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Kalte Küche – Junction of Three Nature Parks

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Kalte Küche – Junction of Three Nature Parks

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Kalte Küche – Junction of Three Nature Parks

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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1. Hiking loop from Spechtsbrunn

5.04km

01:23

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Memorial Stone for Border Victim Fritz Zapf loop from Tettau

8.36km

02:20

160m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Teufelskanzel Viewpoint – Schlossblick Viewpoint loop from Spechtsbrunn

19.1km

05:39

550m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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BAMA

August 1, 2020

Cold kitchen 696 m above sea level
At this point the Rennsteig crosses the "Alte Heerstrasse and Handelsstrasse" from Nuremberg to Leipzig.
In the vernacular, it is said that the original name came from the fact that the carters took a break here after the strenuous climb, eating bread and sausage "cold cuisine". In fact, the name comes from Kalde, which means border , and Kuchel "or Kochel", as one called a small church in Franconian, therefore "cold kitchen" means something like the border chapel. Historically it has been proven that there was a small chapel at the old pass.
The boundary between the Thuringian Forest Nature Park, the Thuringian Slate Mountains / Upper Saale Nature Park and the Frankenwald Nature Park runs here.

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Mapf

November 19, 2019

At the so-called Kalten Küche, the provincial road L1150 coming from Gräfenthal meets with the L2659 from Steinbach am Wald and the L1152 from Markt Tettau. From ancient times this was one of the most important transitions in the Thuringian Forest, crossing here but the Rennsteig, the old army and trade route Nuremberg-Leipzig and the Thuringian-Frankish slate road.

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Franzl wandert 🥾

July 28, 2024

The cold kitchen also offers hot food. 😅
A wonderful place for a rest and a break with food.

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Kalte Küche – Junction of Three Nature Parks

1. Hiking loop from Spechtsbrunn

2. Memorial Stone for Border Victim Fritz Zapf loop from Tettau

3. Teufelskanzel Viewpoint – Schlossblick Viewpoint loop from Spechtsbrunn

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