Adlersberg Observation Tower – Vesser Spring loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

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Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

Adlersberg Observation Tower – Vesser Spring loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

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Adlersberg Observation Tower – Vesser Spring loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

04:21

15.2km

360m

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 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.90 km

Vessertal Circular Trail

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The Vessertal is simply fantastic.

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5.23 km

Stutenhaus in the Thuringian Forest

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Hiking trail past the mare's house

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7.28 km

Adlersberg Mountain Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice excursion destination with regional catering 🍀👍

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7.30 km

The Adlersberg, easily accessible from all directions, offers variety: a guesthouse with drinks and simple dishes, the tower with a view, or the playground for the children. A detour is always worthwhile.

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9.53 km

Shelter at Neuhäuser Hügel

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Beautiful refuge on the way between the mare's house and the crossroads

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10.5 km

Wegscheide Trail Junction

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A hub that offers so many possibilities that you can always go somewhere else and come ☝️ large parking lot available

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11.3 km

Vesser Spring

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Nice little spring in the Vessertal

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12.5 km

Ten Ponds

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The ponds to the left of the hiking trail are terraced. There is a shelter next to it, so you can take a refreshing footbath. There is a drainpipe at …

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15.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

883 m

790 m

788 m

Surfaces

8.76 km

3.69 km

1.27 km

915 m

571 m

Elevation

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (650 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

12°C

4°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

August 3, 2024,Oberes Vessertal

Today I chose the upper Vessertal for an easy hike, looking for peace, coolness, shade and idyllic mountain meadows. It's always lovely to walk along a cool stream and watch horses grazing. Unfortunately, the upper Vessertal is not an insider tip. I then noticed that the Adlersberg Festival was also taking place on the Adlersberg. That attracted a lot of …

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August 17, 2024,Vesserquelle – Vessertal Runde von Goldlauter

A beautiful tour through the Vessertal, voted the most beautiful valley in Central Germany. The scenery was great, the paths were not to my taste, mostly on wide forest paths. It was beautiful nonetheless....

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May 11, 2024,Runde Vesser - Adlersberg

The Adlersberg had been on my wish list for a long time. Today was the day. Entry to the tower (turnstile) costs 50 cents.

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October 22, 2022,Hausrunde im Biosphären Reservat Vessertal

Got up, looked out the window and thought: Better lie down again. Rain Rain rain.
The sky was so dark that my coffee was even darker than usual and the milk was the only bright spot. However, today was a special day - invitation to a birthday with the hiking group!
Grabbed an umbrella, rain jacket and shoes. Off we …

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August 10, 2025,Vessertal mit Adlersberg ☀️

Today, the weather forecast was hot... so only water and forest 🤔, Thuringian 💚 Forest🥰 can help...
...our classic Vessertal tour, always beautiful and this time with a culinary twist ;-)

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July 15, 2025,Zehn-Teiche-Hütte – Vesserquelle Runde von Vesser

And again Komoot just stopped recording in the middle 🙄 I'm starting to get sick of it

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October 1, 2025,Unterwegs irgendwo zwischen Vesser und der Wopptei ☀️

Wegscheide hiking car park - Neuhäuser Hügel - Potsdamer Platz - Adlersberg (849.9 m) - Stutenhaus mountain hotel 🐎 - Pfälzer Hütte - Ten Ponds - Vesserquelle - Kalte Herberge - Salzberg Alpine ski slope ⛷️ - Wegscheide

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September 21, 2021,Vesserquelle – Bergbaude Adlersberg Runde von Vesser

This hike was very easy in terms of difficulty, partly with gravel paths.
We definitely recommend the 10 ponds🐟🐟, which are arranged in floors, and the very beautiful view from the tower on the Adlersberg😉

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