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Torstein Rock Arch – Great Inselsberg loop from Bad Tabarz

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Torstein Rock Arch – Great Inselsberg loop from Bad Tabarz

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Torstein Rock Arch – Great Inselsberg loop from Bad Tabarz

03:22

31.7km

1,000m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 21.9 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.23 km

End of the downhill trail

Highlight • MTB Park

The downhill section ends here with a big double

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3.15 km

Viewpoint

13.2 km

"Five-armed signpost" with shelter

Highlight • Rest Area

Five-armed signpost with a refuge 640m above sea level.

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19.1 km

Torstein Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

What a breathtaking setting! 🤩 Behind the Torstein, a narrow path with great highlights leads back down into the valley. It's worth it, but definitely requires sure-footedness

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19.4 km

Ritzenwiese Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice refuge this time covered with snow 😊☃️❄

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23.3 km

Great Inselsberg

Highlight • Summit

The island mountain near Bad Tabarz is a kind of sacred ground for mountain bike downhill riders. Because here took place 25 years ago (as of 2018) the first downhill …

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23.6 km

Descent from Großer Inselsberg

Highlight • Trail

Nice descent, not very demanding 👍🏻

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25.0 km

View of Wartburg and surroundings

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wartburg view in fog

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26.3 km

Großer Inselsberg Ski Slope

Highlight • MTB Park

With the bike downhill highly recommended.

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31.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.3 km

2.01 km

995 m

224 m

181 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.0 km

9.64 km

2.09 km

1.10 km

788 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (900 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

Weather

Thursday 6 August

22°C

10°C

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

June 6, 2026,Bad Tabarz: Auf den Inselsberg 🚵🏻‍♀️🚵🏻🚵🏻🚵🏻🚵🏻🚵🏻🚵🏻🚵🏻

We started at ten o'clock. The route led over the Ungeheuren Grund, the five-armed signpost, and the Tanzbuche to the Großer Jagdberg. From there, we rode over the Kleiner to the Großer Inselsberg. Afterwards, we rode a trail back to Bad Tabarz. The next destination was the Torstein above the Lauchagrund. Shortly thereafter, it was democratically and unanimously decided to …

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July 5, 2025,Bad Tabarz: Testfahrt eines Teils der neuen Trails☀️☀️☀️

Today, for lack of anywhere else to go, we wanted to try out some of the new MTB trails near Bad Tabarz. We were there recently on foot and had already considered that the flow trail didn't seem particularly flowy. Today we wanted to test it out by bike.
First, there was the Rudi Trail, which wasn't for me at …

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July 5, 2025,Bad Tabarz 🔁 Großer Inselsberg 🚵🏻‍♀️🚵🏻

We recently hiked the new trails in Bad Tabarz. Today it was time for the bikes. There's also the "Rudi Trail" to explore.
Our tour started in Bad Tabarz and led along the Neuer Weg (New Trail) to the "Rudi Trail." I completed two sections of the trail by bike and pushing. The trail is only recommended for bikers who …

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Torstein Rock Arch – Great Inselsberg loop from Bad Tabarz

End of the downhill trail

"Five-armed signpost" with shelter

Torstein Rock Arch

Ritzenwiese Shelter

Great Inselsberg

Descent from Großer Inselsberg

View of Wartburg and surroundings

Großer Inselsberg Ski Slope

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