Ruins of Tautenburg Castle – Alpine trail from Zietschkuppe loop from Löberschütz

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Ruins of Tautenburg Castle – Alpine trail from Zietschkuppe loop from Löberschütz

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Ruins of Tautenburg Castle – Alpine trail from Zietschkuppe loop from Löberschütz

02:50

9.29km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.15 km

Ruins of Tautenburg Castle

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The castle hill offers a wonderful view of Tautenburg, the old church and the former home of Friedrich Nietzsche.

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4.61 km

Tautenburg Planet Trail

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It is much smaller than Earth and only slightly larger than our Moon. It also resembles the Moon externally: a gray, rocky sphere with countless craters. And like the Moon, …

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4.85 km

Tautenburger Circular Hiking Trail

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The almost 6 km long circular hiking trail leads through the beautiful beech forest of the Tautenburger Forest and can be combined with the Planet Trail.

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5.80 km

Vogelgrund Shelter (Touringen Stamp Point No. 403)

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Great rest area with stamp station in the shelter.

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7.61 km

Gleistalhänge

Nature Reserve

8.19 km

Hunter's Club Hut

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shady hut near the viewpoint

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8.20 km

Viewpoint Bench Overlooking Löberschütz

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only for surefootedness and a head for heights. but absolutely recommendable

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8.20 km

View from the Zietschkuppe over the Gleistal Valley

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The ascent from Löberschütz is steep and surefootedness is essential. The view makes up for all the effort. In spring (end of April to beginning of May) the spider plantar can be found.

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8.24 km

Alpine trail from Zietschkuppe

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the path is very attractive
Surefootedness is absolutely necessary
appropriate footwear required
hard to believe that the city of Jena is only a few kilometers away

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9.29 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.33 km

1.97 km

932 m

674 m

406 m

Surfaces

3.75 km

2.41 km

2.26 km

596 m

249 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 1 November

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Comments

November 2, 2022,Von Löberschütz nach Tautenburg über die Zietschkuppe🏔

The tour requires good surefootedness in some places and should never be done when it is wet. The view from the Zietschkuppe is beautiful. The old bastion in Tautenburg is also worth a visit. In between, being out and about in the autumn forest just makes you happy 😍

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February 27, 2022,Im Tautenburger Wald - Alpiner Weg Zietschkuppe - Saalehorizontale

If you enter "Tautenburger Wald" in the web search, the first question you get is: 'Did you mean "Teutoburger Wald"?' No, it's too far away for now! Tautenburg is a pretty little community in the Dornburg-Camburg district not far from Jena. It has an imposing, towering castle ruin and a church built in the neo-Gothic style. The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche …

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