463 40464
Open by arrangement
Fishing
Information about obtaining a fishing licence
available from the German Association of
Recreational Fishing (VDSF)
Fon: +49 (0)361 6464233
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Laura Cycle Route
Thuringian Three Towers Trail
Kaatschen-Weichau. Nearly every village and
town has its own sights or distinctive features to
offer. A piece of advice: give yourself enough
time to be able to discover all these gems for
yourself and to appreciate the Thuringian hospitality – as well as the local food and wine of
course! Maybe the best reason to try out this
cycle route is Goethe, who explored this countryside intensively, drawing both scientific and poetic inspiration from it. His traces are everywhere
you go. Each section of the route has its own particular charms – and the Ilm even has its own
microclimate.
Following the former narrow-gauge
railway line, the 46km Laura Cycle
Route completes the link between
the Ilm Valley Cycle Route near
Weimar and the Unstrut Cycle Route near Sömmerda. Far from mass tourism, all the gems survive,
tucked away in this idyllic region: the rural customs,
age-old village churches, half-timbered farmsteads, windmills on the edge of town, ancient linden trees and woad stones. Traditions centred on
the potato continue to be celebrated in the area
surrounding Thuringian Dumpling World in Heichelheim. An annual highlight is the Heichelheim
Potato Festival at the beginning of September.
Other must-see attractions include the castle of the
Teutonic order in Liebstedt, the 'tirica' theme park
and Leutenthal's 'Mechanika da Vinci' exhibition.
A treat not to be missed is the
Thuringian Three Towers Trail,
which has been awarded the
Wanderbares Deutschland seal of
approval from the German Ramblers' Association.
The 26km trail enables you to explore the landscapes and cultural attractions of this walking
region situated to the south of Weimar, the home
of classicism. Following a circular route, it links
Bad Berka's Pauline Tower, the Hain Tower near
Weimar and the Caroline Tower on Kötschberg hill
near Blankenhain. Enjoy outstanding views across
the surrounding countryside and seek inspiration
from the combination of nature, the arts, learning
and Thuringian heritage.
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Feininger church, Gelmeroda
Taubach Mill
Goethe's Garden House, Weimar
Napoleon/1806
Cycle Trail and Footpath
LEGEND
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Goethe Trail
castle / palace / tower / monument
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Thuringian Trail
museum / memorial site / gallery
'tirica' theme park,
Vippachedelhausen
mill
Towns of Thuringia
Cycle Route
Circular walk/trail
wine growing
Special attractions
camping / caravanning
Neckeroda: village of dyes
Ilm Valley Cycle Route
cycle hire
Feininger Cycle Trail
outdoor pool / lakeside swimming
Saale Cycle Route
indoor pool / thermal bath
Towns of Thuringia
Long-distance Cycle Route
tennis / golf / squash
Hydrotherapy treatment facilities
Eagle and falcon centre
horseriding
Treetop adventure park
Laura Cycle Trail
facilities for children
Porcelain factory
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Kochberg Castle
Goethe Trail
Thuringian Three Towers Trail
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Ilm Valley Cycle Route
Battle of 1806 Walking Trail
4 km
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Hohenfelden reservoir in the Middle Ilm Valley
Nature, history and culture –
a veritable feast of things to see
and do on the 125km Ilm Valley
Cycle Route, which goes through
small villages with enchanting churches and past
captivating manor houses, castles, museums and
mills. Many of the route's attractions in Weimar,
home of classicism, are listed as UNESCO World
Heritage sites. The scenery on offer is just as varied: forests, meadows and pastureland float past
as the route winds its way along the river
meadow. The Ilm Valley Cycle Route follows the
blue ribbon of the Ilm from its source in the
Thuringian Forest, through Stützerbach, right up
to its confluence with the river Saale near
2 km
in the Weimarer Land region. Well-signposted cycling and walking
Napoleon Route
skittles / bowling
Thuringian Porcelain Route
barbecue
Beer and Castle Route
wildlife enclosure / children´s zoo
Wine Route
angling
Flying / gliding
Windsurfing / boat hire
The 225km Towns of Thuringia Cycle
Route extends right across the Free
State of Thuringia, linking seven of
the region's prettiest towns between
Eisenach in the west and Altenburg in the east.
Along the way, you can explore the delightful nature of this densely forested region. It begins in Altenburg, the town where the card game skat is said
to have originated, and passes Gera before it reaches
Jena, a 'City of Science'. A visit to the world's oldest
planetarium should not be missed. The route then
continues on to Weimar, the home of classicism,
where famous figures such as Bach, Goethe, Schiller,
Liszt and Cranach all lived and worked. In Thuringia's
capital Erfurt, the sights awaiting you include the
Merchants' Bridge (Krämerbrücke) with houses all
along its length, the Petersberg Fortress, the Church
of St. Severus and Luther's Augustinian monastery.
The next section of the route takes you past the Drei
Gleichen castles to the former ducal town of Gotha.
Finally, you'll reach Wartburg Castle, a UNESCO
World Heritage site, in the west. It towers over the
town of Eisenach and is where Saint Elisabeth lived,
Luther translated the New Testament and Wagner
found inspiration for his opera Tannhäuser.
Information Points
Feininger Cycle Trail
This route of around 30km gives
you the chance to trace Lyonel
Feininger's progress around the
Weimarer Land region, whilst getting to know some of the artist's influences and
admiring a host of cultural landmarks. Feininger
himself was a keen cyclist and always took his
pencil and sketchpad whenever he ventured out.
Explore at your leisure the charming villages to the
south of Weimar within the Middle Ilm Valley conservation area – a favourite haunt of Feininger's
on foot or by bike between 1906 and 1937.
You are, after all, in Feininger country. The wellsignposted cycle trail begins in Weimar, at 8
Geschwister-Scholl-Strasse, the main building of
the Bauhaus University, where Feininger taught
from 1919 to 1925. There are large glass display
panels at each stopping point, which for the most
part show a Feininger painting of a particular
church, with a grandstand view of the radiant
original.
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Goethe Trail – from Weimar
to Grosskochberg
The Goethe Trail leads walkers
through 28km of charming countryside from Weimar to Grosskochberg
and its castle. From 1775 to 1788
the young poet often hiked to the castle 'beyond
the mountains' to visit his fiancée, Charlotte von
Stein. The trail starts at Wielandplatz in Weimar.
The well-signposted trail, with letterboxes and
stamps at various wayside points, leads ramblers
through richly varied scenery, charming villages
and magnificent beech and conifer woods. The
many places of interest along the route include
Buchfart's historical mill and unique hilltop castle,
Neckeroda (the village of dyes), Luisenturm tower
and Kochberg Castle – one of the jewels in
Thuringia's crown. Goethe noted that it took him
two and a half hours to make the journey on
horseback. Walkers should allow themselves six to
eight hours. Benches, picnic areas and traditional
taverns invite you to take a breather along the
way. Every year on the May Day weekend, there is
a traditional procession along the Goethe Trail,
starting at Weimar, Bad Berka or Blankenhain and
ending up at Grosskochberg.
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More than 200 years have now
passed since the twin battles of
Jena and Auerstedt in 1806. The
Napoleon Cycle Trail and Footpath
are the ideal way to combine walking with history. The trails, peppered with numerous memorial stones, monuments and other points of
interest, link up the memorials in Jena-Cospeda,
Hassenhausen, Kapellendorf and Auerstedt
amongst others – sites that keep the memory of
the 1806 battle alive. Carefully prepared display
boards present a wealth of information on the
historical events, tales and legends that have entwined themselves around these places. Unspoilt
scenery awaits you – plus a view of the battlefield that once spread itself out before Napoleon
Bonaparte, General von Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen,
Field Marshal Wilhelm Ferdinand – Duke of
Brunswick, and Marshal Louis Nicolas Davout.
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Twin battles of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806