Discover Möhrenbach

Möhrenbach combines hiking and cycling routes that can be used year-round with a local history that can be explored at specific places. An old pond, a half-timbered cottage dating from 1606, and several memorial sites give the place its many facets. You can decide whether your trip should focus more on outdoor activities or on Möhrenbach’s history.

Hiking and cycling in Möhrenbach

In the peaceful surroundings, easy hiking routes are available year-round. Flat cycling routes can also be used throughout the year. Hiking and cycling offer different types of routes: the hiking routes are easy, while the cycling routes are described as flat. This distinction provides a practical guide when planning your activities.

Nearby, the circular route “Möhrenbach to the Langer Berg and back” first follows the Ilm-Rennsteig Cycle Path towards Gehren, then the Wurzelkurt Trail. The route is marked by a yellow bar on a white background. As trail conditions can change, it is advisable to check local information before setting out. The Linke-Greiner Hut stands at the front of the Schmiedehaupt and can be reached via the Gykelberg, passing the war memorial.

Pond, half-timbered house, and memorial sites

The Pferdeteich, centrally located in Möhrenbach, is occasionally also called the Schwanenteich. It is verifiably well over 100 years old and was originally an unpaved natural pond. Its name probably comes from the watering of horses kept for agricultural work, which enabled traders to climb the adjoining mountains with their goods and belongings. The pond thus links a distinctive feature of the village with a traditional explanation of its name.

The “Pochwerk,” Möhrenbach’s oldest cottage, stands in the upper Porzel area. This traditionally built half-timbered house, with its small plank-lined room, was built in 1606. The steel bell has a different story to tell: from 1919 to 1936, it rang for the people of Möhrenbach from the bell tower. It was later dedicated as a memorial at the Vorderer Gansleitkuppe.

The war memorial at Hühnerstein on the Gykelberg was dedicated in 1935, near the “Eiche,” on the occasion of the local festival. It commemorates the people of Möhrenbach who fell in the First World War. An ivy-covered gravestone can still be found in the Möhrenbach cemetery.

In the adjoining Wohlrosetal valley, a small information board and memorial stone at the site of the murder commemorate forester Albin Walther. A poacher from Friedersdorf shot him on 5 September 1909; on the morning of 6 September, Walther died in Möhrenbach from his severe injuries and extensive blood loss. The memorial is located between Wohlrosetalstraße, near the Ratsmühle, and the “Leidchen” on the Gykelberg. Its location in the adjoining valley sets this memorial site apart from the traces of local history found within Möhrenbach itself.

More nature and cultural activities in Ilmenau

The wider destination of Ilmenau offers further nature and outdoor activities. The Kickelhahn is Ilmenau’s local mountain and stands 861 metres high; its 21-metre observation tower is one of the city’s landmarks. The 20-kilometre Goethewanderweg connects places associated with Goethe from Ilmenau to Stützerbach. Three different trails in the Lindenberg Trail Park invite you to go mountain biking. As facilities can change, check the latest local information before setting out.

Numerous ski and winter hiking trails also run from Ilmenau to the Rennsteig and from Auerhahn to the Kickelhahn. Snow and trail conditions can vary; availability is not guaranteed. Ilmenau’s cultural history includes the Münzkeller, right next to the Alte Münze, which offers insights into the 16th century, and the Bergmannskapelle on the Sturmheide. It stands amid the former Ilmenau copper and silver mining district, below the spoil heap of the former “Gottes Gabe” mine shaft, and houses an exhibition on Ilmenau’s copper shale mining.

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