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Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Hottelstedt

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Thuringia

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Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Hottelstedt

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Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Hottelstedt

01:41

6.18km

90m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 30, 2025

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589 m

Ruins of the SS Leadership Settlement

Highlight • Historical Site

In the immediate vicinity of the camp, on the sunny and leeward south side of the Ettersberg, were ten villas of the SS leaders of the camp management and their …

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1.48 km

Buchenwald Memorial — Entrance Gate

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Venerable entrance to the ring graves that creates a certain awe.

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1.69 km

Stelenweg Memorial at Buchenwald Concentration Camp

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The path is lined with seven steles symbolizing the seven years of the concentration camp and reminiscent of scenes from camp life.

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1.94 km

Buchenwald Memorial — Mass Graves

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Massive Roman-style curtain walls enclose three large funnels. They are mass graves from the Buchenwald concentration camp, in which the SS had around 3,000 dead buried in the spring of …

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2.08 km

Avenue of Nations (Straße der Nationen), Buchenwald Memorial

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Along a wide road that connects the ring graves are brick pylons bearing the names of 18 nations.

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5.59 km

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

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A long railway embankment in a very quiet location..

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6.07 km

Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower

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The “Tower of Freedom” built from light sandstone and visible from afar – a name that disappeared in the 1970s in favor of the simple “bell tower” – ends the …

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6.08 km

Buchenwald Memorial

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The town's historic sites can be visited daily until dusk. The exhibitions are closed on Mondays.
At the entrance to the Buchenwald Concentration Camp Memorial there is an information center …

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6.18 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.99 km

1.87 km

296 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.01 km

1.75 km

1.41 km

1.01 km

Elevation

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Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower – Buchenwald Memorial loop from Hottelstedt

Ruins of the SS Leadership Settlement

Buchenwald Memorial — Entrance Gate

Stelenweg Memorial at Buchenwald Concentration Camp

Buchenwald Memorial — Mass Graves

Avenue of Nations (Straße der Nationen), Buchenwald Memorial

Buchenwald Railway Memorial Trail

Buchenwald Memorial Bell Tower

Buchenwald Memorial

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