Swedish Cross, Fahner Höhe – Spring at the Weiße Hütte loop from Eschenbergen

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Swedish Cross, Fahner Höhe – Spring at the Weiße Hütte loop from Eschenbergen

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Swedish Cross, Fahner Höhe – Spring at the Weiße Hütte loop from Eschenbergen

04:32

16.6km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Fahner Höhe

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.84 km

View of Fahner Höhe

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There are beautiful photo motifs to be found here.

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1.90 km

Swedish Cross, Fahner Höhe

Highlight • Monument

“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what prompted people to erect “their” cross at this point. (...) These wayside crosses were erected as visible signs and …

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3.51 km

Sieben Gräber Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice little shelter with bird motifs.

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5.73 km

Weiße Hütte (Thuringia Stamp Point No. 368)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Secret tip for the 🐻🌱 time, mega.
Nice hut, rightly there is a stamp here.

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5.74 km

Spring at the Weiße Hütte

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Refreshing is the spring on hot days.

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8.02 km

Viewpoint and Rest Area Fahner Höhe

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This rest area with a good view invites you to linger.

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11.4 km

View of Fahner Höhe

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Nice viewing point with seating

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12.1 km

Seeecke Pond

Highlight • Lake

16.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

1.24 km

397 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.04 km

2.64 km

1.72 km

1.70 km

1.48 km

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

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Comments

December 27, 2023,Wanderung zu den Sieben Gräbern

After it had only rained the last few days, today we were finally able to go out again (without rubber boots). Roast goose and duck, dumplings, pastries and all sorts of delicacies were waiting to be "worked out" 😅. And so today we went from the Ballstädter windmill into the Fahner Heights. Past the White Hut, the Fixed Idea and …

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April 3, 2025,Fahner Höhe (93/2025)

Today we headed home. Back to the past, my "childhood playground," the Fahner Höhe. Starting at the free parking lot near the Kaffee Mühle (coffee mill) near Ballstädt, we continued through forests, meadows, fields, and paved paths along the Fahner Höhe. Highlights included the 7 Graves, the White Hut, and the Fixe Idee (fixed idea). Of course, there were also …

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