View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – View of Veste Wachsenburg loop from Holzhausen

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Amt Wachsenburg

View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – View of Veste Wachsenburg loop from Holzhausen

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View of the Wachsenburg Fortress – View of Veste Wachsenburg loop from Holzhausen

01:31

5.56km

80m

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Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

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125 m

Wachsenburg Trailhead Parking Lot

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Enough free space for vehicle owners who want to reach the Veste Wachsenburg without great effort or who are no longer so easy to walk.

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201 m

View of the Wachsenburg Fortress

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Water, fields, forests, 3 castles and a good bratwurst at the right time. Then all you need is good weather.

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1.03 km

View of Veste Wachsenburg

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Great landscape, great castle 😊

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1.08 km

View towards Wachsenburg Castle

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A nice place to take a break, on the Bach adventure cycle path.

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2.33 km

Schloßleite Forest Trail

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A really beautiful path along and through the forest towards the castle.

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2.85 km

Triniusblick Viewpoint

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Heinrich August Trinius was a German writer. He was also known as an itinerant writer. His greatest achievement was that he triggered the Rennsteig boom of the Kaiser Wilhelm era …

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3.14 km

Schlossleite Ridge Trail

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In addition, in 1997, within the district of Mühlberg, the area of the wooded ridge of the Schlossleite with the ruin Mühlburg and the former peat bogs in the Mühlberger …

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