Heidecksburg Palace – New Town Hall, Rudolstadt loop from Rudolstadt

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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Rudolstadt

Heidecksburg Palace – New Town Hall, Rudolstadt loop from Rudolstadt

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Heidecksburg Palace – New Town Hall, Rudolstadt loop from Rudolstadt

02:32

9.07km

180m

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: September 10, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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1.46 km

Heidecksburg Palace

Highlight • Castle

Nice castle with a great museum and several very nice views of the city and the Saale valley.

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1.65 km

View of Rudolstadt

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The city was first mentioned in documents in 776 and has had city rights since 1326. Its landmark, visible from afar, is Heidecksburg Castle, which towers over the city. Rudolstadt …

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1.91 km

Rudolstadt Craftsmen's Courtyard

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Idyllic courtyard to linger. Beautifully laid out and perfect for a break in Café Zeitlos.

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6.08 km

Wurzelburg

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Particularly popular with the people of Rudolstadt: the Wurzelburg. My friend from Rudolstadt told me very enthusiastically about how he could climb the Wurzelburg as a child and share the …

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6.45 km

Ascent to Heidecksburg Castle

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Many paths lead to the Heidecksburg. Quite bizarre are the small, winding paths. This here under rose arches (unfortunately not yet fully overgrown), past a fountain and constantly curves upwards, …

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6.89 km

New Town Hall, Rudolstadt

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The New Town Hall on the north side of Rudolstadt's market square received its present form in 1912 with its tower and Renaissance oriel window, while the interior architecture was …

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7.00 km

Pedestrian zone Rudolstadt

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7.24 km

Worth seeing is the wall-high family tree of Count Albrecht VII of Schwarzburg and the “Schönfeld Epitaph”.
In the choir, a gravestone commemorates Countess Katharina von Schwarzburg, who confronted Duke …

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9.07 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.40 km

2.79 km

1.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.85 km

2.51 km

2.28 km

639 m

588 m

172 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

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Comments

November 29, 2022,Feierabendrunde 🥾

2 x the ladder to heaven and 2 x up the chicken stairs makes a total of 1008 steps 😉

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January 22, 2023,🏰☃️❄️Winterimpressionen um die Heidecksburg

Nice little cozy round through the snowy grove forest over Rudolstadt. Finally, there should be 🍰☕️ in the Handwerkerhof Café Zeitlos. Unfortunately, that was closed from 12.00 until 26.1. 😏 Luckily we got the last place in Cafe Wenzel ☕️😀
The speed isn't there at all, we didn't run continuously 😂😂🙈

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November 16, 2021,Freundinnenwanderung auf dem abgekürzten Schillerweg durch Rudolstadt 🏰🍂🍁🌲🥂🙂

A nice hike through Rudolstadt with a small detour through the park to Heidecksburg and along the Schillerweg through the Mörlagrund with my friend Jana 🙂
The signage is sometimes difficult to see. Unfortunately, we had to shorten the route because it was slowly getting dark. In any case, the entire hiking trail will be made up again👍

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