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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Mellenbach-Glasbach

Diabase Quarry Mellenbach – Borkenhäuschen Lookout loop from Schwarzatal

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Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
Mellenbach-Glasbach

Diabase Quarry Mellenbach – Borkenhäuschen Lookout loop from Schwarzatal

Moderate

5.0

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Diabase Quarry Mellenbach – Borkenhäuschen Lookout loop from Schwarzatal

02:42

8.75km

300m

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: May 6, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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708 m

Diabase Quarry Mellenbach

Highlight • Structure

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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4

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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7.43 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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7.64 km

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

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7.96 km

Birkenberg

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8.43 km

Katharinenkirche Mellenbach-Glasbach

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We reach Mellenbach-Glasbach.
The Katharinenkirche, a half-timbered building, is open.
Consecrated in 1889, the previous building had previously been demolished.
A monastery once stood here until the Thirty Years' War.

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8.75 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.55 km

1.04 km

865 m

303 m

Surfaces

2.49 km

2.48 km

2.25 km

1.30 km

155 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

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Monday 13 July

24°C

14°C

86 %

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