The perfect break. By the way, you can explore the cave with which Goethe also impressed Frau von Stein. It was probably carved into the rock as a guardhouse in the Middle Ages. Tear yourself up the steep stairs, it's worth it!

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February 26, 2015

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One of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe on the way to Kickelhahn often visited cave on Hermannstein

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June 28, 2020

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Be sure to go all the way to the top and enjoy the view. However, the steps are relatively narrow and steep, so you should be sure-footed. Behind the rock is another small cave, which is also worth seeing.

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2. View from the Kickelhahn Tower – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Erbskopf

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3. View from the Kickelhahn Tower – Kickelhahn Tower loop from Manebach

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Elevation 790 m

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Location: Ilmenau, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany

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