Ziemestal Viaduct – View of Ziemestal Bridge loop from Altenbeuthen

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Ziemestal Viaduct – View of Ziemestal Bridge loop from Altenbeuthen

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Ziemestal Viaduct – View of Ziemestal Bridge loop from Altenbeuthen

01:44

5.91km

140m

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Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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1.09 km

Otterbach Valley

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Idyllic path to the Ziemestal bridge and Wysburg castle complex.

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1.46 km

Otterbach

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It's fascinating and not always easy to follow him ...

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1.85 km

Bridge over the Großer Otterbach

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It's fun for the kids to go through!

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1.90 km

View of the Ziemestal Bridge

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Due to the many tree fellings, you now have a good view of the entire bridge from the path below, but some of the paths up to the bridge are …

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2.41 km

Simply amazing! A great destination for a railway embankment hike from Ziegenrück. 1 viaduct and 3 tunnels and then this bridge! The hike on the railway tracks with the dark tunnels is also great for the kids.

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3.39 km

View of Ziemestal Bridge

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Ziemestalbrücke viewed from a distance is rather unspectacular.

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3.53 km

Picnic area

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A nice place to rest.

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3.54 km

Wysburg Ruins

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The ruin of medieval Wysburg, also called Hunnenburg.
Not only is there interesting excavation to be discovered here, the area of the castle ruin is also an excellent place to rest.

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5.91 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.10 km

834 m

552 m

372 m

Surfaces

3.52 km

1.16 km

885 m

172 m

123 m

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

12°C

5°C

20 %

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Comments

July 2, 2023,🇩🇪 TH: kleine Runde zur Ziemestalbrücke und Wysburg

Today a short round, but with an imposing building. 🚂

Because I've often come across the Ziemestalbrücke as a tip, the path led there today.

You start in the Ottergrund near the Ottermühle. It goes comfortably about 2 km into the forest. Then you stand under the impressive Ziemestal Bridge. You can climb steeply right up to the foundations. We …

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July 28, 2024,Wanderung Ziemestalbrücke und Wysburg 28.07.2024

Today I went on a very nice hike near Ziegenrück. The Wysburg and the Ziemestal Bridge were eye-catchers. A bit of hiking along the tracks through a tunnel was just great...

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July 28, 2024,Wysburg, Ziemestalbrücke und durch die Tunnel 🥾📷

A thank you to @Herbert WE for the tour inspiration 🫶🏻
The climb to Wysburg was really worth it 👌🏻Really worth seeing and knowing 👍🏻
We chose the more relaxed route down.
At the Ziemestal Bridge you don't have to climb the narrow steps... the little detour on the road was easy to walk - although the stream used the …

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September 22, 2022,Die Brücke....

An absolute eye-catcher...hopefully it will stay with us for a long time!!

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October 24, 2022,Wanderung über Burgruine Wysburg und Ziemestalbrücke

Today I hiked a small round trip over the castle ruins of Wysburg and the Ziemestal bridge not far from the Hohenwarte reservoir. I also looked at the two tunnels and the route north of the Ziemestal Bridge, I think the route is really great bahnrelikte.net/strecken/6683.php. Today there were also trolley rides on the way. There are ambitions to reactivate …

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