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All 292 places by distance →One day from Wetzlar
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:44 pm
49 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Wetzlar
- Besucherbergwerk Grube Fortunaheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Altenbergviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Vetzbergviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Mathematikummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Dutenhofener Seelake · 45 min
- Back in Wetzlar
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Wetzlar?
Besucherbergwerk Grube Fortuna (heritage site, about 7 km), Dutenhofener See (lake, about 9 km), Altenberg (viewpoint, about 11 km), Vetzberg (viewpoint, about 13 km), Burg Vetzberg (heritage site, about 13 km), Gleiberg (viewpoint, about 14 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Wetzlar?
168 places on Spotwander: 64 forts & heritage, 49 hill stations & viewpoints, 36 churches, 4 parks, 4 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest fort to Wetzlar?
Besucherbergwerk Grube Fortuna, about 7 km by road; Burg Vetzberg (13 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Wetzlar?
Altenberg, about 11 km by road; Vetzberg (13 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Wetzlar?
Start in Wetzlar, visit Besucherbergwerk Grube Fortuna, then Altenberg, then Vetzberg, then Mathematikum, then Dutenhofener See, and drive back — about 49 km by road in all.