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When wounds become miracles - RWW 10
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Photo: Klaus Gogler
The hike is rich in sights. You cross the former inner-German border, now the Hesse-Thuringia border, into the thousand-year-old Herleshausen with its pretty half-timbered houses and the Catholic Thanksgiving Grotto. Somewhat hidden in the forest you find a Jewish cemetery and the Soviet war cemetery. This is thanks to a courageous mayor of Herleshausen. Also worth seeing is the museum in the border station for contemporary history at the Herleshausen station. Through the peaceful floodplain landscape of the Werra meanders, you soon return to the picturesque Lindenallee back to Lauchröden and the car park.
There are places to eat in Herleshausen and Lauchröden.
Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
The hiking trail requires sturdy footwear. You hike partially on narrow paths. Avoid stepping on moss-covered stones and rocks due to slipperiness and watch out for deadwood, branches, and fallen trees.
Awareness is the best safety equipment.
Tips and suggestions
Ruine Brandenburg - Werratalverein ZV Brandenburg e.V.
Werratalverein ZV Südringgau e.V.
Soviet War Cemetery in Herleshausen
Border Station for Contemporary History Herleshausen e.V. – Late Returnee Museum
Augustenau Castle in Herleshausen
The route is located in the following protected areas:
Thuringian Forest Nature Park
Roadbook
Ruine Brandenburg - Lauchröden - Werrabrücke-Herleshausen-Swimming Pool - X9 Soviet War Cemetery - X5 Karl-Fehr-Straße - Hotel Gutsschänke - Herleshausen Station - Ruine Brandenburg
The hike begins at the car park of the Ruine Brandenburg. You walk west toward the village of Lauchröden and turn north at the second street (Herleshäuser Straße). At the edge of the village flows the Werra: the former border river between two world systems. In the middle of the "Bridge of Unity" is the border between Thuringia and Hesse. A plaque and a monument commemorate the former division of Germany. Along the Lindenallee you reach Herleshausen. The Catholic Thanksgiving Grotto is worth seeing there. Via Lauchröder Straße to the Anger. Follow Frauenbörner Straße to the swimming pool to the end of the sports facility. From there you ascend via X9 to the Jewish cemetery and the Soviet war cemetery. Information on site points out the uniqueness of this facility.
Following the paved road downhill you soon reach the underpass of the current federal motorway 4. Follow the road back into the village to the Hotel Gutsschänke. Shortly after, you reach the small, idyllic Herleshausen station with the Museum of Contemporary History. Through the underpass you return to the former border river. Through the peaceful floodplain landscape of the Werra meanders you soon return to the picturesque Lindenallee back to Lauchröden and to the car park.
St. Maria von den Engeln
Schloss Augustenau
Sowjetische Kriegsgräberstätte
Göringen
Bahnhof Herleshausen
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
The nearest ICE train station is in Eisenach. From here the bus lines 181 and 183 go directly to Lauchröden.
On weekdays, the city bus line 2 operates hourly between Eisenach and Lauchröden and back.
Use the Deutsche Bahn travel planner for trip planning under the following link:
→ Travel to Lauchröden (direct)
Get Timetable to destination
Directions
Burgruine Brandenburg: Coming from A4 exit 38 Herleshausen via L3251, turn right onto K17, over the railway line continue on Herleshäuser Straße. In Wartha turn right onto K505, continue via Göringen to Lauchröden.
Lauchröden and Herleshausen are located on the Werra Valley Cycle Path.
Parking
Parking spaces are available at district road 505 coming from Eisenach just before Lauchröden after the turn-off to Brandenburg (Google NAV point)Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Cycle and hiking map Geo-Nature Park Frau-Holle-Land, ISBN 978-3-86973-195-7
Kompass Bicycle Map Bad Hersfeld – Eisenach – Kuppenrhön ISBN-13: 978-3850265812
Book recommendations for this region:
Equipment
- Sturdy footwear
- Rainwear
- First aid kit
- GPS navigation device or smartphone or maps
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions