Elgersburg Castle – Mönchhof Inn loop from Stützerbach

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Elgersburg Castle – Mönchhof Inn loop from Stützerbach

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Elgersburg Castle – Mönchhof Inn loop from Stützerbach

02:46

34.0km

550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 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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2.71 km

Source of the Ilm River

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The Ilm, the starting point of the Ilm Cycle Path, is formed by the confluence of the source rivers Lengwitz, Taubach and Freibach. You have to walk down a bit from the bike path to see this.

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6.67 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

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One can almost speak of the Thuringian Alps here. E is a great look

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6.89 km

Wooden Bridge on the Ilmtal Cycle Path

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One of our favorite cycle paths, well developed, very scenic.

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14.1 km

Viewpoint

17.5 km

Waldrandroute Bridge

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There used to be a slippery wooden bridge here and the cool route didn't exist there either.

The bridge and the ford were built as part of the forest edge …

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18.4 km

Elgersburg Castle

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The castle Elgersburg, first mentioned in 1139, is the most beautiful, oldest and best preserved castles of Thuringia.

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18.8 km

Elgersburg Castle

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In the castle you can stop in, stay overnight and also rent the hall

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22.2 km

Carl-Eduard Tower on Hohe Warte

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The Hohe Warte is a mountain peak in the Thuringian Ilm district. He represents a side summit of 799 m above sea level. NHN high rumpelsberg, one of the valleys …

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24.8 km

Mönchhof Inn

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Fine excursion restaurant idyllically situated in the middle of the forest. Homemade cake.

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34.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

11.4 km

5.13 km

880 m

Surfaces

17.0 km

14.4 km

1.86 km

786 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (760 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Friday 11 September

16°C

9°C

23 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

June 20, 2025,Zur Hohen Warte, Schloss Elgersburg und Ilmenau

On our tour yesterday, we saw the Hohe Warte from the Schneekopf. It looked so interesting that we decided to do a hike up to the Hohe Warte today. Some of the trails were very challenging, and the wind was cold. (I now know why the camel froze to death in the desert...the wind 🤭🤣)
There was a lot to …

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June 20, 2025,"Hohe Warte" - Ilmenau - Ilmtalradweg - Meyersgrund

After a hike to Schneekopf yesterday afternoon, we set off this afternoon on a circular tour over Hohe Warte. We were inspired by yesterday's view from Schneekopf, where we had spotted the tower on Hohe Warte. We continued on to Elgersburg, where the castle was a particular highlight. In Ilmenau, we cycled past the Goethe-Gymnasium on Herderstraße toward the Ilmtal …

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