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Red Tower – Torstein Rock Arch loop from Bad Tabarz

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Tabarz

Red Tower – Torstein Rock Arch loop from Bad Tabarz

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Red Tower – Torstein Rock Arch loop from Bad Tabarz

04:23

14.5km

420m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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2.34 km

Aschenbergstein summit cross with views of the Großer Inselsberg

Highlight • Summit

A beautiful lookout rock with a beautiful saga and fantastic views of the Lauchagrund.

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2.85 km

Red Tower

Highlight • Natural Monument

Very nice climbing rock made of red porphyry rock with a maximum rock height of 15 meters. You can often watch the climbers here.

The Red Tower is usually referred …

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9.68 km

Wilder Graben Stream

Highlight (Segment) • River

Torstein is a commodity of gods, even if it is spelled differently.
The place has magic. 👌😎

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10.7 km

Torstein Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

What a breathtaking setting! 🤩 Behind the Torstein, a narrow path with great highlights leads back down into the valley. It's worth it, but definitely requires sure-footedness

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11.8 km

Rocky valley in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Gorge

Along the Strenge, below Kleiner Wagenberg and Torstein, runs the Felsental, which was even used as a film set for the DEFA film "The Cold Heart".

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11.8 km

Filming location of 'Das kalte Herz' in Lauchagrund

Highlight • Historical Site

Who doesn't know the Dutchman Michel and the Glass Man?
What a great film that cost a whopping 4 million East Germans.

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12.5 km

Backofenloch Cave

Highlight • Cave

Steep climb, but with steps. Reward: great rock formations and views! You can either go back down the stairs or follow the hiking trail to Felsental.

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12.7 km

Lauchagrund near the Kaminwand

Highlight • Gorge

A wonderful view 🦊😊

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14.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.94 km

2.87 km

1.74 km

975 m

Surfaces

6.19 km

5.39 km

1.63 km

1.13 km

126 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

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Comments

October 19, 2025,Roter Turm – Torstein Rock Arch Runde von Bad Tabarz

😂 We almost stopped in the hotel lobby with the goat 😜. She actually accompanied us for 5km. All attempts to shake her off failed 😅 until she found something to eat. She was distracted, and we were able to escape 😂.

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April 8, 2022,Wanderung: Bad Tabarz - Tanzbuche - Rennsteig- Kleiner Inselsberg

Luckily the weather forecast was wrong today. No rain, just a bit of snow at the top. A nice tour partly over the Rennsteig. In 2006, I walked the whole length together with my deceased hiking friend.
Rest area with WiFi - sensational!

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May 4, 2026,Thüringer Runde 01: Aschenbergstein - Bärenbruch - Torstein‑Felsbogen - Backofenloch, Runde von Bad Tabarz

The start of a few days of vacation in Thuringia, still with sunshine today, but unfortunately that is set to change from tomorrow.
A beautiful round as a mix of hiking and walking. The planned route to the Aschenberg was closed, alternatively we went over small dashed lines in Komoot - but it was really doable and worth it!
Otherwise, …

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June 8, 2025,Wandern im Thüringer Wald am Aschenbergstein 🥾 🥳 🎒

This is pure hiking!!!

Hiking in the Thuringian Forest again! The long journey was worth it, and the weather cooperated too 😉.
This loop is one of the most beautiful hikes in Thuringia.
Steep steps, impressive rock arches, and naturally maintained hiking trails. But the ups and downs at over 300 meters of elevation are rewarded with fantastic views and …

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May 31, 2024,Mal ein Stück den Rennsteig entlang

My conclusion after today's tour: There were some very beautiful highlights on the tour that are worth seeing. Only the paths between these highlights were miserable, muddy and not worthy of a hiking trail above the Rennsteig. If the wood has to be felled, that's one thing, but to rape the forest like that is simply incomprehensible. On the one …

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May 30, 2025,Tour

The tour was run leisurely because of an older dog - forest paths are great; unfortunately, the forest roads cannot always be avoided 🤷‍♀️ nevertheless, a nice tour

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May 13, 2023,Thüringen 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏾‍♀️im Felsental der Ausblicke, historischer Rennsteig

Wonderful hike with dear hiking friends 😘 that's why there are so many photos 🙈
Start: Inselsberg car park.
We did a lot of walking on the Rennsteig and when we left it it was to hike on beautiful forest trails and around rocks. Our first highlight was directly below our starting point
☆ the riding stones, a wonderful vantage …

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May 29, 2022,Großer Inselsberg– Roter Turm-Torstein Runde

Today's tour took us to the Rennsteig. Starting with the large Inselsberg, past the Reitsteinen, on to the Hirschstein, Roter Turm, Aschenbergklippe, oven holes and finally the Torstein.
Beautiful round with great paths and impressive rock formations that are worth exploring.

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Red Tower – Torstein Rock Arch loop from Bad Tabarz

Aschenbergstein summit cross with views of the Großer Inselsberg

Red Tower

Wilder Graben Stream

Torstein Rock Arch

Rocky valley in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Filming location of 'Das kalte Herz' in Lauchagrund

Backofenloch Cave

Lauchagrund near the Kaminwand

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