Ritterburg Ruin Machern – Wilhelmsruhe Ruins loop from Machern (Sachsen)

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Ritterburg Ruin Machern – Wilhelmsruhe Ruins loop from Machern (Sachsen)

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Ritterburg Ruin Machern – Wilhelmsruhe Ruins loop from Machern (Sachsen)

02:36

10.0km

60m

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: July 31, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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953 m

Apollo Statue at the Schwemmteich

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not anymore, I was there

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3.33 km

Beach

6.63 km

Gotenholz

Forest

8.28 km

Ritterburg Ruin Machern

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In the Machern landscape garden there is a stately, 26 meter high castle ruin. It was built in ruins at the end of the 18th century to decorate the park. The entrance to the castle is an artificial rock wall.

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8.34 km

Open-air stage at Machern’s Ritterburg

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right at the foot of the knight's castle

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8.48 km

Pyramid Mausoleum in Machern Castle Park

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What a burial place, inside you can still see the niches of the urns.

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8.68 km

Wilhelmsruhe

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For me a nice place I like such playful niches,

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8.86 km

Machern Castle and Landscape Park

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A very nice facility, there is a lot to discover.
If you should do it 🤣👍

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9.01 km

Henriettens Ruh

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At the alluvial pond, directly on the Blutbuchenallee, there is a bank close to the bank where Countess Henriette, the wife of Carl Graf von Lindenau, used to spend most …

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9.23 km

Temple of Hygieia (Machern Castle Park)

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☆ One of many refurbished facilities with a good placement for a short rest.

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10.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.93 km

2.88 km

1.69 km

1.46 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.92 km

2.50 km

1.59 km

1.43 km

1.39 km

205 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 21 October

14°C

7°C

29 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

January 1, 2024,Neuhjahrswanderung zu den Lübschützer Teichen und Schloßpark Machern

A healthy and exciting New Year to all Komootlers 🍀🤗

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June 25, 2023,Spaziergang Schlosspark Machern & altem Stasibunker

The museum in the Stasi bunker in Machern was the former alternative management office (AFüSt) of the Leipzig district administration for state security, which was built in 1968 on the edge of the Lübschützer Teiche recreational area, about 30 kilometers east of Leipzig. In the event of tension and mobilization, the Leipzig Stasi chief Manfred Hummitzsch and his staff of …

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