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Forstturm

Forstturm

The forstturm (means forest tower) is located in the middle of Thuringian forest and it is a memorial of Franco-German wars from 19th century.
Its hexagonal structure is a beautiful place for photoshooting. The door of the tower is mostly close, but if you are lucky enough, you might get a chance to climb up to the roof of the tower and see the beautiful view over Jena. We had this experience once and it costs 1 Euro per person

Routes for visiting Forstturm

Route 5 - Tower's Route

📍 Bismarckturm • Forstturm • Ernst-Haeckel-Stein 📏 7.87 km

A scenic route from Beutenberg Campus to Goethe Gallery

Route 44 - Cycling route

📍 Bismarckturm • Forstturm • Ernst-Haeckel-Stein • Soviet Barracks • Coppanz • Göschwitz • Leutra 📏 5.87 km

A scenic route from Oberhof Bus Station to Oberhof Bus Station


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  • The tower hike: Jenaer forest.
    23 Aug 2026 at 12:00 PM
  • 50 km around Jena
    20 Sep 2025 at 04:00 AM
  • 50 km around Jena Part 1: Sunrise and breakfast
    14 Sep 2024 at 04:00 AM
  • Hiking to the towers
    09 Nov 2024 at 10:00 AM
  • Hike to the towers
    26 Mar 2023 at 09:00 AM
  • Hike to Jenaer Forst
    11 Jun 2023 at 08:45 AM
  • 50 km around Jena Part 1: breakfast in the nature
    02 Sep 2023 at 03:30 AM
  • Snowy hike to Jena West
    03 Dec 2023 at 10:05 AM
  • Hiking to Ernst-Häckel-Stein and Forstturm
    28 May 2022 at 09:00 AM
  • Hike of Tower's Route
    07 Aug 2022 at 07:40 AM
  • 50 km around Jena Part1
    24 Sep 2022 at 04:00 AM
  • Yoga Hike
    12 Jun 2021 at 09:00 AM
  • 50 km around Jena: Part 1
    07 Aug 2021 at 04:00 AM
  • 50 km around Jena: Part 1
    03 Oct 2020 at 04:00 AM