The Top 8 Waterfalls around Ilmenau
However you get there, waterfalls are breathtaking places, and you have 8
beautiful waterfalls to choose from around Ilmenau. So you can better figure out which one to visit on your next trip outdoors, see photos and tips of each waterfall below — and easily plan your next adventure!
beautiful waterfalls to choose from around Ilmenau. So you can better figure out which one to visit on your next trip outdoors, see photos and tips of each waterfall below — and easily plan your next adventure!
Last updated: November 1, 2025
Finsteres Loch Wooden Bridge and Waterfall (Touringen Stamp Station 145)
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Shortly before Stuetzerbach you will find a fairy-tale gorge, which gained notoriety through Goethe's poem "Ilmenau". In 1783 a large, nocturnal hunting camp took place here. Today there is a …
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Helms Waterfall
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Single trail hike around the two Helms mountains from the Dreiherrenstein. Helmswasserfall from about twenty meters fall height in Marktal direction Ilm.
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Waterfall in Naturpark Thüringer Wald
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Incredibly beautiful waterfall, in the middle of the forest
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Gerawehr Waterfall
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Worth seeing Gerawehr between Plaue and Dosdorf
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Fallborn Waterfall
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Right on the way, sometimes falls dry in summer.
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