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Landkreis Gotha
Waltershausen

Kilianstein Rock Formation

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Kilianstein Rock Formation

Recommended by 52 hikers out of 55

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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    Best Hikes to Kilianstein Rock Formation

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    1. View of the Thuringian Forest – Bärenbruchsgraben Gorge loop from Cabarz

    23.1km

    07:12

    760m

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    August 7, 2021

    It goes steeply between spruce trees up to the Kiliansstein rock tower, which, according to the legend, hurled the rock from the staircase stone towards Saint Kilian, where it still stands today.

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      September 4, 2020

      According to a Wintersteiner legend, this rock was created when the devil rammed his walking stick into the ground here because of the success of the missionary Saint Kilian, who was sent to the area, and the tip of the walking stick got stuck there.

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        April 10, 2020

        The Kilianstein in the Sembach valley, short, crisp climb up to the foot of the rock, from here only one climb leads up, which makes up for it with an entry in the summit book.

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          Location: Waltershausen, Landkreis Gotha, Thuringia, Germany

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