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Former border – Tettautal Valley Cycle Path loop from Förtschendorf

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Former border – Tettautal Valley Cycle Path loop from Förtschendorf

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Former border – Tettautal Valley Cycle Path loop from Förtschendorf

02:51

41.5km

530m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Naturpark Frankenwald

Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.1 km

Former border

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Thoughts of the zone border keep coming up.

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11.1 km

Memorial of the Inner German Border in Heinersdorf

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To commemorate the opening of the wall on 19 November 1989, part of the wall was preserved and placed under monument protection.

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15.0 km

Tettautal Valley Cycle Path

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A very idyllic valley and quiet.

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18.5 km

Bridge of the Former Tettautal Railway in Schauberg

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This bridge is still holding, unbelievable!

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27.3 km

Kleintettauer Zipfel Border Checkpoint

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Through the construction of the GDR border facilities in 1962, the residents of Kleinlichtenhain found themselves in the curious situation of having to live in no man's land between the …

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27.6 km

Thuringia–Bavaria State Border

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The border between the Free States of Bavaria and Thuringia is around 400 kilometers long. During the division of Germany, this was the most heavily guarded and deadliest part of …

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28.4 km

State border Thuringia-Bavaria with old customs house

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Here one is once again reminded of the former border.

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38.3 km

Cycle Path Steinbach am Wald – Förtschendorf

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I like the beautiful surface.

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41.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.3 km

11.6 km

10.6 km

4.75 km

2.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.4 km

6.81 km

3.71 km

2.58 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (720 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Wednesday 9 September

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July 22, 2023,Radtour zum Rennsteig über Stockheim - Steinbach am Wald - Kleintettau - Schauberg - Heinersdorf 22-07-2023

Round trip from Stockheim in the direction of Steinbach am Wald, along the Rennsteig. Back via Kleintettau - Schauberg - Heinersdorf - Neukenroth - Stockheim

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Former border – Tettautal Valley Cycle Path loop from Förtschendorf

Former border

Memorial of the Inner German Border in Heinersdorf

Tettautal Valley Cycle Path

Bridge of the Former Tettautal Railway in Schauberg

Kleintettauer Zipfel Border Checkpoint

Thuringia–Bavaria State Border

State border Thuringia-Bavaria with old customs house

Cycle Path Steinbach am Wald – Förtschendorf

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