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Hörselberg-Hainich

Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross) – Hainich Canopy Walk loop from UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe „Alte Buchenwälder Deutschlands“ – Teilgebiet Hainich

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Hörselberg-Hainich

Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross) – Hainich Canopy Walk loop from UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe „Alte Buchenwälder Deutschlands“ – Teilgebiet Hainich

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Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross) – Hainich Canopy Walk loop from UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe „Alte Buchenwälder Deutschlands“ – Teilgebiet Hainich

02:57

10.9km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 27, 2026

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Nationalpark Hainich

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103 m

Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross)

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“Each of these crosses can tell its own story and what motivated people to erect“ their ”cross at this point. (...) These crossroads were erected as visible signs and attract …

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4.73 km

Hainich National Park Visitor Center

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Here you can find lots of information about the Hainich National Park. Two exhibitions are also on display. These are included in the price of the treetop walkway.

More information is available at nationalpark-hainich.de/de/ausflugsziele/baumkronenpfad.html.

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4.83 km

Main Entrance to Hainich National Park

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Always worth a trip, the National Park Center in Thiemsburg

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5.19 km

Hainich Canopy Walk

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Panoramic and instructive treetop path with great views. A head for heights is an advantage, but the path is very stable. In any case, nothing wobbled or swayed during our …

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5.54 km

Suspension Bridge on the Treetop Walk, Hainich National Park

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Hey Something different to compensate.

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6.02 km

Forest Promenade Nationalpark Hainich

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The main protagonist of the path is the forest itself - its simple beauty and its soothing - empowering sensuality. Its starting point is almost exactly halfway between the Thiemsburg …

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6.05 km

Forest Promenade Hainich

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Beautiful hiking trail with different stations through the middle of a jungle.

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6.58 km

Pond on the Waldpromenade

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Here you have an excellent opportunity to explore and admire the biotope and its diversity of life, plants and animals, from the wooden footbridge over the pond.

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10.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.38 km

2.28 km

154 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.56 km

3.97 km

889 m

351 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Friday 4 September

20°C

12°C

25 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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September 29, 2022,Wanderung von Craula zum Baumkronenpfad

Apple Watch gave up on the way home, so the last piece is missing.

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Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross) – Hainich Canopy Walk loop from UNESCO-Weltnaturerbe „Alte Buchenwälder Deutschlands“ – Teilgebiet Hainich

Craulaer Kreuz (Stone Cross)

Hainich National Park Visitor Center

Main Entrance to Hainich National Park

Hainich Canopy Walk

Suspension Bridge on the Treetop Walk, Hainich National Park

Forest Promenade Nationalpark Hainich

Forest Promenade Hainich

Pond on the Waldpromenade

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