Landgrave Gorge – Dragon Gorge loop from Eisenach

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Landgrave Gorge – Dragon Gorge loop from Eisenach

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Landgrave Gorge – Dragon Gorge loop from Eisenach

04:05

13.8km

350m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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967 m

Landgrave Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

The Landgrafenschlucht is very attractive and you can easily combine it as a circular route with the Drachenschlucht.

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3.40 km

View of the Wartburg from Marienblick

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Nice view of the Wartburg. Two small benches invite you to rest.

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5.12 km

View of Wartburg Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Wartburg towers as a landmark high above the city of Eisenach - 1000 years of German history are reflected in it again. Especially well known is the fact that …

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5.35 km

Dragon Gorge

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

After three weeks of hiking in Thuringia, I can say that this is the most beautiful natural spectacle I have seen. Great how the path meanders through the moss-covered rocks of the gorge.

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7.26 km

Narrowest point of the Drachenschlucht

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The narrowest point of the Dragon Gorge is 68 centimeters.

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7.33 km

Waterfall in the Drachenschlucht (Dragon Gorge)

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Coming from Mariental, the small waterfall is located at the beginning of the gorge on the right of the path.

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7.35 km

Dragon Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

We started early and had the gorge almost to ourselves. An absolute highlight, and not just for children - high rocks, water and plants create a unique backdrop.

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7.91 km

Entrance to the Drachenschlucht

Highlight • Gorge

The Dragon Gorge is always great. In winter with the loud rushing water and from spring onwards it is incredibly green.

However, it is also very busy at weekends, so if possible, choose a weekday to visit.

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10.9 km

Eliashöhle

Cave Entrance

13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.46 km

5.86 km

1.27 km

133 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.35 km

5.03 km

991 m

262 m

143 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 10 November

6°C

-2°C

63 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

August 9, 2025,Drachen- und Landgrafenschlucht, Elfengrotte, Sängerwiese und Eliashöhle

Unfortunately, Komoot gave up on the trail. We continued to the foot of the Wartburg Castle and then took a short walk to Eisenach.

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May 15, 2022,Drachenschlucht

Today I fulfilled a wish of a dear friend: Walk through the Drachenschlucht and up to the Wartburg.
Eisenach - I'm there and off we went. slouch and gossip.
It was a wonderful trip and the ticks also migrated with us.
I immediately collected several representatives of this species 🙈

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April 23, 2025,Wartburg, Drachenschlucht, Landgrafenschlucht

The last lap of this vacation. After finding a spot in the second parking lot and having the usual parking ticket machine fun (at least: different, but just as unintuitive, operation as the other machines. And: I was able to watch in peace how others were making fools of themselves in front of me, so I was spared the same), …

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May 30, 2024,WoT "Drachenschlucht/Elfengrotte/Wartburg/Eliashöhle"

Today we are not in the Rhön but around the Drachenschlucht near Eisenach. We set off early in the morning on Corpus Christi...as Thuringia did not have a public holiday and the weather was not ideal for hiking...we had almost everything to ourselves when we first crossed the Drachenschlucht...a dream:-)
After the Drachenschlucht we went to the Elfengrotte where a …

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June 7, 2025,Wanderung Hohe Sonne-Drachenschlucht- Wartburg-Landgrafenschlucht-Hohe Sonne

Today, with mixed weather and the motto "in the sun 🌞," everyone can visit the old Wartburg Castle. We also visited the Drachenschlucht and the Landgrafenschlucht again. A delight as always. Sometimes rain ☔️, sometimes sunshine 🌞, another lovely tour with my brother-in-law.

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June 24, 2025,🌳Eisenach🏰mit🌲Bine🌳

Oh wonder... A hiking day with Bine, the bus and train on time without a hitch. Today we're working on Touringen, and Eisenach has some beautifully situated stamping stations in the area. The three-seater bus takes us up to Wartburg Castle. Here our tour begins towards the Drachenschlucht (Dragon Gorge). This romantic canyon, where a wild stream rushes beneath gratings, …

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April 7, 2024,🐉 über den Drachenstein, die Paulinenhöhe und die Drachenschlucht zurück zur Hohen Sonne 🌞 🌿🌱

We had been planning today's tour for a while, the date had been set for a while, but unfortunately the other hikers had to cancel at short notice. So the two of us set off on the tour on Sunday morning at the Hohe Sonne above Eisenach.
First we went along the wine route to the large Drachenstein. At the …

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April 16, 2025,Thüringer Wald: Durch die Drachenschlucht und Landgrafenschlucht zur Wartburg

Today, finally, my personal hiking highlight: the Drachenschlucht Gorge. Rounded off with the Landgrafenschlucht Gorge and a visit to Wartburg Castle, it was a fantastic hike today.

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