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Glöcknerhütte on the Rennsteig – Glöckner Rock Formation loop from Schmerbachwiese

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Glöcknerhütte on the Rennsteig – Glöckner Rock Formation loop from Schmerbachwiese

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Glöcknerhütte on the Rennsteig – Glöckner Rock Formation loop from Schmerbachwiese

02:07

7.24km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. 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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772 m

View of the Thuringian Forest below Glöckner

Highlight • Viewpoint

uphill, past Fredis Quell to the refuge

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1.07 km

Glöcknerhütte on the Rennsteig

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Super spacious refuge with attention to detail. A table, benches inside, a beautiful view, a candle to light, a hiking book to read and write in. The hut literally screams for cozy evenings!

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1.17 km

Glöckner Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful viewpoint towards the south.

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1.22 km

Glöckner Rock with Forester Monument

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very nice for mountain biking

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1.32 km

Bench with View of the Glöckner Granite Formation

Highlight • Viewpoint

A really great view and enjoy nature in the Thuringian Forest ... and snow lake ❄☃️❤

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2.27 km

A picturesque path from the Rennsteig to the Ruhla forest swimming pool, along the Rollabach. There you can even meet gold washers at work between many moss-covered stones. The path ends at a small pond.

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4.55 km

Ruhla Ski Jump

Highlight • Structure

The ski jumps from Ruhla, cross-country trails in winter, easily accessible on foot or by bike in summer and ideal for a rest.

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5.51 km

Dreiherrenstein at Glasbach

Highlight • Monument

Until 1990, the historic "Dreiherrenstein" stood around here
at the Glasbach". This is where the borders of the duchies once met:
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha; Office Tenneberg (SG)
Saxony-Meiningen: Amt Altenstein
(SM)
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach; …

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7.24 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.39 km

2.19 km

271 m

246 m

140 m

Surfaces

3.42 km

3.38 km

246 m

140 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (680 m)

Lowest point (510 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

19°C

4°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

February 18, 2024,Ruhla - Granitfels Glöckner

A beautiful piece of earth.
Also recommended in wind and clouds. 🫠⛰️🌥☁️🌬

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January 3, 2025,Thüringen: Granitfels Glöckner am Rennsteig Runde von Ruhla 250103CE

We are in the middle of the Thuringian Forest. The tour starts from the watchmaking town of Ruhla. We unexpectedly find ourselves in a winter landscape and it snows most of the time. We hike up to the Rennsteig, where we stay for a while. At the granite rock on the Glöckner we have fascinating views of different rock formations. …

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February 9, 2025,20250209 Granitfels Glöckner Runde am Rennsteig

Today we took advantage of the great weather to do the GlöcknerRunde again after a long time.
We set off from the Ruhla Schützenhaus past the "Alte Ruhl" ski jump facility. After the Storchswiese we went up to the right to the "An der Wallfahrt" parking and rest area. Here we had delicious Thuringian bratwurst by the warming fire barrel. …

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December 30, 2024,Glöcknerrunde - Ruhla

Got the Touringen-Xmas special stamp today...

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May 7, 2026,Thüringer Runde 05: Entdeckerrunde um den Gerberstein

Since it rained continuously during the day, we spontaneously went on this small loop in the late afternoon. The fog in the forest had something mystical about it. And I was amazed at how much there was to discover on the short loop. And without fog, there would also have been a far view with a panorama. Really not bad, …

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June 22, 2025,Glöcknerrunde Ruhla Rennsteig

Since it's very warm today, we took a short walk along the Rennsteig trail. From the Ruhla swimming pool up to the Rennsteig. Nice shade, and the stream babbles along the way. Once at the top, there's a beautiful view of the Rhön Mountains. Unfortunately, the bark beetle has struck there, too. Continue to the Glöckner Aussicht (Glöckner Viewpoint). Fantastic. …

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Glöcknerhütte on the Rennsteig – Glöckner Rock Formation loop from Schmerbachwiese

View of the Thuringian Forest below Glöckner

Glöcknerhütte on the Rennsteig

Glöckner Rock Formation

Glöckner Rock with Forester Monument

Bench with View of the Glöckner Granite Formation

Ungeheuerer Grund

Ruhla Ski Jump

Dreiherrenstein at Glasbach

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