Hörsel: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

A 32.2-kilometre bike tour follows the Rennsteig signposts to Hörsel and returns along the Werra in the direction of Eisenach. This route provides a specific point of reference for cycling travellers.

The stay can be combined with the wish to rent a holiday apartment in Hörsel.

Geographical Location

Hörsel lies in the Hörsel Valley, west of Gotha and east of Eisenach.

Nature

The Hörsel is a tributary of the Werra and drains the northern slopes of the Thuringian Forest between Friedrichroda and Eisenach. The river system of the Hörsel and Leina extends for 56.2 kilometres across the wider area and has a catchment area of 788 square kilometres.

Culture

Tenneberg Castle lies in the vicinity of Hörsel.

The surrounding area of Hörsel includes the Seeberg Observatory (1787–1934), Großer Inselsberg, Weißenberg, Dreiherrnstein and Gerberstein.

The wider regional surroundings of Hörsel include Gleichen Castle and Altenstein Palace.

Things to Do

Around Hörsel and in the wider surrounding area, the hiking landscape includes dense forests, river valleys, riverside paths along the Werra, the Nesse Valley and the Hörselberge.

Cycling routes around Hörsel are described as passing through hilly landscapes, dense forests and river valleys; paths run along the Nesse and the Werra.

A 22.8-kilometre hiking route runs through the Hörselberge between Eisenach and Mechterstädt, in the near and wider surroundings of Hörsel.

Hörsel is a rural municipality in the district of Gotha in Thuringia, formed in 2011 through the merger of several former municipalities.

More local pages to compare: Leinatal, Bufleben, Gotha, Dachwig, Georgenthal/Thuringian Forest, Waltershausen, Ballstädt, Friedrichroda.

To the higher-level travel overview: Gotha.