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Rennsteig Border Gate

Rennsteig Border Gate

Highlight • Historical Site

Rennsteig Border Gate

Hiking

4.4

(147)

Mountain biking

4.7

(126)

Road cycling

5.0

(5)

Gravel riding

5.0

(1)

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Location: Thuringia, Germany

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July 22, 2024

Hiking

The times of German division can still be read here.

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November 26, 2021

Hiking

Here a border gate blocked the Rennsteig until 1989 - since 1989 the Rennsteig has been accessible again in its full length

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July 27, 2026

Mountain biking

Between 1972 and 1989, a border gate on the Rennsteig near Hörschel (or at the Eisentor fork in the area of Hohe Sonne near Eisenach) blocked the hiking trail and interrupted the continuous accessibility of the Thuringian Ridge Trail due to the inner-German division.

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Best routes near Rennsteig Border Gate

4.6

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Rennsteig Trail – View of Wartburg loop from Hörschel

30.2km

02:32

490m

490m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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4.0

(2)

23

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#2.

Rennsteig Trail – Vachaer Stein Pass loop from Eisenach

21.1km

01:31

310m

310m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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4.3

(4)

10

riders

#3.

View of Wartburg – Rennsteig Trail loop from Herleshausen

31.3km

02:24

310m

310m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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Elevation 420 m

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Location: Thuringia, Germany

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