Mittelweg Hut – Fairy Grottoes Visitor Area loop from Saalfeld/Saale

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt

Saalfeld/Saale

Mittelweg Hut – Fairy Grottoes Visitor Area loop from Saalfeld/Saale

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Mittelweg Hut – Fairy Grottoes Visitor Area loop from Saalfeld/Saale

02:43

8.71km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.06 km

Nagel Viewpoint

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A small bench invites you to rest, look over the fields to Eyba. Please do not leave any rubbish!

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3.84 km

Viewpoint Above Eyba

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From the rest area a view opens up over the heights of the Saale valley.

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4.10 km

Delicious Thuringian cuisine! Very good value for money
Opening hours:
Tuesday
10: 00-13: 00
Wednesday
10: 00-22: 00
Thursday
10: 00-13: 00
16: 00-22: 00
Friday
10: 00-13: 00
16: 00-0: 00
Saturday
10: 00-22: 00
Sunday
10: 00-21: 00

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5.84 km

Mittelweg Hut

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From the Mittelweghütte you used to have a wide view over to Saalfeld, but now the forest is a bit overgrown ... The hut invites you to take a break. …

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7.73 km

Viewpoint Saalfeld with panoramic loungers

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From this platform you can look down to the town of Saalfeld. In the immediate vicinity there are two comfortable wooden deck chairs that invite you to linger.

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8.00 km

Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes

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The fairy grottoes in Saalfeld are best known for their colored stalactites and are definitely worth a visit. The show mine emerged from a disused mine and is known worldwide …

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8.13 km

Experience the Saalfeld fairy grotto

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Always worth a visit

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8.19 km

Fairy Grottoes Visitor Area

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Everything you need is available here. From a snack bar, museum, hotel charging station, toilet and beer garden, etc. Us hot, s basst!

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8.71 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.79 km

1.11 km

327 m

197 m

191 m

114 m

Surfaces

4.31 km

1.75 km

1.23 km

759 m

404 m

153 m

114 m

Elevation

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Highest point (550 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

12°C

6°C

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Comments

May 6, 2022,Thüringer Schiefergebirge: Feengrotten über Mittelweghütte zum Egon nach Eyba 🍺🍳

After a busy week, today's hike was a great way to start the weekend! The hiking start was the fairy grottos on the outskirts of Saalfeld.
Passing the fairy world, it went gently uphill via the Mittelweg to the Mittelweghütte.
From here, the hiking trail climbs a little steeper up to the rear garden dome with the radio tower. If …

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