The large hiker parking lot at Schneekopf can be found on Schmücker Straße. Here you can park your car and start your tour to the Schneekopf, over the Rennsteig or simply into the beautiful Thuringian forests. There is also an opportunity to relieve yourself.

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Nice hiking parking lot but it is also well filled.

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Elevation 930 m

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Location: Gehlberg, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany

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Schneekopf Trailhead Parking

1. Old Watering Place Rest Area – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Friedrichshöhe

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