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Historic Rennsteig – Great Inselsberg loop from Kleiner Wagenberg

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Landkreis Gotha

Tabarz

Historic Rennsteig – Great Inselsberg loop from Kleiner Wagenberg

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(97)

336

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Historic Rennsteig – Great Inselsberg loop from Kleiner Wagenberg

01:31

4.66km

180m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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689 m

Rest area with a view of Großer Inselsberg

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Signposting to bypass the "Reitstein route" to the Grosse Inselsberg - it goes up on asphalt
There is also a bench to rest on

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726 m

Reitsteine Ascent

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The stairs are not standardized, they are stairs and steps. But they are better than the asphalt climb. The view from the Reitsteine is fantastic. But if you think that …

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763 m

Historic Rennsteig

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From the Grenzwiese the Rennsteig leads past the Reitsteinen on the historic path to the Großer Inselberg. It is a difficult section, but worthwhile and promising.

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1.23 km

Staircase to Großer Inselsberg

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Sturdy shoes are urgently required

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1.23 km

Inselsberg Trail and Wooden Steps

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It's a lot of fun coming from the summit of the Inselsberg past the Gasthof Stöhr, first going down on movable wooden steps before it becomes a trail. It's not …

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1.43 km

Great Inselsberg

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The island mountain near Bad Tabarz is a kind of sacred ground for mountain bike downhill riders. Because here took place 25 years ago (as of 2018) the first downhill …

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1.64 km

Ascent to Großer Inselberg (916 m)

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Here you have to go uphill a bit.

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2.02 km

From here, you can see the Inselberg with its observation tower. The tower stands on the Großer Inselberg, which reaches a height of 916.5 meters. It is considered one of the most striking peaks in the Thuringian Forest.

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4.66 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.63 km

609 m

353 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.47 km

1.21 km

870 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 30 August

23°C

13°C

87 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

February 12, 2022,Sonnige Stunden am Inselsberg 🍀

Without further ado, after breakfast we set off into a winter wonderland. 😎🍀

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January 12, 2025,Sonne ☀️❄️pur auf dem Inselsberg 🏔 916m 🌲❄️☀️❄️❄️☀️☀️☀️

The first time on the Inselsberg, finally 🤗😃😂. The weather forecast at home showed clouds on the Inselsberg and then we were greeted by simply fantastic winter weather, cold 🥶 sun ☀️ glitter, snow and ice on the trees 🌳 ❄️ It couldn't have been more beautiful 🥰

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August 25, 2025,Großer Inselsberg🌲🌲

It may not be the highest, but it's probably the most famous mountain in the Thuringian Forest. Naturally, we wanted to pay it a visit during our vacation. The starting point for our short hike is the small Inselsberg with its large Grenzwiese parking lot. Today, it was actually almost empty, and this hardly changed on the trails and at …

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May 11, 2022,Großer Inselsberg 🗼☀️ - Reitsteine - Venetianerstein - Wartburgblick

Hiked today to the large Inselsberg via the Reitsteine with great views of the Rhön and the Wartburg from the observation tower. However, this costs a proud 4.50 euros 😱 entry. Likewise, the parking lot at the bottom of the small Inselsberg would cost 4 euros 🙈. Luckily nobody was there today, so I was able to save this parking …

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April 27, 2025,Wanderung - Runde vom PP Kleiner Inselberg über die Reitsteine auf den Großen Inselsberg

The Großer Inselsberg is the fourth-highest of the Thuringian mountains, at 916 m above sea level.

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Historic Rennsteig – Great Inselsberg loop from Kleiner Wagenberg

Rest area with a view of Großer Inselsberg

Reitsteine Ascent

Historic Rennsteig

Staircase to Großer Inselsberg

Inselsberg Trail and Wooden Steps

Great Inselsberg

Ascent to Großer Inselberg (916 m)

View of the Großer Inselsberg

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