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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Mellenbach-Glasbach

Diabase Quarry Mellenbach – Borkenhäuschen Lookout loop from Schwarzatal

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Germany
Thuringia
Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Mellenbach-Glasbach

Diabase Quarry Mellenbach – Borkenhäuschen Lookout loop from Schwarzatal

Moderate

5.0

(1)

4

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Diabase Quarry Mellenbach – Borkenhäuschen Lookout loop from Schwarzatal

02:40

8.67km

290m

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 10, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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708 m

Diabase Quarry Mellenbach

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a disused diabase quarry

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3.48 km

small shelter with a view of the upper town of Mellenbach

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5.37 km

View of Steinberg

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5.94 km

Borkenhäuschen Lookout

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From here you can see Mellenbach and behind it on the mountain Lichthain.

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7.42 km

View of Blumenau

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Accompanied by the rushing sound of the Schwarza River below, with a view of the Blumenau district, we continue on.
A beautiful view.

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7.63 km

The coniferous forest opens up on the slope along the way. A beautiful view in the sunshine to linger.

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8.23 km

Simply belongs to the tour.

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8.35 km

Katharinenkirche Mellenbach-Glasbach

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Beautiful Evangelical Lutheran half-timbered church with decorative wooden beams and infilled with bricks.

More: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katharinenkirche_(Mellenbach-Glasbach)

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8.67 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.45 km

1.06 km

965 m

200 m

Surfaces

2.48 km

2.45 km

2.12 km

1.50 km

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< 100 m

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

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Tuesday 20 October

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6°C

95 %

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