Best camping trails in Hainich National Park
Where the Soviet troops trained during the Cold War, you can now enjoy a piece of primeval forest. There are plenty of beech trees to admire over an area of 7500 hectares, which have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011. The forest is gradually becoming wild again here, and in the middle of the national park, between the massive copper beeches, the moss-covered trunks and the furry, earthy scent, you feel as if you are in another world.
Top sights
Top trails
- 4.2 (24)·Easy·3.1 km·Est. 0.5–1 hrBarrier-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...
- 4.6 (7)·Hard·20.4 km·Est. 5.5–6 hrPopular circular hiking trail on two well-known long-distance hiking trails This hike starts at the Weberstedt hiking car park. From here, the hike initially follows the route of the Hainichland Trail into the UNSECO World Heritage Site "Ancient Beech Forests of Germany". After a while, the route then turns off onto the Rennstieg before finally following the route of the Hainichland Trail again.
Visitor info
The National Park Centre at Thiemsburg Castle takes its visitors into the world of nature. Watch wildcats on the hunt, peer through the treetops or look under the fallen leaves - everything is possible. From April to October, the visitor centre is open daily from 10 am to 7 pm. Between November and March daily from 10 am to 4 pm.
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- Easy trails in Hainich National Park
- Forest trails in Hainich National Park
- Lake trails in Hainich National Park
- Long trails in Hainich National Park
- Moderate trails in Hainich National Park
- Short trails in Hainich National Park
- Trails with historic sites in Hainich National Park
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- Wildflower trails in Hainich National Park
- Wildlife trails in Hainich National Park