Nature and Sports
Panorama Trail – Panoramic View of the City & Wartburg
Address: below the Burschenschaft Memorial
Distance: 700 m
Romantic Johannistal, Circular Hike
Start: Burschenschaft Memorial/Panorama Trail
Distance: 700 m
Landgrave Gorge (Landgrafenschlucht)
Start: Mariental/Landgrafenschlucht
Distance: 2.6 km
Dragon Gorge (Drachenschlucht)
Address: Mariental, 99817 Eisenach
Distance: 3.3 km
Treetop Walkway in Hainich National Park (Baumkronenpfad im Nationalpark Hainich)
Address for Navigation: Parkplatz, Baumkronenpfad, 99991 Unstrut-Hainich OT Alterstedt
Distance: approx. 27 km
Thuringian Rennsteig – on foot or by bike
Hiking on the Rennsteig, whether alone, with friends, or with family, with or without a dog, in individual stages. The hiking trail starts in Hörschel near Eisenach (Distance: 10 km)
195 km Rennsteig Cycle Path. The cycle path starts in Hörschel near Eisenach and ends in Blankenstein.
Outdoor Tours on the Werra (kayak, canoe, inflatable boat, canoe catamaran)
Address: Am Bahnhof 33, 99831 Amt Creuzburg OT Mihla
Distance: approx. 16 km – 27 km (depending on the route)
03 69 24 / 47 332
0175 / 89 290 56
Altenstein Castle & Park (Schloss & Park Altenstein) – landscape park with a Chinese cottage, elaborate carpet beds, and viewpoints overlooking the Werra Valley.
Address: Schloss Altenstein, Besucherzentrum Altenstein, Nördlicher Rundbau am Hofmarschallamt - Altenstein 8, 36448 Bad Liebenstein
Distance: 27 km
03 69 61 / 700 567
schlossverwaltung@schlosspark-altenstein.de
(The castle is not open to the public due to construction work until the end of 2026.)
Culture in Eisenach
Eisenach South Quarter (Eisenacher Südviertel) – one of the largest contiguous villa districts in Germany
Address and Distance: You are in the middle of the villa district.
Wandelhalle (Monument Foundation Eisenach)
Address: Wartburgallee 53, 99817 Eisenach
Distance: 550 m (on foot)
Burschenschaft Memorial & Observation Tower (Burschenschaftsdenkmal & Aussichtsturm)
Address: An der Göpelskuppe 1, 99817 Eisenach
Distance: 700 m (on foot)
Bach House Eisenach (Bachhaus Eisenach)
Address: Frauenplan 21, 99817 Eisenach
Distance: 700 m (on foot)
Bach Monument at Frauenplan (Bachdenkmal am Frauenplan)
Address: Am Frauenplan, 99817 Eisenach
Distance: 700 m (on foot)
Probably the narrowest half-timbered house in Germany (can only be viewed from the outside)
Address: Johannisplatz 9, 99817 Eisenach
Distance: 750 m (on foot)
Luther Monument at Karlsplatz (Lutherdenkmal am Karlsplatz)
Address: Karlsplatz, 99817 Eisenach
Distance: 850 m
St. Nicholas Church – Romanesque Basilica (Nikolaikirche)
Address: Reuter-Wagner-Museum, Reuterweg 2, 99817 Eisenach
Distance: 900 m (on foot)
St. George’s Church – Bach’s Baptismal Church (Georgenkirche )
Address: Markt, 99817 Eisenach
Distance: 1.1 km
