Henningslinde – Brandenburg Castle Ruins loop from Lauchröden

Hiking trails & Routes

Wartburgkreis

Gerstungen

Henningslinde – Brandenburg Castle Ruins loop from Lauchröden

Moderate

4.3

(16)

hikers

Henningslinde – Brandenburg Castle Ruins loop from Lauchröden

02:53

9.94km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

128 m

Visitor Parking Lot Burgruine Brandenburg

Highlight • Parking

As so often in Thuringia, very 😎👌

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.18 km

Picnic shelter with a view of Monte Kali

Highlight • Rest Area

Covered rest area (with bottle opener) on the edge of the forest with a view towards Monte Kali.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.20 km

Juniper Landscape in Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Forest

Wonderful place for a picnic...

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.98 km

Kentelsgraben Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Is that the source of the Kentelsgraben? unfortunately there is nothing to it...

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.67 km

Henningslinde

Highlight • Natural Monument

A wonderful old tree with benches underneath. A lovely place for a rest.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.90 km

Rest Area with a View of the Werratal

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the ridge of the Göringer Stein with an ingenious view of the Werra Valley with a number of small villages that nestle against the river meanders, meadows, pastures, the surrounding mountains and the A4 with its bridges.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.38 km

Göringer Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful beech forest, the stone is not that easy to find in it.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.42 km

Brandenburg Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

The Brandenburg consists of two complexes: the Westburg and the Eastburg. The castles were always owned by competing noble families or rulers. In the 13th century, when the castles were …

Showing Translation

Tip by

9.94 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.76 km

1.98 km

146 m

Surfaces

4.40 km

2.94 km

2.41 km

146 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

4°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

April 29, 2024,Burgruine Brandenburg 🏰 🐾👣 🤗

A really fantastic tour 🐾👣😄👍🏼 - except! The last 800m before Brandenburg Castle.
They were really unbearable. Massive trees were lying on the (official) hiking trail. You could hardly get over or under them🫣.
It was a bit like Bundeswehr training 😅...

Showing Translation

May 29, 2024,Ruine Brandenburg-Runde 🏰, Herleshausen

The last 800m or so from the Totalwald are an adventure. The path is blocked by fallen trees: climb or crawl - you have no alternative here. Not entirely safe. I've already seen the headlines: "Hiker killed by tree". You have to look for the path in places, partly because it is overgrown. At some point, however, the Brandenburg rises …

Showing Translation