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Knöpfelstaler Pond – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Stützerbach

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Knöpfelstaler Pond – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Stützerbach

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Knöpfelstaler Pond – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Stützerbach

04:41

16.0km

450m

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: August 22, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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1.09 km

Viewpoint

3.44 km

Finsteres Loch Wooden Bridge and Waterfall (Touringen Stamp Station 145)

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Shortly before Stuetzerbach you will find a fairy-tale gorge, which gained notoriety through Goethe's poem "Ilmenau". In 1783 a large, nocturnal hunting camp took place here. Today there is a …

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4.02 km

Knöpfelstaler Pond

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Before continuing on the romantic part of the Goetheweg in the Ilmkreis, this place offers a place full of peace and harmony.

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4.05 km

Forest pond in Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Beautiful pond and certainly a good place for a little break.

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7.58 km

Gabelbach Hunting Lodge Museum

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The simple late baroque functional building was hastily erected in the summer of 1783 to serve as a guest house for Karl August and his hunting party. Building materials were …

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8.67 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

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Great excursion destination with a magnificent view

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8.70 km

Kickelhahn Tower

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The dining room above is recommended, delicious and good!

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8.86 km

Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn

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“Over all peaks there is peace…” Goethe wrote on the wall of this small refuge on September 6, 1780. Because of these verses that were written here and later became …

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13.8 km

Goethe Hiking Trail Hirtenwiese

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Have we walked a bit on our hike, nice 🌲

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16.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

3.43 km

990 m

689 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.84 km

5.45 km

1.38 km

227 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (600 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

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Comments

April 13, 2025,Auf Goethes Spur

A beautiful trail that's well signposted and offers great opportunities for a relaxing break. The only downside is the forestry work. Some paths are quite rutted, and there are many branches lying on the trail or in the small streams.

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June 1, 2025,Stützerbach, Finsteres Loch, Kickelhahn und zurück.

Today's small stamp tour takes us to Kickelhahn and Finsteres Loch. We started above Stützerbach. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't so great, and we had to shorten our plans a bit, but we now have two more stamps in our book.

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June 8, 2024,Goethewanderweg Teil 1 (Touringen Stempel 144, 145) ☀️

Rennsteig shuttle to Ilmenau, then bus 300 to Manebach

Back with the Rennsteig shuttle from Stützerbach

Today's tour was a section of the Goethe hiking trail from Manebach to Stützerbach. (2 stamps) I still have to hike the first part to Schwalbenstein. (1 stamp)
It was a beautiful and scenic tour with lots of elevation gain.
I particularly liked the …

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Knöpfelstaler Pond – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Stützerbach

Finsteres Loch Wooden Bridge and Waterfall (Touringen Stamp Station 145)

Knöpfelstaler Pond

Forest pond in Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Gabelbach Hunting Lodge Museum

View of the Thuringian Forest

Kickelhahn Tower

Goethe Cabin on Kickelhahn

Goethe Hiking Trail Hirtenwiese

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