Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Buchenwald Memorial

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Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Buchenwald Memorial

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Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Buchenwald Memorial

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3.80km

80m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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100 m

Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower

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Buchenwald Concentration Camp, officially KL Buchenwald, was one of the largest concentration camps on German soil. It operated as a forced labor camp on the Ettersberg hill near Weimar between …

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278 m

SS Dog Kennels at Buchenwald

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The animal torture instruments of the SS were housed here. With more space per dog than any prisoner of the Buchenwald training camp

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658 m

View of the Appellplatz (Roll Call Square)

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The roll call area was behind the gate building and the “lock”. Until 1946, so-called general roll calls with all prisoners were held here in the mornings and evenings.

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3.19 km

Zeitschneise Entrance

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A beautiful hiking trail leads straight through the green heart of the region to the Jagdstern (hunting star) above Ettersburg Castle. This detour is highly recommended.

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3.34 km

Buchenwald Memorial

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A cruel memorial of past but fortunately not forgotten times. Let it never happen again.

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3.45 km

Arrest Cell Block (Bunker)

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In the left wing of the gate building was the holding cell building, also known as the bunker in the language of the camp.
The holding cell building was the …

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3.48 km