Erfurt Town Hall – Petersberg Citadel loop from Bundesarbeitsgericht

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Erfurt Town Hall – Petersberg Citadel loop from Bundesarbeitsgericht

Moderate

4.9

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Erfurt Town Hall – Petersberg Citadel loop from Bundesarbeitsgericht

02:11

8.32km

70m

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

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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623 m

Espach Promenade

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Connecting path from Luisenpark in the direction of Thomaspark with the option of stopping at the Espach Cafe.

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2.37 km

St. Mary's Cathedral

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A 70-step outside staircase leads from Domplatz to Domberg. The cathedral with its highly Gothic choir, Romanesque tower area and late Gothic west hall is the successor to the 724 …

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2.85 km

Erfurt Town Hall

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The neo-Gothic town hall at the fish market was built 1870-1874. Its origins date back to the 11th century. Well-preserved murals depict stories from the life of Luther. In the …

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2.97 km

Erfurt Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

The old town is simply beautiful. No matter how often you stroll through the streets and alleys, you always find something new. My personal highlight is the Krämerbrücke.

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3.72 km

Storehouses, Waagegasse, Erfurt

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The Speicher is one of my favorite places in Erfurt. There is a café/bar in the historic building. You can sip a coffee or a glass of wine inside or in the courtyard in a historic atmosphere.

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4.69 km

View from Petersberg

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A beautiful view from Petersberg to Erfurt Cathedral.

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4.91 km

Petersberg Citadel

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This only largely preserved baroque city fortress of Central Europe, on the site of a former Benedictine monastery, is due to the rule of the Kurmainz family in Erfurt and …

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5.35 km

The Domplatz, with its approximately 3.5 hectares of space and the cathedral, is arguably Erfurt's most striking landmark. Weekly markets, Christmas markets, the Domstufenfestspiele (Cathedral Stage Festival), open-air concerts, and …

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8.32 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.23 km

2.90 km

506 m

409 m

285 m

Surfaces

5.69 km

2.03 km

547 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

7°C

52 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

September 27, 2024,Spaziergang durch Erfurt von der Jugendherberge

First orientation in Erfurt with the Stasi Museum, absolutely worth seeing, and a visit to the citadel including a FUNZELTOUR on the Petersberg.... The rest follows with the official city tour....

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June 16, 2024,Erfurt

Today we looked at Erfurt. There was still a lot left to see.
But we liked what we saw. A beautiful, fairly clean city, lots of old, well-preserved or restored buildings. There was a bridge festival and a free concert.

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