World Heritage Walk
Ancient beeches and deadwood - walking this path will show you, why Hainich is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Symbol
UNESCO logo
Length
9.5 km
Difficulty
medium
What's there to see?
UNESCO World Natural Heritage Hainich
The path allows you to gain insights into the versatile structures of our unique "Ancient Beech Forest of Germany", an upland woodland growing on limestone. The old forest with their richness in deadwood are the habitat of many woodpeckers species and many more.
Wartburgblick
The 0.8 km detour to the Wartburgblick is worth your while. From this viewpoint, you can see the neighbouring UNESCO World Heritage Wartburg Castle (10 km away) as well as magnificent succession areas.
Craulaer Kreuz
At the start of the path you find the Craulaer Kreuz, an old stone cross.
Getting there
Ramblers' car park "Craulaer Kreuz"
Find an overview of the national park's ramblers' car parks and the nearest railway and bus stops on our interactive map. You find the map in the quick links in the left window pane or in the central column on this page.
Places to eat
We recommend our National Park Partner
Public toilets
You find public toilets at Craulaer Kreuz.
Further information
For more details, click on Welterbepfad
Leaflet on the UNESCO World Natural Heritage
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