Buchenwald Concentration Camp (Buchenwald Concentration Camp) was one of the largest concentration camps on German soil. It was operated between July 1937 and April 1945 on the Ettersberg near Weimar as a labor camp. In total, about 266,000 people from all over Europe were imprisoned in the Buchenwald concentration camp during this period. The death toll is estimated at about 56,000, including 15,000 Soviet citizens, 7,000 Poles, 6,000 Hungarians and 3,000 Frenchmen (Wikipedia).

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1. Buchenwald Memorial – Herderplatz Weimar loop from Weimar

27.8km

01:51

370m

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

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2. Buchenwald Memorial Obelisk – Prinzenschneise Nature Reserve loop from Weimar

20.8km

01:23

270m

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3. Orchard Tree Avenue – Wild Garlic Forest loop from Erfurt Hauptbahnhof

57.3km

03:42

520m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Location: Landkreis Weimarer Land, Thuringia, Germany

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View South from Ettersberg

Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial

1. Buchenwald Memorial – Herderplatz Weimar loop from Weimar

2. Buchenwald Memorial Obelisk – Prinzenschneise Nature Reserve loop from Weimar

3. Orchard Tree Avenue – Wild Garlic Forest loop from Erfurt Hauptbahnhof

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