Circular route - "On archaeological trail of King Otto I." - Saale region

The starting point is located in the village of Kirchhasel (200 m above sea level) at the street corner of the federal road B88/ Riethtalgasse. There is an information board with a hiking map and route description. The path is well signposted with 24 signposts and 50 trail markers (green cross on a white square). First, the path runs to the end of Riethtalgasse, then turns right at a signpost. From there, it goes about 120 m uphill to the Buntsandstein plateau, circles the mountain plateau with a slight incline to the Hoher Berg (385 m above sea level). From there, it descends on the historic Mötzelbacher Marktweg into the Haselbachtal (Hirschgrund) to the Oberhasel church (215 m above sea level). After crossing the Haselbach bridge in the village center, the path continues through a hollow way (Mötzelbacher Marktgasse) 35 m uphill to an old Saale terrace (Blöschütz). Where the Mötzelbacher Marktweg crosses the path running over Blöschütz from Kirchhasel to Teichweiden (connecting to the Lutherweg), turn left towards Kirchhasel. From here, it is only 1 km through the fields to Kirchhasel. The circular route ends at the junction of Blöschützgasse with the federal road B88.

Sturdy footwear

Rainwear

First aid kit

GPS device or smartphone

Drink supply

You can take the train to Rudolstadt and from there by bus (KomBus line 121/122, www.kombus-online.eu) to Kirchhasel.
→ Arrival at Kirchhasel

Parking is available at the village square (Google NAV point)

Parking is available at the village square Kirchhasel in immediate proximity to the start and end point.

You can dine and stay overnight in Kirchhasel at the restaurant Thüringer Bauernstube: Kirchstraße 5, Tel. 03672-427440. Coffee and cake are available at the coffee shop with a small village gallery of the Kraft bakery: Catharinauer Str. 1, open Tue-Sat.