Directly at the exit of Lehnstedt - coming from Weimar - there are three old atonement crosses from the Middle Ages. The middle one is decorated with a sword on one side.

Explanation 1: Pilgrims to Magdala are said to have stopped there
Explanation 2: Soldiers from the 30 Years War are buried there
Explanation 3: The crosses mark the plague cemetery in Lehnstedt

Right next to it is a memorial for 16 killed Buchenwald concentration camp prisoners

Translated by

•

JakobusPilger

November 28, 2021

Hiking

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads have been erected as visible signs and …

Translated by

•

Thor

June 4, 2018

Hiking

Group of old stone crosses at Ortstein (out) gang

Translated by

•

Routes here

Best routes to Medieval Stone Crosses and Buchenwald Memorial in Lehnstedt

4.7

(417)

1,763

riders

1. Taubach Watermill – Forest Descent Towards Jena loop from Oberweimar

41.4km

02:30

330m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.7

(400)

1,693

riders

2. Forest Descent Towards Jena – Taubach Watermill loop from Jena Paradies

41.6km

02:33

310m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Moderate

4.6

(182)

812

riders

3. Orchard Tree Avenue – Park on the Ilm (Weimar) loop from Erfurt Hauptbahnhof

86.9km

05:17

560m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

Details

Informations

Elevation 330 m

Weather

Thursday 5 February

2°C

-2°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See routes here

Take Me There

Add komoot as a preferred source in your Google results

Add now

Location: Lehnstedt, Weimarer Land, Thuringia, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Ilmtal Cycle Path Near Mellingen

Highland Cattle at Zum Alten Wassererde – Oetterl

Corona-Kreuz Rest Area with View of Magdala

Carolinenturm on Kötsch

Cycle Path Between Oßmannstedt and Oberroßla

Waldweg an der Ilmtal-Radroute

Scenic Route Between Weimar and Jena

Rest Area with View of Weimarer Land

Rest Area at Mellingen

View of Mechelroda Reservoir

Schwanenteich Apolda

Ilm River

Medieval Stone Crosses and Buchenwald Memorial in Lehnstedt

1. Taubach Watermill – Forest Descent Towards Jena loop from Oberweimar

2. Forest Descent Towards Jena – Taubach Watermill loop from Jena Paradies

3. Orchard Tree Avenue – Park on the Ilm (Weimar) loop from Erfurt Hauptbahnhof

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️