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Scharngrund loop from Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

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Scharngrund loop from Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

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Scharngrund loop from Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

01:33

5.76km

70m

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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: June 23, 2026

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Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

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645 m

Nature Trail – Porphyry Landscape Wettin/Gimritz

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In the surroundings of Wettin there are interesting rock formations made of porphyry and old quarries for its extraction. Porphyries are widespread across Germany. The reddish color has a very …

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Butterflies and Reptiles Nature Trail, Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

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Information board on the nature trail

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2.20 km

Viaduct of the Former Wallwitz–Wettin Railway

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The Wallwitz–Wettin railway was a single-track, non-electrified branch line in Saxony-Anhalt. The approximately 9 km long branch line was opened in 1903 and ran from Wallwitz on the Halle–Vienenburg railway line to Wettin. The line was closed in 1971.

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Former Wallwitz–Wettin Railway Route

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The Wallwitz-Wettin railway line was a single-track, non-electrified branch line in Saxony-Anhalt. The approximately nine-kilometer branch line was opened in 1903 and ran from Wallwitz on the Halle-Vienenburg railway line to Wettin. In 1971 the line was closed.

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4.08 km

Porphyry Landscape near Gimritz

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A beautiful area, you can often see far into the country.

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4.33 km

Scharngrund

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The viaduct comes from the former Wallwitz-Wettin railway line

Nature trail in the characteristic landscape of the “Unteres Saaletal” nature park

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4.69 km

Johann Reinhold Forster Information Board and View of the Saale River

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Information about the lower Saale valley (Mücheln nature trail)

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View of the Saale River at Porphyrlandschaft near Gimritz

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Up here is a bench from which you have a spectacular view of the Saale. There is hardly a better place for a short break.

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5.76 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.01 km

827 m

624 m

302 m

Surfaces

2.49 km

1.31 km

1.16 km

682 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Friday 10 July

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Scharngrund loop from Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

Nature Trail – Porphyry Landscape Wettin/Gimritz

Butterflies and Reptiles Nature Trail, Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

Viaduct of the Former Wallwitz–Wettin Railway

Former Wallwitz–Wettin Railway Route

Porphyry Landscape near Gimritz

Scharngrund

Johann Reinhold Forster Information Board and View of the Saale River

View of the Saale River at Porphyrlandschaft near Gimritz

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