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Fairy grotto – Dragon Gorge loop from Eisenach

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Germany
Thuringia

Fairy grotto – Dragon Gorge loop from Eisenach

Hard

5.0

(1)

60

runners

Fairy grotto – Dragon Gorge loop from Eisenach

02:51

22.6km

670m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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Parking

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1

1.49 km

View of Eisenach and the Mariental

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The Mariental in Eisenach is an important connection between the city and the surrounding hiking trails. It connects the south of Eisenach with the Drachenschlucht gorge. It begins on the …

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2.39 km

Roesesches Hölzchen

Forest

4.27 km

Wartburg View

Viewpoint

4

5.53 km

Elias Cave

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Between Sängerwiese and Wartburg lies this small fissure cave.

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5

6.43 km

Sängerwiese Forest House

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The Sängerwiese forest restaurant is a real institution. It was set up as a forester's lodge over 100 years ago and even then guests were welcomed in the guest room. …

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6

7.57 km

Fairy grotto

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A highlight that you should treat yourself to, the way to the 2nd floor requires surefootedness.

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7.90 km

Knöpfelsteiche

Lake

8

8.21 km

Dragon Gorge

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Sturdy shoes are mandatory as it is usually damp and slippery. A walking stick can be helpful.
Very varied gorge. In more difficult places there are also tethers. The narrowest …

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9.16 km

Königstein

Peak

10

13.5 km

Great Drachenstein Oak and Viewpoint

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On the way from "Hohe Sonne" to the Drachenstein, the path leads off to the right towards Mosbach. Only a short distance, then the way divides. On the left you …

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16.9 km

Burschenschaft Monument, Eisenach

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The Burschenschaftsdenkmal was built between 1900 and 1902 under the responsibility of the Eisenach master mason Gustav Stein. The 33-meter-high monument, dedicated to the students who fell in the anti-Napoleonic Wars of Liberation, was solemnly inaugurated on May 22, 1902.

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12

19.7 km

Carolinenblick

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Fantastic view of the Wartburg. 👍

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22.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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10.8 km

9.23 km

1.79 km

674 m

136 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

8.41 km

1.36 km

1.33 km

403 m

205 m

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