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View near Pottiga – Ruins of Saalbach Settlement loop from Pottiga

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View near Pottiga – Ruins of Saalbach Settlement loop from Pottiga

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View near Pottiga – Ruins of Saalbach Settlement loop from Pottiga

02:17

8.55km

100m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Naturpark Frankenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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122 m

View near Pottiga

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are a few viewpoints in this area, but none top the Skywalk.

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1.03 km

Blumenaumühle Pottiga Riverside Rest Area

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Nice rest area and boat mooring directly on the Saale with 2 seats.

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1.82 km

Wild Enclosure at the State Association of Agricultural Game Keepers E.V. Thuringia

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Beautiful game enclosure at the old Grenzerweg between Blumenaumühle and Rudolphstein.

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2.23 km

Ruins of Saalbach Settlement

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-was a former district of Pottiga, was first mentioned in a document in 1389.
-1711 the name "Saalbach" was adopted.
-1809 acquired by the von Koch family.
-1843 Saalbach had …

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2.26 km

Saalbach Spring (site of the former village Saalbach)

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The spring was drilled in 1957 and is said to have an outlet temperature of 18 degrees.

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2.71 km

Patrol path along the German-German border

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It's not easy to walk on the column path. It is nice that the former border strip has been preserved as a protected landscape area.

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4.41 km

Old mining tunnel near Sparnberg

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Former mining tunnel on the Saale near Sparnberg

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5.52 km

St. Simon and Jude Thaddeus Church (Sparnberg)

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The church of St. Simon and Judas Thaddäus zu Sparnberg, built in 1437, a branch of the parish of Berg in the Middle Ages, stands on the slope of a …

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8.55 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.04 km

3.80 km

457 m

227 m

Surfaces

4.49 km

1.93 km

1.15 km

506 m

421 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

22°C

14°C

33 %

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View near Pottiga – Ruins of Saalbach Settlement loop from Pottiga

View near Pottiga

Blumenaumühle Pottiga Riverside Rest Area

Wild Enclosure at the State Association of Agricultural Game Keepers E.V. Thuringia

Ruins of Saalbach Settlement

Saalbach Spring (site of the former village Saalbach)

Patrol path along the German-German border

Old mining tunnel near Sparnberg

St. Simon and Jude Thaddeus Church (Sparnberg)

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