Best wheelchair-friendly trails in Thuringia

Barrier-free nature trail in the Hainich National Park. Enchanted forest giants. Talking ravens. Root dwarves. White women in the mist. Whispering branches. Good fairies. The jungle is deep and dark, and suddenly a wonderful clearing opens up unexpectedly. A fairytale forest. Anyone who enters the Hainich Forest is transformed - one way or another. The fact that the Hainich Forest is so unique also makes it a place of fond memories: of childhood, of carefree times in nature and of fairy...

Barrier-free nature trail in the Hainich National Park There are several educational stations along the trail where you can put your knowledge of the "treasures" of the national park to the test. The route starts at the Mallinde hiking car park near Berka v. d. Hainich on the western edge of the national park. Halfway along, the path leads into a forest meadow, at the edge of which you can already hear the Silberborn spring that gives the trail its name. Above it, a lime tree - the...

Popular circular hike around the Riedelmühle reservoir This hike runs close to the banks of the Riedelmühle reservoir. Here you can explore the world of water and forest birds. Fish can also be observed from time to time. If you are looking for an oasis of peace and want to experience nature, this is the right place for you. This path is barrier-free and therefore easily accessible for wheelchair users and pushchairs.

Temporary hiking trail in the Hainich National Park This hiking trail offers fun for young and old. It shows the natural habitat of the wildcat and is a wonderful addition to a visit to the wildcat village of Hütscheroda. The route begins above the show enclosure in Hütscheroda, the so-called wildcat clearing, not far from the wildcat barn and follows the "wildcat tracks" hiking symbol. There is a slight incline between the wildcat barn and the wildcat clearing at the start of the hike. It...

Relaxed nature trail in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park. This beautiful nature trail starts at the nature park gate at the Wuhlheide in Viernau. It is interesting and easy to walk on for families with children and even pushchairs. It passes through the so-called "Viernau fault zone", in which various other sediments such as shell limestone and Zechstein can also be found due to the fracture of the large sandstone floe. This special feature naturally also has an effect on the vegetation and...

Barrier-free nature trail in the Hainich National Park The "Path of Encounter" in Brunstal is one of a total of four "Thuringian Primeval Forest Trails" in the Hainich National Park, a project organised by WWF Germany. The aim of the Thuringian primeval forest trails is to promote acceptance and ecological understanding of forests that are not used for forestry through experiencing them. This route starts at the "Fuchsfarm" hiking car park, two kilometres southwest of Mülverstedt, right...