Gustav-Freytag-Stein Shelter – Wachsenrasen Stone Shelter loop from Schützenbergmoor

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Oberhof

Gustav-Freytag-Stein Shelter – Wachsenrasen Stone Shelter loop from Schützenbergmoor

Hard

4.2

(6)

107

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Gustav-Freytag-Stein Shelter – Wachsenrasen Stone Shelter loop from Schützenbergmoor

02:51

24.7km

340m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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98 m

Grenzadler Boundary Stone

Highlight • Monument

The border eagle is located directly on the Rennsteig on the Thuringian Forest near Oberhof and actually denotes the man-high landmark with Prussian eagle, which marked the former border on the rifleman between Prussia and Kurhessen.

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354 m

Oberhof Winter Sports Facilities

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Oberhof is a must for winter sports enthusiasts!

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642 m

DKB Ski Arena Oberhof

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Here you can rest in the building.

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8.10 km

Gustav-Freytag-Stein Shelter

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One of the many snow and wind protected ways to take a break.

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11.4 km

Wachsenrasen Stone Shelter

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Namesake of the longest of the 3 trails.

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22.6 km

Axel Shelter on the Rennsteig

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Small refuge on the Rennsteig just after Oberhof.

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24.2 km

Memorial to the Air Battle Over the Thuringian Forest

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A memorial stone commemorates an air battle in the area at the end of World War II.

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24.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.0 km

1.66 km

Surfaces

16.4 km

3.44 km

3.43 km

1.25 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (890 m)

Lowest point (750 m)

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Thursday 10 September

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Gustav-Freytag-Stein Shelter – Wachsenrasen Stone Shelter loop from Schützenbergmoor

Grenzadler Boundary Stone

Oberhof Winter Sports Facilities

DKB Ski Arena Oberhof

Gustav-Freytag-Stein Shelter

Wachsenrasen Stone Shelter

Axel Shelter on the Rennsteig

Memorial to the Air Battle Over the Thuringian Forest

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