Schmirchau Information Boards – Stairway of Suffering loop from Ronneburg

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Schmirchau Information Boards – Stairway of Suffering loop from Ronneburg

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4.9

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148

runners

Schmirchau Information Boards – Stairway of Suffering loop from Ronneburg

00:50

7.53km

130m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.74 km

View of Gera from Schmirchauer Höhe

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With information board “where is what” and a “Gera” stone next to it.

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2.84 km

Schmirchauer Höhe Mine Lamp Viewpoint

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After a sharp climb you will be rewarded with a beautiful 360° view 😍.

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5.02 km

Schmirchau Information Boards

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Information about disappeared villages, Schmirchau, as contemporary evidence.

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5.52 km

Small wooden bridge

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You can cross this to take a small shortcut to Schmirchauer Höhe.

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6.33 km

Stairway of Suffering

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183 levels of challenge 😅

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6.39 km

View of the Schmirschauer Höhe

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Super nice view 😍.
The climb is worth it 😅

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7.06 km

Entdeckerturm Observation and Climbing Tower

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Beautiful climbing tower with the opportunity to climb or visit the viewing platform.

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7.16 km

Climate Experience Trail Vogtland

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Here you can find out a lot about the climate if you have time to read.
There is even a beautiful sundial at this point 🌞.

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7.53 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.35 km

979 m

189 m

Surfaces

4.71 km

1.44 km

906 m

402 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

19°C

7°C

96 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

September 17, 2023,10. Lauf zur Grubenlampe 👍🏻🏃🏻‍♂️

10. Run to the miner's lamp... check.
This year I took out a personal one and achieved an average of 10.8 💪🏻🏃🏻‍♂️ and stayed under 42 minutes.
The weather was great and the event was again very well organized - THANKS to the entire team👍🏻

See you next year 👋🏻

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September 18, 2022,9. Grubenlampenlauf

The 9th mine lamp run - the first home event with an official 🏅 and 📜
Very informal event, everyone's run - it's up to you what you want to achieve. If you just want to relax about start and 🏁run, this is the place for you.

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August 29, 2024,🏃🏻‍♂️Grubenlampe - Kondi-Steigerungslauf⛰️💡

And bang... back up to the miner's lamp 🤭🥰.

Today the focus was on fitness and pulse. It's difficult to run slower so as not to leave the aerobic zone. Hopefully it will pay off 💪🏻😉

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August 27, 2024,🏃🏻‍♂️Grubenlampe - Testlauf⛰️💡

Today was finally the first test run 🥵.
I can live quite well with an average of over 10.

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September 5, 2024,🏃🏻‍♂️Grubenlampe - andersrum🔙⛰️💡

Today I did something completely different and put the cart before the horse 🤭.

Definitely one experience richer. If you do the same thing uphill as you normally do downhill, it's a whole different story 🥵 - my calves were really "tingling"

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July 28, 2023,🏃🏻‍♂️Grubenlampe vor dem Wochenende💪🏻

Loved it. Training bears fruit. But the staircase of suffering always pulls your last tooth 🤪
The 10th run to the mine lamp is in 7 weeks 👍🏻😎😊

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September 18, 2022,9. Lauf zur Grubenlampe 👍🏻🏃🏻‍♂️

Successful participation, as a team: father & son, in the 9th run to the miner's lamp in Ronneburg.

cool run Great organization. 👍🏻💪🏻🏁

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August 23, 2024,🏃🏻‍♂️Grubenlampe - Streckenkunde komplett⛰️💡

Today I went up to the Grubenlampe for the third time this week. I have now run the entire route and will try to increase the pace a little in the next few weeks. An average of 10 should definitely be doable

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