Best trails near Eliashöhle

Popular, varied circular route through the Wartburg - Hohe Sonne nature reserve, Thuringia. The hike starts in Eisenach's old town, which is well worth seeing, right by the railway station, and leads up to Wartburg Castle. It is well worth a visit here and there are refreshment stops and bathrooms. The route then leads to the fantastic, wild and romantic Drachenschlucht gorge. Over wooden planks or gratings, the route leads directly over a stream and between the moss-covered, gigantic...

This route connects one of the most spectacular natural monuments in Thuringia with the most important symbol of German history. The trail leads from the Rennsteig Pass at the Hohe Sonne car park down into the fascinating Drachenschlucht gorge, where the path winds over gratings directly above the stream through crevices, some of which are only shoulder-wide. After the ascent out of the gorge, the trail leads across the Sängerwiese meadow up to Wartburg Castle, which towers majestically over...