Bank of the Giants – Dröbischau Herb Garden loop from Herschdorf
Bank of the Giants – Dröbischau Herb Garden loop from Herschdorf
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Bank of the Giants – Dröbischau Herb Garden loop from Herschdorf
05:00
17.3km
430m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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965 m
Nature Park Gate Langer Berg (Touringen Stamp Point No. 170)
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1.50 km
View of the Thuringian Forest and village
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2.07 km
Bank of the Giants
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From the car park, the mushroom path leads past a balancing bridge, rotating lounger, picture frame 🖼️ …
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3.66 km
Hunting lodge on the Langer Berg
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3.69 km
Fürstensitz and Prince Karl Günther Monument
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3.89 km
Prince Karl Günther Monument and Viewpoint
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3.98 km
Prince Karl-Günther Monument on Langer Berg
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On top of the mountain stands the Prince Günther Monument. It was erected in honor of
Karl Günther of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
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16.1 km
Dröbischau Herb Garden
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17.3 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
13.0 km
2.17 km
2.10 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
7.88 km
2.85 km
2.63 km
2.43 km
1.46 km
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (800 m)
Lowest point (490 m)
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Comments
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The route runs relatively often on roads, which I generally don't particularly like, but it also offers a number of highlights:
- the herb garden 🪴 is beautifully laid out;
- the trumpeter's house 🎺 was designed with a lot of love and invites you to take a break 💚 ;
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About Herschdorf - Dröbischau with cottage garden and animal enclosure - Allersdorf - Friedersdorf - Großhöhenbach - Gillersdorf with alpaca farm - Langer Berg - to the starting point Herschdorf.
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The nature park trail definitely gets 12/10 points from us 🏆🥇🏆
Ps: 📌 You can …
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This one has a few nice highlights to offer, such as the village of Friedersdorf, which is wonderfully designed, the herb garden and the trumpeter house in Dröbischau and the monument on the long mountain.
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Past the Karl Günther monument (last prince of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen), the path led over the Langen Berg to Groß Breitenbach and via small, tranquil villages and the Dröbischau herb garden, which was still in hibernation, back to Herschdorf.
Unfortunately, …
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After the negative news from my orthopedist and the instruction to remain "active" despite the pain, I took the instruction seriously and tested my limits while hiking🥾🥾👍🏻💪🏻🤫.
Today we went on the Thuringian Herb Garden Nature Park Trail on beautiful hiking trails through meadows, forests and …
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