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Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

Old Watering Place Rest Area – Bierfleck Trail Junction loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

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Thuringia

Ilm-Kreis

Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

Old Watering Place Rest Area – Bierfleck Trail Junction loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

Moderate

4.8

(86)

373

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Old Watering Place Rest Area – Bierfleck Trail Junction loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

02:58

30.4km

690m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.47 km

View of Schmiedefeld

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Very nice view to Schmiedefeld. Right next to it is the "Winterwelt Schmiedefeld". Enjoy it for a moment and continue cranking. :-)

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7.04 km

Old Watering Place Rest Area

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Very spacious rest area in the best forest location to unwind.

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11.6 km

Observation tower on Großer Finsterberg

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The new tower on the Finsterberg offers a view over the entire Thuringian Forest. 👍

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16.8 km

Suhler Hut

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The hut is open on weekends. They serve a few hearty dishes, we enjoyed them. The host was very friendly and accommodating! Idyllic location - I recommend it!

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17.0 km

Root Trail below Suhler Hut

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Beautiful root trail.

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18.0 km

View of Pochwerksgrund

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Nice viewpoint over the valley and the mountains of the "Wobtei".

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22.8 km

Bierfleck Trail Junction

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Bierfleck is a parking lot with forks in different directions, whether to Schmiedefeld or to Rennsteig, or to Goldlauter, you have many options here, whether by bike or on foot

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26.5 km

Liftbaude Eisenberg

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Nice for a promising rest with delicious food and drinkable beer.

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30.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.0 km

3.66 km

1.44 km

293 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.1 km

8.69 km

4.18 km

2.48 km

832 m

150 m

Elevation

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

18°C

11°C

13 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

August 31, 2024,8. Rennsteigride 2024 Halbmarathon

My second participation in the Rennsteigride was not a good one ⭐️ .
I had good legs and was well on my way to a very good time of 2:19:00h, but I was unable to achieve this result because my cell phone flew off at 60 km/h and when I overtook a small group I could not see the turn-off …

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September 6, 2025,Rennsteigride 2025

What fantastic weather... unfortunately, I had a little problem with the bike today. In the final meters to Finsterberg, I picked up a small branch, and it caused the chain from the large sprocket to fall behind the sprocket set, where it became wedged. It felt like an eternity to get back on the bike. About 12 km from the …

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August 31, 2024,Rennsteig-Ritt 2024

The target time is the total time - I think that the pushing sections, ground tests and ultra-slow rides were not counted as ride time for some reason. Maybe a few more photos will follow.

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September 13, 2021,Schmiedefeld - Schneekopf Powerrunde

Between coffee and dinner. Worthwhile 👍
Thank you Rennsteighotel Grüner Baum in Schmiedefeld 👍

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August 31, 2024,Rennsteigride 2024

It's now a great route with beautiful single trail sections, root passages and a few forest highways. A foggy start at 14 degrees but dry conditions and towards the end the sun even came out briefly. Perfect organization...top and recommended.

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September 3, 2022,RennsteigRide 🌲R🌲 Halbmarathon 2022.

Fall-free - collarbone held up! 💪🏻😅👌🏻

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August 18, 2024,Streckencheck Rennsteigride 2024

This year there are a few small changes again that increase the anticipation.

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August 20, 2024,RSR Streckentest

Schneekopf 24/24

other starting point: (+/-)

Drive after work: (-)

no traffic: no overtaking necessary (+), so you can always go at your own pace (+), but also no motivating opponents (-) and no additional racing adrenaline -> "risk of falling asleep" (-) (in terms of performance due to driving alone)

3x electric fence (-)

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Old Watering Place Rest Area – Bierfleck Trail Junction loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

View of Schmiedefeld

Old Watering Place Rest Area

Observation tower on Großer Finsterberg

Suhler Hut

Root Trail below Suhler Hut

View of Pochwerksgrund

Bierfleck Trail Junction

Liftbaude Eisenberg

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