Buchfart – Buchfart Mill Weir loop from Vollersroda

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Buchfart – Buchfart Mill Weir loop from Vollersroda

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4.7

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Buchfart – Buchfart Mill Weir loop from Vollersroda

02:47

9.22km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.30 km

Paulinenturm (Touringen Stamp Point No. 344)

Highlight • Monument

When the weather is good, you can enjoy a wonderful and wide view. To get to the tower's platform, you climb more or less through a folding door.

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4.96 km

Shelter at Friedwald Bad Berka

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Very nice rest hut with enough space for several hikers.

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7.34 km

View of Buchfart Rock Castle

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From here you'll find the best view of the rock castle. Unfortunately, it's no longer accessible.

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7.80 km

Covered Wooden Bridge in Buchfart

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The landmarked covered house bridge from 1816 crosses the Ilm in Buchfart over a length of 43 meters and offers a track width of 3.20 meters. On both sides are …

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7.80 km

Buchfart

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Very nice old wooden bridge. And very tasty beer around the corner 😋

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7.97 km

Buchfart Mill Weir

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Fine mill, renovated after the fall of the Berlin Wall. There is flour and fresh bread,

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8.18 km

A highlight with a rarity. In its heyday, this facility offered the villagers protection from attackers. Unfortunately, the condition is deteriorating with progressive erosion, which is why it is dangerous …

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8.18 km

View of Buchfart

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Above Buchfahrt lies this beautifully situated mountain inn, called Balsamine.
From the venerable old bridge (covered) over the Ilm River, a steep mountain path leads uphill (approx. 10 minutes).
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8.58 km

Viewpoint

9.22 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.17 km

963 m

576 m

376 m

118 m

Surfaces

5.93 km

2.01 km

768 m

403 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

20°C

7°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

September 12, 2021,Runde Hetschburg-Buchfart über Paulinenturm

Today we were once again on the way between Hetschburg and Buchfart. Because of health problems, we did not walk back over the balms, but below the bike path. There a cyclist came towards us who was a bit startled when he saw the dog: it looked familiar. Then it turned out that the cyclist Günni was from the Komoot …

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