Camping at the Hunting Lodge
A former hunting lodge of the Dukes of Saxony-Meiningen, municipality of Rhönblick, surrounded by mixed forest. Today hikers and cyclists stop here, the restaurant serves regional cuisine, and from the terrace the view stretches across open spaces. A family trail of 2.5 kilometres leads past a wildlife enclosure where fallow deer graze. Between the trees: silence. In sight stands a border tower from the former inner-German border, alongside it the World Peace Cross, erected only eight times worldwide. Erfurt is 72 kilometres away.1
What roadsurfer spots writes
„The Jagdschloss was originally built as a hunting lodge for the Dukes of Saxe-Meiningen and was used as a hunting lodge alongside the nearby mixed forests. Today, the castle is a meeting point for hikers, cyclists and nature lovers.“
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Suitable for
Motorhome
Caravan
Sights in the area1
World Peace Cross
The cross beside the old border tower exists only eight times worldwide, inaugurated by fishermen’s choirs. Within sight, enough for a first evening.
Green Belt along the former inner-German border
The old border strip is now a narrow chain of habitats running through Germany. The tower nearby tells the story without a museum.
Erfurt Old Town
Medieval lanes, the Krämerbrücke and the Severikirche below the cathedral hill, some 72 kilometres away. The day trip for rainy weather.
Rhön
Open summits, basalt and long views: the surrounding uplands can be walked in half-day stages.
1 Machine-written texts — they may contain errors. The description on roadsurfer spots applies.
