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Plateauweg in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Plateauweg in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

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Plateauweg in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Name: Plateauweg in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park
Rating: 2

Recommended by 21 cyclists

This Highlight goes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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1. Traces of the GDR Border – Napoleonshöhe Rodacherbrunn loop from Neuhaus am Rennweg

102km

07:22

1,480m

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2. Werraquell-Hütte – Traces of the GDR Border loop from Kleintettau

70.1km

05:28

910m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Clemens Major Shelter – Traces of the GDR Border loop from Lauscha (Thür)

41.9km

03:04

640m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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HoffiKC

October 5, 2022

The Plateauweg is probably the original Rennsteig between Spechtsbrunn and Brand. It is a little shorter than the currently marked course of the Rennsteig. You can combine the Plateauweg with the current Rennsteig to form a small Brander Rundweg and visit the Clemens Mayer Hütte above Spechtsbrunn.

The landscape on the plateau has completely changed in 2020 and 2022. Almost the entire spruce forest was cut down because of dried up trees and bark beetle infestation. Heather grass now dominates the picture. Suddenly you have very good prospects, for example to the north to the Leipzig Tower. The wind exposure has increased significantly.

You can actually save yourself the forest path, because you can follow the plateau path very nicely to Brand.

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FabianL

May 5, 2025

Completely different from the rest of the landscape on the Rennsteig

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Distance 1.00 km

Uphill 30 m

Downhill 20 m

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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Plateauweg in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

1. Traces of the GDR Border – Napoleonshöhe Rodacherbrunn loop from Neuhaus am Rennweg

2. Werraquell-Hütte – Traces of the GDR Border loop from Kleintettau

3. Clemens Major Shelter – Traces of the GDR Border loop from Lauscha (Thür)

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