Former Slate Quarry Ramsthal – Schildwiese Toll House loop from Oberlauscha

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Former Slate Quarry Ramsthal – Schildwiese Toll House loop from Oberlauscha

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Former Slate Quarry Ramsthal – Schildwiese Toll House loop from Oberlauscha

04:02

54.8km

820m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 26.6 km for 136 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.17 km

Former Slate Quarry Ramsthal

Highlight • Structure

Discontinued slate quarry with information panels.

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8.15 km

Thüringenblick

Viewpoint

12.3 km

Historic Customs House and Former Border at Schildwiese

Highlight • Historical Site

Excellent idea to point out the shared history again.

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13.3 km

Rennsteig border memorial at the former inner-German border

Highlight • Monument

The "Zollhaus" at the Rennsteig border monument is not a restored historical building. The hut was erected and equipped in autumn 2016 by the Frankenwaldverein Kleintettau. It is intended to commemorate the vibrant customs history of this border region and the era of German division. The monument also includes a historical border stone and two posts with the coats of arms of the Free State of Bavaria and the district of Kronach on one side, and the Free State of Thuringia and the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt on the other.

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26.5 km

Lehesten Flooded Slate Quarry

Highlight • Lake

Really worth seeing technology / natural monument.

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27.5 km

View of the Quarry Lake at Schieferpark Lehesten

Highlight • Lake

Home is where the heart is at home.

Again and again recommendable and from the bottom of my heart.
Pure nature, interesting stories and always new to discover.

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28.9 km

Lehesten Slate Mine Stamp Station

Highlight • Historical Site

When you drive into the farm you think: “It’s really nice here with all the slate houses!”

When you get to the edge of the pit, you feel completely overwhelmed by the view. Worthwhile stopover, for which you should plan some time to learn more about the history of the place and also to walk around the pit!

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50.0 km

Rennsteig singletrack on Rotenberg

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The trail was fun
(S1 with S02 passages).
From roots over smaller rocks to slate / ceramic break everything is there.

Attention to oncoming traffic / pedestrians!

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54.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.3 km

18.1 km

7.46 km

3.42 km

2.60 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.4 km

14.0 km

6.87 km

3.22 km

360 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (820 m)

Lowest point (600 m)

Weather

Today

Thursday 8 October

7°C

3°C

93 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

September 5, 2021,05.09.2021 Rennsteig, Schieferbruch uvm.

I started my tour today at lunchtime. I tried to escape the rising clouds and drove to Lehesten to the slate quarry. It felt like I could take new photos there every meter 🙈. On the way back I passed the Altvaterturm. When I got back to the memorial in Ernstthal, I checked the mileage and found that I was …

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June 22, 2024,2024 Rennsteig Etappe 8 u. 9

Race accompaniment with the MTB for the winning team x-runners. 170km in 10 hours 44 minutes.

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July 30, 2023,Rennsteig Teil 5: Von Schutzhütte Hoher Lach nach Steinbach am Wald und zurück

The sky at the starting point looked dark and according to the weather report it was supposed to rain once. It did, just as we had moved from Thuringia to Bavaria it started. So we sat with three other e-mountain bikers in a shelter and waited for the rain. After that, the rest of the tour got really interesting. It …

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