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Windknollen Nature Reserve – View of Jena from the Landgrafen Tower loop from Windknollen

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Windknollen Nature Reserve – View of Jena from the Landgrafen Tower loop from Windknollen

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Windknollen Nature Reserve – View of Jena from the Landgrafen Tower loop from Windknollen

03:56

12.6km

430m

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: July 1, 2026

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1.90 km

Napoleon Stone on the Windknollen

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From the Napoleon Stone you can enjoy a fantastic view of Jena and the Saale Valley. In good weather to the Leuchtenburg. In autumn, the wind lump is a popular area for flying kites.

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Windknollen – Touringen Stamp Station No. 200 "Napoleon"

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Touringen.de stamp office "Napoleon" at the Saalehorizontale.

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2.48 km

Panoramic view of Windknollen

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Beautiful steppe with fantastic views – very close to the city.

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3.30 km

Windknollen Nature Reserve

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Nature reserve with interesting and special flora and fauna, dry grassland area, traces of the former military area are visible.

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4.70 km

Winter Aconites in Bloom in the Rautal

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Northwest of Jena in the Rautal near Closewitz you will find the largest contiguous mass occurrence of blooming winterlings from the beginning to mid-February. You can now admire around 1.6 …

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6.65 km

View of Northern Jena

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Simply a very beautiful hiking trail with beautiful sealing points.

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8.45 km

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9.40 km

Bench With Panoramic View of Jena

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Bench to linger and rest. When the weather is nice, great view over Jena

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10.6 km

View of Jena from the Landgrafen Tower

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From here you have a great view of Jena and the Kernberge.

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12.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.54 km

4.90 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.69 km

4.18 km

455 m

222 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Monday 20 July

22°C

12°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

August 24, 2025,Rundwanderung Naturschutzgebiet Windknollen - Jena

Many sections of the Saale Horizontale are etched in my memory, some particularly special – perhaps that's why I keep coming back to Jena and make my tours different and adaptable.
The Windknollen Nature Reserve is a plateau that somehow always reminds me of a dune landscape or coastal areas in Denmark. Stepping there literally fills my heart with joy. …

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March 19, 2022,Dino 🦖 Tour 😏

...today we went to the dinosaur tour with Lotti, Grit and Andrea.....😏😁 whatever the name hides.
It started at the paper mill and straight up the mountain. The view was still very "foggy" 🙈 maybe I only had a veil in front of the lens.
The sun came out sporadically, but the wind was our constant companion.
Because it was …

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March 5, 2025,Wanderung zum Napoleonstein und durch das Rautal

Very nice route. But steep and slippery in places. Best to wear hiking boots.

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March 8, 2025,Wanderung zum Napoleonstein auf den Windknollen und zu tausenden Winterlingen im Rautal

We did this hike last autumn, but our daughter really wanted to see the blooming winter aconites in the Rautal. So we did this beautiful hike again.😎

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February 19, 2025,Besuch der Winterlinge im Rautal

Today's Wednesday excursion took us to Jena. A visit to the winter aconites in the Rautal was on the agenda. We started at the paper mill. From there it was a steep climb. The next stop was the view from the Landgrafen. We continued on the Saale-Horizontale into the Rautal. We returned to the starting point via Closewitz and Napoleanstein.

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February 17, 2024,Thüringen - Von Jena zu den Winterlingen bei Closewitz

I would have hoped for a little more sun ☀️ for today's tour. But the weather is what it is. At least it was dry - at least from above. But more on that later.

In the early afternoon we started this tour from the Griesbach garden house in Jena, which offers great views 🏞️ of the Saale city and …

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February 17, 2024,Winterlinge & Napoleonstein

Off to the Winterlings....just like many others😀. It's also pretty to look at, but today the focus was on the soggy ground. The Steinbachschlucht was a new highlight for me. The Landgrave was the next target, but due to our chatter we somehow got past it and back over the wind bulbs.
It was nice

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May 9, 2024,Rautal-Napoleonstein-Nähe Landgraf-Rautal

Not very strenuous tour without roads (except for 200 m at the start), beginning and end in Rautal. Hiking boots are recommended, short sections of the route can be muddy.

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Windknollen Nature Reserve – View of Jena from the Landgrafen Tower loop from Windknollen

Napoleon Stone on the Windknollen

Windknollen – Touringen Stamp Station No. 200 "Napoleon"

Panoramic view of Windknollen

Windknollen Nature Reserve

Winter Aconites in Bloom in the Rautal

View of Northern Jena

Bench With Panoramic View of Jena

View of Jena from the Landgrafen Tower

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