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Schmalkalden

Roßbach refuge – View of Schmalkalden loop from Grumbach

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Schmalkalden

Roßbach refuge – View of Schmalkalden loop from Grumbach

Moderate

4.6

(116)

355

hikers

Roßbach refuge – View of Schmalkalden loop from Grumbach

04:37

15.9km

400m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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370 m

View of Grumbachtal

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Wonderful view towards Grumbach and the south-western Thuringian Forest. An ideal place to rest / relax with a small bench between two trees.

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935 m

View of Großer Inselsberg

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Here you can enjoy the fantastic mountain landscape of the western and central Thuringian Forest.

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1.38 km

Forest Shelter in the Thuringian Forest

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6.76 km

Scenic Valley Path in the Thuringian Forest

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wonderful valley

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7.97 km

Roßbach refuge

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Here would be an ideal rest / relaxation point to gather new strength in this pleasant peace and seclusion.

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9.18 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

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A warm view of the Thuringian Forest

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9.76 km

View of Schmalkalden

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Beautiful view of Schmalkalden

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14.9 km

View of Großer Inselsberg from the Thuringian Forest

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Nice view of the Inselberg.

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15.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.9 km

3.40 km

1.27 km

204 m

154 m

Surfaces

9.35 km

2.87 km

2.60 km

902 m

199 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 1 September

21°C

10°C

51 %

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Comments

October 30, 2021,Wandertag und um Schmalkalden

Hello, everyone
We are hiking in the Thuringian Forest for a few days. Today was a nice hike around Schmalkalden on the plan. Almost 15 kilometers were mostly on easily accessible forest roads through the beautiful autumn landscape. In the last third of the tour, we came to Schmalkalden, where we visited the really beautiful old town and Wilhelmsburg Castle. …

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April 7, 2024,Schmalkalden - Roßbachhöhe

Very nice hike, in bright sunshine. Steep climb at the beginning, but then comfortable. At the end, an excellent ice cream on the old market in Schmalkhalden.

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September 23, 2023,Über's Henneberger Haus zur Roßbachhütte

Today I was out with hiking friends in the Schmalkalden area. We started from Schmalkalden train station to the Henneberger Haus, a pretty vital and active hotel in the middle of the forest. We continued on to the Roßbachhütte. There the hiking clubs celebrated the farewell to the hiking summer of 2023 with bratwurst, home-made cakes, coffee and drinks of …

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February 3, 2025,Rund um die Roßbachhöhe (Touringen Stempel 378, 379, 380)

The starting point with free parking is at the Aktiv Hotel Schmalkalden. The first stamp station is also right there.

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April 10, 2026,🏘️ Schmalkaldener Altstadt und um die Herrenkuppe ⛰️

Practically zero visibility 🌫️, lots of wind 🌬️ and rain 🌧️ on the Wasserkuppe ⛰️ this morning. I carefully rode down from it. When I reached my destination for today, Schmalkalden 🏘️, on the western edge of the Thuringian Forest, the picture was completely different and even the sun 🌥️ slowly started to come out. The weather improved noticeably.

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March 30, 2024,Rund um die Roßbachhöhe Schmalkalden

Today, Holy Saturday should be used for different activities. First we went to Schmalkalden to run this nice loop. Afterwards we visited the city center with the Easter market. Afterwards we went to Ohrdruf to visit the spring market at the castle. Really beautiful, varied and warm day with lots of Saharan dust in the atmosphere.

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March 1, 2025,Samstagsrunde um die Roßbachhöhe Touringen 138-140

Today we inaugurated our new Touringen stamp booklet. 💚 The tour was mostly on easy-to-walk forest paths and the landscape was varied. 😌🥾

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July 10, 2024,Wanderung um die Roßbachhöhe

Since it kept looking like rain and there was already a heavy downpour in the morning, we took it easy and only did a short walk. But it was still beautiful and we got three stamps.

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Roßbach refuge – View of Schmalkalden loop from Grumbach

View of Grumbachtal

View of Großer Inselsberg

Forest Shelter in the Thuringian Forest

Scenic Valley Path in the Thuringian Forest

Roßbach refuge

View of the Thuringian Forest

View of Schmalkalden

View of Großer Inselsberg from the Thuringian Forest

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