ツィーレンベルクのおすすめ登山＆山歩きルート

Information, parking, benches, tables, spring, restrooms. Everything you need. A double highlight.

The local water comes from the "Wallquelle" located 150 m higher, a presumably medieval spring on the outer wall of the Altenburg.

After climbing the long stairs from Naumburg, this beautiful square with seating is very convenient and rewards the climb with a great view over Naumburg.

At the great rest area there are also information boards with sufficient information about Habichtswaldsteig and the place where you are.

Anyone afraid of cows should avoid the Zierenberger Kuppe. There are two herds of cows there when walking through the meadows. Apparently, no one here thinks it's necessary to give warning!

With its striking shape, the Hoher Dörnberg is the landmark of the Habichtswald Nature Park, where archaeological finds confirm settlement during the Ice Age. Its geology and cultural history, as well as its unique flora and fauna, have long attracted many people. Species-rich juniper heaths, the treeless plateau, and the striking Helfensteine rocks offer a diverse range of hiking opportunities.

The Zierenberger Viaduct, also known as the Warmetal Viaduct, was built in 1896. It spans the Warmetal Valley with the Warme River at a height of 13.9 meters over a length of 140 meters. The viaduct, consisting of eight arches, was built of natural stone, with conical piers arched over pairs of brick relief arches. The span is 15 meters. The single-track Volkmarsen-Vellmar-Obervellmar railway line runs over the viaduct. The railway bridge is a cultural monument. Source: https://bruecken.gleistrasse.de/zierenberger_viadukt.htm

These veteran beech trees are remnants of an extensive grazing forest – from a time when pigs were still driven into the forests, when humans still lived off the forest. The forestry term for a productive seed year, "full fattening," still reminds us today that domestic animals were regularly well fed or "fattened" during seed years. In times of hardship, beechnuts were also a welcome food source for humans. Lightly roasted, they taste excellent and were used as a coffee substitute. Their oil is tasty and long-lasting. When young and tender, beech leaves can be made into salads. All this is a thing of the past. Today, beechnuts are once again available exclusively to wild animals. In autumn, wild boars, deer, and roe deer gorge themselves on fat reserves. Squirrels gather them for the long winter. And the beechnuts that survive the winter lead to the renewal of the forest – just as nature intended. Please be careful: Raw beechnuts are slightly poisonous. Therefore, don't eat too many. Roasting them makes them more aromatic and digestible. Source: https://www.unsere-pfoten.de/hunde/hutebuchen.htm