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Wild Steinach – Former border loop from Blechhammer (Thür)

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Wild Steinach – Former border loop from Blechhammer (Thür)

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4.7

(10)

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Wild Steinach – Former border loop from Blechhammer (Thür)

06:52

103km

1,230m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 6, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Naturpark Frankenwald

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.6 km

Wild Steinach

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A section of the Steinach river that has been largely straightened to the GDR. The inflow that can be seen in some photos is the outflow of the sewage treatment plant in Heubisch.

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41.0 km

Former border

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Thoughts of the zone border keep coming up.

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41.0 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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44.9 km

Tettautal Valley Cycle Path

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A very idyllic valley and quiet.

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67.7 km

Thuringian Warte Observation Tower

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The 26.5-meter-high observation tower on the Ratzenberg (678 meters) is only about 200 meters from the state border between Bavaria and Thuringia. The inner-German border strip, now protected as the …

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79.8 km

Steep Village Road in Lauenstein

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83.5 km

View of Lichtenhain

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Some people think that Lichtenhain is completely offline. That is also true in a certain but positive way.
The place has a great, sunny location in a mountain saddle and …

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85.5 km

View of Höhkuppe

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103 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.3 km

34.1 km

9.37 km

5.67 km

4.88 km

797 m

Surfaces

77.7 km

14.5 km

8.73 km

1.17 km

655 m

318 m

Elevation

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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Wild Steinach – Former border loop from Blechhammer (Thür)

Wild Steinach

Former border

Memorial of the Inner German Border in Heinersdorf

Tettautal Valley Cycle Path

Thuringian Warte Observation Tower

Steep Village Road in Lauenstein

View of Lichtenhain

View of Höhkuppe

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