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Lower Sachsenburg (Hakenburg) Ruins

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Lower Sachsenburg (Hakenburg) Ruins

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Lower Sachsenburg (Hakenburg) Ruins

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Location: Oldisleben, Kyffhäuserkreis, Kyffhäuserkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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1. Dicke Eiche Rest Area – Obere Sachsenburg Ruins loop from Oldisleben

11.7km

03:19

250m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Obere Sachsenburg Ruins – Glockenturm Sachsenburg loop from Sachsenburg

3.63km

01:05

120m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Obere Sachsenburg Ruins – Dicke Eiche Rest Area loop from Sachsenburg

7.03km

02:01

160m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Alwin

March 15, 2020

Fantastic castle ruins with a great view of Sachsenburg and the Unstrut

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Klausi

September 4, 2022

The lower castle, also called "Hakenburg", was built in the middle of the 16th century as an official
seat prepared and converted to a castle-like three-wing complex. As at the
At the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, the Saxon officials left the castle,
the buildings were demolished. Today the lower castle consists of the keep,
ten parts of the trapezoidal enclosing wall, the cellars and foundations
the rest of the building. The one pushed out into the steep slope, with the circular wall
The well house connected by a kind of bastion was blown up by the Wehrmacht in 1945.
Source: Thuringian Palaces and Gardens Foundation

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Berghexe

February 5, 2020

The castle is romantically embedded in the forest, surrounded by trees with ivy.
The wonderful view of the Unstrut and surroundings is great.

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Location: Oldisleben, Kyffhäuserkreis, Kyffhäuserkreis, Thuringia, Germany

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Lower Sachsenburg (Hakenburg) Ruins

1. Dicke Eiche Rest Area – Obere Sachsenburg Ruins loop from Oldisleben

2. Obere Sachsenburg Ruins – Glockenturm Sachsenburg loop from Sachsenburg

3. Obere Sachsenburg Ruins – Dicke Eiche Rest Area loop from Sachsenburg

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