Duke's Seat – Rieseneck Carriage House loop from Chausseehaus

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Duke's Seat – Rieseneck Carriage House loop from Chausseehaus

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Duke's Seat – Rieseneck Carriage House loop from Chausseehaus

01:23

5.03km

90m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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1.61 km

Duke's Seat

Highlight • Historical Site

This enthroned half-timbered building stands on the edge of the Rieseneck hunting grounds near Hummelshain. The Herzogstuhl is a hunting lodge built between 1915 and 1917 by Duke Ernst II …

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1.86 km

Bench with a partial view of the Herzogstuhl

Highlight • Viewpoint

Possibility to rest in the forest, but no view from there.

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2.75 km

Green House (Rieseneck Hunting Lodge)

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The "Green House", built in 1727 as a hunting lodge, was used by the dukes as bad weather accommodation and "dining room". It is located in a forest clearing near …

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2.75 km

Rieseneck Carriage House

Highlight • Monument

Built in 1716 according to built coat of arms stone. This open building was mainly used to store wagons, carriages and horses. There is a large hayloft under the roof.

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2.81 km

Poem at the Green House Clearing

Highlight • Monument

This poem is in the clearing at the Green House next to the giant corner bench. It reminds day trippers and hikers to behave respectfully and appropriately in pure nature. We are only guests here!

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2.82 km

Rieseneck bench at the Old Oak

Highlight • Rest Area

An old oak tree at the hunting facility with a bench around its trunk. It is good to sit here.

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3.27 km

Lutherweg Trail

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Great hiking trail to the Rieseneck hunting grounds

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4.14 km

The path from the Chauseehaus to the Green House is part of the Luther Trail Thuringia. After about 400m from the Chauseehaus you can expect a great view of the Leuchtenburg near Kahla. What an idyll and untouched expanse!

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5.03 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.31 km

1.73 km

Surfaces

2.30 km

1.36 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

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6°C

75 %

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Comments

July 23, 2023,Herzogstuhl/Jagdanlage Rieseneck Touringenstempel Nr. 53

The circular route is well signposted. You can always follow the green triangle. You walk almost exclusively in the forest, mostly on forest paths, but occasionally also on forest paths. I would recommend the round in the opposite direction, as you can see the information boards as soon as you arrive at the Jagdanlage and the Herzogstuhl. Getting started in …

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November 10, 2024,Jagdanlage Riesenecke (Nr. 53)

The hunting grounds were really something different and well worth seeing. ☺️

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April 16, 2025,Jagdanlage Rieseneck

The historic Rieseneck hunting grounds are truly worth seeing 👍😎
The Rieseneck Friends' Association keeps everything in great shape. The trail signs and the information panels are excellent. Thank you!
The walk to Hummelshain Castle was too much for us today. 🙈

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May 1, 2025,Rundwanderung zur Jagdanlage Rieseneck

A quick stop on the way to Rudolstadt at the Chausseehaus car park. From here, the circular route initially involved some uphill and downhill work for about 2.5km to the Herzogstuhl. A beautiful tower with eight floors, the top four of which are half-timbered. Built in 1915, it is unfortunately rarely accessible and is run by a club. From there, …

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March 20, 2022,Jagdanlage Rieseneck und Herzogstuhl / 20.03.2022

Sun tank round ☀️☀️☀️, this time in the opposite direction.
Always a nice Sunday round with friends.
Crackers and rolls were included for the journey. At the finish there was prepared coffee with strawberry cake.
The round is highly recommended.
We will definitely walk again when everything is nice and green.

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December 28, 2021,Hopper-Day #3 Jagdanlage Rieseneck

Part 3… .. Rieseneck hunting ground 🥳 and the legendary Herzogstuhl, where legendary legends are told.
It is always nice to look at and to wander through the area.
Highlight at the end ... the path of death 😂 a lot of mud, a lot of water, little grip. 😅

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October 16, 2021,🥾📷 Runde Herzogstuhl, Jagdanlage Rieseneck und Grünes Haus

Today we went out spontaneously for a 📷 round.
We started at the Chausseehaus car park. The first port of call was the Herzogstuhl. Autumn colors slowly blend into the green of the trees and bushes. You can already see autumn clearly on the bracken.
The paths were already quite rinsed and in places very muddled by the foresters, but …

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November 1, 2024,🍁🍂Jagdanlage Rieseneck.🍂🍁

Wonderful autumn hike through the Rieseneck hunting grounds near Hummelshain with my great friend Martina.
Afterwards we had a delicious meal at the Linzmühle and experienced an enchanting sunset at the Leuchtenburg.
Such a beautiful day.

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