KZ Laura Memorial Site loop from Förtschendorf

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KZ Laura Memorial Site loop from Förtschendorf

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KZ Laura Memorial Site loop from Förtschendorf

04:17

50.3km

980m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Frankenwald

Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.44 km

Bridge Stones in Rennsteig Park, Steinbach am Wald

Highlight • Monument

The two stones to the left and right of the bridge symbolize Bavaria and Thuringia with Otto of Bamberg and Elisabeth of Thuringia.

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9.77 km

Ziegelhütte, 680 m above sea level

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11.0 km

Rennsteig Singletrack Schönwappenweg (S1)

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A section of the Rennsteig southeast of Ludwigsstadt is called the Schönwappenweg. The oldest boundary stone on the path is the Kurfürstenstein, a coat of arms stone from 1513. It …

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19.8 km

Oertelsbruch

Nature Reserve

20.2 km

Abandoned Village and Blue Lake Quarry in Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

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25.8 km

KZ Laura Memorial Site

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The buildings of the nearby farm owned by the Oertel family were expanded and used as accommodation for a total of 2,600 people. The prisoners came from ten nations, mainly …

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31.0 km

Quarry in Naturpark Frankenwald

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small quarry...be careful not to fall

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38.5 km

The "Red Tower" is not a brick tower, but a red-painted tree stump at a historic crossroads of the Rennsteig. It is the destination of the approximately seven-kilometer circular hiking trail Roter-Turm-Weg R 31.

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42.6 km

Elbe-Rhine Watershed Monument, Steinbach am Wald

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Highest point near Steinbach am Wald

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50.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.3 km

6.20 km

5.77 km

2.92 km

2.42 km

1.60 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

14.9 km

12.4 km

3.81 km

3.01 km

580 m

Elevation

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Highest point (750 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

10°C

3°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

September 7, 2021,🇩🇪Kombi Schieferbrüche & Lost Place "Das verlassene Dorf"

In the depths of the planned tours, I decided this morning for the slate mountains, which are roughly between the Franconian Forest and the Thuringian Forest. I would like to drive to the Schallersbruch and the Oertelsbruch, as well as the Lehesten slate park. An area unknown to me and ultimately fascinating.
And then Frank gave me a tip regarding …

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