NICHT VERPASSEN:
Goethe Wanderung am 1. Samstag im Mai - 02.05.2026

Hiking on the Goethe-Erlebnisweg

Follow in the footsteps of a historic connection on the Goethe Erlebnisweg between Weimar and Großkochberg. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe often traveled this path to visit his friend, Charlotte von Stein.

The newly designed Goethe Experience Trail has twelve experience stations that invite you to do just that. Embark on a journey that uniquely combines history, experience, and nature.

Special experience: Explore your relationships with yourself and others.
Cultural heritage: Follow in the footsteps of a historic relationship.
Active relaxation in idyllic locations and beautiful landscapes
Experience Thuringian hospitality in a region that is easily accessible.
Plan easily at home or on the go with our informational materials.

Exploring relationships in three stages

Erkundung von Beziehungen auf drei Etappen

Relationships, whether with family, friends or partners, have a positive effect on the human psyche and we become more resistant to stress. People who nurture their relationships are happier, more satisfied and live healthier lives. To get there, we cannot avoid dealing with our own relationships.
But when and where do we find the time for this?

Exercise in nature can help. It allows us to let our thoughts wander, to rethink and reorganize our perspectives. In combination with its twelve interactive stations, the Goethe-Erlebnisweg offers a wonderful opportunity for a very personal reflection on relationships.

Infographic of the Goethe Trail: 29.4 km total distance, 8:05 hours walking time, divided into 3 stages with 12 experience stations. Highest point: 511 meters.

Weimar ↔ Bad Berka

What good is love in thoughts

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Bad Berka ↔ Blankenhain

Free at last

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Blankenhain ↔ Großkochberg

Love in the mirror of time

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Discover experience stations

With a new approach, a classic hiking trail has been transformed into a modern adventure trail. Twelve interactive stations invite visitors to explore different facets of the topic of love and relationships.

Make your own image

Stationen entdecken

Twelve stations along the Goethe Experience Trail invite you to reflect on your relationship with yourself and your fellow human beings.

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Three people stand at an experience station and read the information panel.

News: Abducted by longing -
our missing heart swing.

Wanted-style image of a man on a heart-shaped swing with the text: “Wanted: Heart swings don’t disappear on their own. 1,000 Taler for the truth.”

One night at the end of June, it quietly disappeared. All that remained was the empty frame and the sense that someone couldn't resist taking it.

Whether it was an ordinary theft or an act of longing remains a mystery. Maybe it was a nighttime walker with an eye for beauty. Or maybe it was someone who succumbed to the magic of this place.

We have already sent out a call for clues in the silent hope that someone will come forward and shed light on this mystery. Anyone who contributes to the investigation and helps "hunt down" the perpetrator will receive a reward of 1,000 euros. Any information about the perpetrator's whereabouts is welcome.

If the mystery remains unsolved, the swing will return in a new form, allowing dreams, thoughts, and memories to find their place once more.

Sometimes, it is the things that have disappeared that touch us the most.