The Alte Tränke is located at 828 m above sea level. It is a wonderful forest meadow below the Grosser Finsterberg. Clear mountain water trickles over five hollowed-out tree trunks. Horses and cattle were able to graze and drink here as early as the Middle Ages.

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The old potions is a refuge on Rennsteig km 74 just before Schmiedefeld.

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Location: Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany

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