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Scharngrund Nature Trail – Scharngrund loop from Gimritz

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Scharngrund Nature Trail – Scharngrund loop from Gimritz

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Scharngrund Nature Trail – Scharngrund loop from Gimritz

02:07

7.89km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

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Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

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Start point

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2.44 km

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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2.64 km

Porphyry Landscape near Gimritz

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

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3.13 km

Scharngrund Nature Trail

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

The nature trail leads through the historically grown cultural landscape of the Wettin porphyry area and the adjacent …

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3.14 km

Nature Trail Information Board – Porphyrlandschaft Wettin/Gimritz

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Information board on the nature trail

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3.60 km

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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4.89 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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5.25 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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6.62 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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7.89 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.49 km

890 m

849 m

634 m

Surfaces

2.41 km

2.28 km

1.77 km

1.19 km

209 m

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Scharngrund Nature Trail – Scharngrund loop from Gimritz

Former Wallwitz–Wettin Railway Route

Porphyry Landscape near Gimritz

Scharngrund Nature Trail

Nature Trail Information Board – Porphyrlandschaft Wettin/Gimritz

Nature Trail – Porphyry Landscape Wettin/Gimritz

Johann Reinhold Forster Information Board and View of the Saale River

Scharngrund

Viaduct of the Former Wallwitz–Wettin Railway

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