Dragon Gorge – Landgrave Gorge loop from Eisenach

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Thuringia

Dragon Gorge – Landgrave Gorge loop from Eisenach

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Dragon Gorge – Landgrave Gorge loop from Eisenach

04:34

15.8km

400m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.26 km

Entrance to the Drachenschlucht

Highlight • Gorge

The Dragon Gorge is always great. In winter with the loud rushing water and from spring onwards it is incredibly green.

However, it is also very busy at weekends, so if possible, choose a weekday to visit.

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1.86 km

Dragon Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

We started early and had the gorge almost to ourselves. An absolute highlight, and not just for children - high rocks, water and plants create a unique backdrop.

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1.91 km

Narrowest point of the Drachenschlucht

Highlight • Gorge

The narrowest point of the Dragon Gorge is 68 centimeters.

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2.17 km

Dragon Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

After three weeks of hiking in Thuringia, I can say that this is the most beautiful natural spectacle I have seen. Great how the path meanders through the moss-covered rocks of the gorge.

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5.60 km

View of Wilhelmsthal Palace from Hirschstein

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A perfect place to relax in summer. In winter, on the other hand, the wind whistles through everyone's clothes (mulled wine helps, however). 😄

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7.12 km

Ochsenstall Gorge and Rock Crevice

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Legend station “Ochsenstall” on the circular hiking trail “The Beautiful Unknowns”. Here you will learn about the fate of the girls from the legend.

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12.7 km

Landgrafen Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

The Landgrafenschlucht is a little more lovely than the neighboring Drachenschlucht, but its rock formations and vegetation are no less impressive. A wide, easy-to-walk path winds through it, secured in some places by wooden planks or steps or small bridges.

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14.6 km

Landgrave Gorge

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The Landgrafenschlucht is very attractive and you can easily combine it as a circular route with the Drachenschlucht.

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15.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.99 km

6.83 km

1.00 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.92 km

6.35 km

1.22 km

1.01 km

360 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 29 October

11°C

6°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

June 15, 2025,Drachenschlucht – Landgrafenschlucht Runde von Eisenach

The most beautiful hike I've done in a long time. The Deachen Gorge is magically beautiful. 🥰

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January 11, 2026,Wanderung: Drachen-Landgrafenschlucht Eisenach

😍 The tour started at -11 degrees Celsius in the Hohe Sonne parking lot. A wonderful tour with many highlights.

!Drachenschlucht is currently closed due to black ice!

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May 30, 2022,Drachenschlucht – Landgrafenschlucht Runde von Mosbach

Today's tour started in Mosbach am Waldbad. Past the Ochsenstall to the Hirschstein, with a beautiful view of the valley. Then the absolute highlight for us, the Drachenschlucht.Gigantly, the path meanders through the 2.6 km long gorge. You can't get enough of taking photos. Then on to the Landgrafenschlucht, which also has great paths to offer. After a rest with …

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March 30, 2024,Eisenach - Wartburg - Drachenschlucht - Landgrafenschlucht

From Eisenach up to the Wartburg. After a guided tour that fortunately wasn't about Luther, the Drachenschlucht was the next destination.
On the way we also visited the Elfengrotte, where a group of ravens, huskies and costumes had just gathered.
After a little refreshment, the tour went over the Großer Drachenstein and through the Landgrafenschlucht before heading back past the …

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October 24, 2022,Die schönen Unbekannten feat. Schluchtentour EA1

Spontaneously went on a stamp hunt for the Touringen stations and combined the two circular routes for this.

Been to the Drachenschlucht for a long time. It's really beautiful, but also absolutely frequented by tourists... (It's funny when the "walkers" come towards you with wet soft shoes...)

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November 1, 2024,Landgrafenschlucht - die unbekannten Schönen - Drachenschlucht

Beautiful hike from Eisenach. First the path through the Landgrafenschlucht. Mighty vertical boulders accompany us on the way through the gorge. The path often winds closely along the rock. The stream, which has carved the gorge over millions of years, runs next to us, sometimes narrower, sometimes wider.
After a while the path turns right to the Großer Drachenstein. From …

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May 30, 2022,Drachenschlucht – Landgrafenschlucht Runde von Mosbach 🥾👍⛰💦***

Nice hike through the Drachenschlucht and the Landgrafenschlucht. Unexpectedly beautiful 👍👍👍

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November 18, 2023,Rundtour Drachenschlucht- Landgrafenschlucht

One gorge is more amazing than the other! Wonderfully green and a more beautiful rock at every bend, I couldn't stop taking photos. In mid-November it was easy to walk through and there was hardly any oncoming traffic.

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