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: December 4, 2025

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 1.66 km for 1.60 km

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.51 km

Meininger Hütte

Alpine Hut

5.52 km

Mountain Pass

9.79 km

Bierfleck Trail Junction

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Bierfleck is a parking lot with forks in different directions, whether to Schmiedefeld or to Rennsteig, or to Goldlauter, you have many options here, whether by bike or on foot

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24.3 km

Abrahamskopf

Peak

32.9 km

Ersteberg Shelter

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Nice waypoint, from here it is only a stone's throw to Werraquelle or down to Masserberg.

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38.8 km

Eisfelder Resting Place

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Here you can relax. That's why the place is not called that way. The name goes back to the coachmen who once maneuvered their heavy wagons over the Rennsteig. Here, …

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41.5 km

Rennsteigwarte Observation Tower on Eselsberg

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If you want to have the total Rennsteig overview: Here is your chance! The observation tower "Rennsteigwarte" stands on the donkey mountain and increases it by another 33 meters. 150 …

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42.9 km

View of the Thuringian Forest from Rennsteig near Masserberg

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Once up there, it's straight on to Heubach. Nice view from there.

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62.7 km

Rennsteig Station

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With the RennsteigShuttle, you can travel from Ilmenau to Rennsteig train station on weekends and public holidays. From here you can make great bike rides. For example, it is only …

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66.9 km

Old Watering Place Rest Area

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Very spacious rest area in the best forest location to unwind.

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72.5 km

Neue Gehlberger Hütte on Schneekopf

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The Neue Gehlberger Hütte is located on the 978-meter-high Schneekopf mountain and is the highest-altitude serviced hut in Thuringia. It offers a cozy hiking hostel with shared rooms and a restaurant serving traditional Thuringian cuisine.

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76.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

61.3 km

6.98 km

6.56 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.5 km

30.6 km

7.75 km

2.45 km

353 m

173 m

124 m

Elevation

Highest point (950 m)

Lowest point (600 m)

Weather

Thursday 26 February

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