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Steinsburg Nature Reserve

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Steinsburg Nature Reserve

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Steinsburg Nature Reserve

Name: Steinsburg Nature Reserve
Rating: 2

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Location: Römhild, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany

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1. Schnullerbrünnle Spring – Hotel Waldhaus Römhild loop from Römhild

23.0km

02:24

640m

Expert mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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2. View from Großer Gleichberg – Hotel Waldhaus Römhild loop from Milz

24.7km

02:18

610m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Themar Market Square – Hotel Waldhaus Römhild loop from Themar

49.6km

04:08

890m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

March 23, 2025

The Kleiner Gleichberg (641 m) forms a "geological twin" with the Großer Gleichberg (679 m) opposite. Both mountains are basalt cones of volcanic origin. The name Steinsburg (867: Steinberg) probably arose from the large stone fields surrounding the mountain plateau. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe recognized the volcanic origin of these stone fields; the basalt of the former volcanic vent disintegrated through erosion into the sea of blocks visible today. These basalt blocks were used in Celtic times to build dry stone walls to protect the oppidum. A total of three rings of walls were built, which surrounded the mountain similar to city walls. The outermost wall is three kilometers long and encloses an area of 66 hectares. Only a few short sections of these walls are partially preserved, but the collapsed sections still reveal the old structure.
Source: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppidum_Steinsburg

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RadlerUnterland🚵‍♂️

March 23, 2025

Steinsburg is the popular name given to the remains of a Celtic oppidum on the Kleiner Gleichberg in southern Thuringia in the district of Hildburghausen near Waldhaus near Römhild.

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Location: Römhild, Hildburghausen, Thuringia, Germany

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Basalt Blockfield Trail Through the Celtic Ramparts (Kleiner Gleichberg)

Northern Ascent to Kleiner Gleichberg

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Steinsburg Ruins and View on Kleiner Gleichberg

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Ascent to Steinsburg

Summit Cross on Großer Gleichberg

Fountain on the Historic Market Square in Römhild

Archaeological Trail at Kleiner Gleichberg

Steinsburg Nature Reserve

1. Schnullerbrünnle Spring – Hotel Waldhaus Römhild loop from Römhild

2. View from Großer Gleichberg – Hotel Waldhaus Römhild loop from Milz

3. Themar Market Square – Hotel Waldhaus Römhild loop from Themar

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