Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

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Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

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Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

04:06

56.1km

800m

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: July 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.46 km

Salzmannstraße Forest Trail

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Also great for biking

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9.17 km

The Schmücke

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The Schmücke is the highest settlement on the Rennsteig in the Thuringian Forest, consisting of a hotel, the Baudensaal rucksack meeting and a weather station.
The adornment was first mentioned …

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9.84 km

Mountain Pass

17.0 km

The roundabout marks the pass crossing at the traffic artery near Oberhof between Gotha and Suhl, which is also crossed at this point by the Rennsteig, the 168 km long hiking trail leading along the ridge of the Thuringian Forest.

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27.3 km

Mordfleck Shelter

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From the weather station / branch Suhler hut the Rennsteig ski trail goes towards Schmücke.

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32.9 km

Rennsteig Railway Station and Trail Junction

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From here you have the choice of driving via Frauenwald towards Werra - or continuing on the Rennsteig to Schmücke or Oberhof. The good thing: most of the elevation gain is here.

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33.1 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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38.7 km

Großer Dreiherrenstein Forest Lodge

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The Great Dreiherrenstein (short: Dreiherrnstein) is a crossing point of several old trade routes on the Rennsteig in the Thuringian Forest.

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38.9 km

Center of the Rennsteig

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Happy Mountain Festival! You did it. It does not matter in which direction you want to conquer the Rennsteig. Here you have half the distance behind you.

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43.1 km

Abrahamskopf

Peak

56.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.6 km

15.5 km

1.80 km

134 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.1 km

12.5 km

2.39 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Friday 11 September

17°C

9°C

21 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

March 29, 2024,Tag 3

Day 3
Masserberg to Oberhof, nice stage but it was raining, I waited for the heavy rain to stop and continued in a drizzle. In between, I had coffee and a bratwurst roll. Spent the night in a guesthouse in Oberhof.

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