IFD:OutsideMobile/Janet Cardiff Soundwalk, Cospeda

Jena Cospeda

The Windknollen is a nature reserve area north west of Jena residing on the hills around Jena. There have been severe battles between Napoleon's and Prussian troops.

The Canadian artist Janet Cardiff created one of her unique soundwalks across these battlefields of 1806.

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015

Meeting Point 1: Hauptbahnhof Weimar, 9:00 / 9am SHARP at Platform 2.

• The train leaves at 09:04 as RE 3703 from Platform 2
• To get to the Hauptbahnhof:
  • At least 25 minutes from the Uni to the Hauptbahnhof by foot
  • or catch the bus #6 leaving at 08.40 at Wielandplatz

Meeting Point 2 Jena: Westbahnhof, Arrival: ~09.21, Platform 2

Meeting Point 3 Jena/Papiermühle: ~09.50 plus/minus one Bus

• Bus via Line 16 from "Holzmarkt/Stadtzentrum" to "Mühltal" or via Line 14 from "Volkshaus" to "Langetal",
  • see: ÖPNV (Public Transport Map)
    
  • see: Haltestellen Jena
  • see: Netzplan Jena

Tour: http://www.komoot.de/tour/2523580#

• ~60 min walk to the Musum 1806 in Cospeda via Sonnenberghorizontale and Windknollen (~11.00)
• ~45 min Memory Walk (Sound Walk) from Janet Cardiff (~12.00)
• ~30 min refreshment break (~12.30)
• ~30 min walk back via Lutherkanzel (~13.00)

Back to Weimar:

• Bus back to Jena West
• RE or RB back to Weimar Hbf
• approximate arrival time in Weimar: between 14:00 and 15:00

Things to pack:

• Bottle of water
• Light rain jacket (just in case…)
• Appropriate footwear (really important, the trail at the Sonnenberghorizontale and the Lutherkanzel is narrow and steep!)
• Custom headphones for the sound walk (if you prefer good ones)
• 1,50 € in coins (audio walk fee)
• An ID card as deposit
• Student card to use the train and the bus

Weather:

• cloudy, 10°C with a low 15% chance of light rain. See: wetter.de/jena

Tracks:

• http://www.komoot.de/tour/t2570368 (from Alex, 2014)