Apfelstädt Spring

The Apfelstädt rises below the Rennsteig at 728 m above sea level. NN about five kilometers southwest of Tambach-Dietharz. The river marks the western border of the Elbe river system in the Thuringian Forest.
The Apfelstädt flows through ten districts: Tambach-Dietharz, Georgenthal (as well as OT Catterfeld and OT Hohenkirchen), Herrenhof, Schwabhausen,
Three equals (OT Seebergen, OT Wechmar and OT Wandersleben) (here tributary of the Roth),
Nesse-Apfelstädt (OT Apfelstädt, OT Neudietendorf (tributary of the Weidbach from Mühlberg)
and OT Ingersleben).
The Ohra is its main tributary, this flows north of Ohrdruf. The Apfelstädt flows into the Gera near the Marienthal settlement that belongs to Ingersleben, with the confluence already in the area of the Erfurt district of Molsdorf.
[Source Wikipedia]
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apfelstädt_(Gera)

A steep slope in the forest with large stones, fresh green, soft moss carpets and in the middle of it the Apfelstädtquelle ..... romantic, rustic, wonderful ..... comes to mind.