Best child-friendly trails in Hainich National Park

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...

Varied, idyllic hiking trail in the Hainich National Park. The Saugrabenweg circular hiking trail is signposted with the "wild boar" symbol. The beautiful loop leads through the Brunstal valley in Mülverstedter Holz. The beech forests here in the Hainich National Park are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The hike can be started from the "Am Zollgarten" car park near Kammerforst or from the "Fuchsfarm" car park directly at the "Brotzeit Fuchsfarm" snack bar and takes around 3 hours. Sturdy...

Family-friendly circular hiking trail in the Hainich National Park, Thuringia The Hünenteich hiking trail is a certified quality trail in the Hainich National Park. Over a short distance, this circular hike gives an impressive impression of the varied and wild nature of the Hainich. You walk through unspoilt beech forests, which are under special protection as part of the Wartburg-Hainich UNESCO World Heritage region, and pass alder quarries and old orchards. Geological highlights such as...

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...

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...

Historical hiking trail in the Hainich National Park near the treetop path From the "Thiemsburg" car park, past the "Old Oak", the thickest tree in the national park with a circumference of 5.45 m, you hike through species-rich mixed deciduous forest with an alder quarry and historical boundary stones. Magnificent meanders and interesting tree shapes can be seen along the Steingraben. Further on, you can discover lush carpets of white March berries in March. The short circular trail is the...

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...

Popular, family-friendly circular trail in the Hainich National Park, Thuringia. This short and idyllic circular hike is suitable for all fitness levels and offers great views of the region as well as plenty of nature. Highlights of the loop: - Picturesque nature - Lauterbach - Forest idyll