Hike from Gera to Ronneburg

Gera is the third-largest city in Thuringia, Germany, with 96,000 inhabitants, located 55 kilometres (34 miles) south of Leipzig, 75 km (47 miles) east of Erfurt and 120 km (75 miles) west of Dresden. Gera was first mentioned in 995 and developed to a city during the 13th century. Later, it was the residence of several lines of the Reussians until the end of monarchy in Germany in 1918.

The Erfurt Stadtbahn is a light rail (German: Stadtbahn) network that is the basic public transit system of Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia in Germany. It represents the evolution of the city's original tramway which, outside of the city center, travels on track in its own right-of-way. The meter gauge network is made up of six lines, and has a total route length of 45.2 kilometers (28.1 mi), making it one of Germany's more moderate-sized Stadtbahn networks.

Gera Central Station (Gera Hauptbahnhof) is the main station of the Thuringian town of Gera. Gera is one of the largest cities in Germany with no long-distance rail connections and no electrified lines. The station is a significant regional transport hub. The station is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station.

Gessenbach is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the White Elster in the city Gera.

The Botanischer Garten Gera (0.7 hectares), also known as the Botanischer Garten der Museum für Naturkunde Gera, is a botanical garden located on the grounds of the Museum für Naturkunde der Stadt Gera at Nicolaistrasse 6, Gera, Thuringia, Germany. It is open daily without charge.The garden was created from 1897-1900 in the English garden style, and is the last surviving garden in front of the eastern wall.

Zaufensgraben is a river of Thuringia, Germany. It flows into the Gessenbach in Gera.

Ronneburg is a town in the district of Greiz, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 7 km east of Gera.

The Gera tramway network is a network of tramways forming part of the public transport system in Gera, a city in the federal state of Thuringia, Germany.Opened in 1883, the network is operated by Geraer Verkehrsbetrieb GmbH (GVB).

Stadion der Freundschaft is a multi-use stadium in Gera, Germany. It is currently used for football and is the home stadium of 1. FC Gera 03. The stadium is able to hold 15,900 spectators and was built in 1954.