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Scharngrund – Wettin Castle loop from Gimritz

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Scharngrund – Wettin Castle loop from Gimritz

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4.3

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Scharngrund – Wettin Castle loop from Gimritz

03:56

14.9km

140m

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: March 20, 2026

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Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.20 km

Porphyrlandschaft bei Gimritz

Nature Reserve

2.57 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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2.77 km

Porphyry Landscape near Gimritz

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

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3.02 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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3.49 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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4.03 km

Templar Chapel of Our Lady Mücheln

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The Templars became too powerful and were fought.
One rarely finds evidence of their work, which is why the Kiwas is very special.
There are also remains of old paintings.

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5.78 km

Wettin Castle

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It is not entirely clear when exactly the castle was built. The first mentions of a settlement can be found before the year 1000. In any case, the complex was …

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6.13 km

Wettin Town Hall

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The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) left its mark everywhere in Central Germany. Particularly typical are the so-called “Welschen Hauben”, which crown many churches (for example in Nemsdorf, Dornstedt, Steigra, Fienstedt …

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6.24 km

View from Burgberg of the Lock, Weir, and Pögritzmühle

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Beautiful view of the Saale valley. One should linger here for a moment.

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13.6 km

Brücke Kleinbahn

Ruins

14.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.60 km

2.99 km

2.02 km

1.27 km

Surfaces

4.69 km

3.39 km

2.59 km

2.18 km

1.55 km

485 m

Elevation

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Monday 8 June

22°C

12°C

66 %

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Scharngrund – Wettin Castle loop from Gimritz

Former Wallwitz–Wettin Railway Route

Porphyry Landscape near Gimritz

Scharngrund

Nature Trail – Porphyry Landscape Wettin/Gimritz

Templar Chapel of Our Lady Mücheln

Wettin Castle

Wettin Town Hall

View from Burgberg of the Lock, Weir, and Pögritzmühle

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