Kehltal Valley – Jonastal loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

Kehltal Valley – Jonastal loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

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125

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Kehltal Valley – Jonastal loop from Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig

04:20

86.5km

1,100m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 41.8 km for 385 m

After 50.0 km for 126 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.71 km

Scenic Road in Thuringian Forest

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A quiet stretch; rolls well.

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16.9 km

Jonastal Memorial and Scenic Road

Highlight • Trail

As a reminder to the following generations

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38.2 km

Jonastal

Highlight • Historical Site

The Jonastal is a historic place. During the period of nationalism, tens of thousands of prisoners from the Buchenwald concentration camp had to drive 25 tunnels into the limestone. There …

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44.6 km

Gera Cycle Path: Arnstadt to Plaue

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The bike path is very well developed on this section and runs very scenic along the Gera.
He is a much better alternative to the road between Arnstadt and Plaue.

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63.2 km

Climb to Oberhof via Kehltal Forest Road

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Beautiful tarred rise, whose lower part is a theoretically car-free forest road.

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70.7 km

Oberhof–Schmücke Road in Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Good road to drive.

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77.6 km

Highest Paved Point of the Thuringian Forest (942 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Very drivable. Unfortunately the sign was stolen.

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86.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

67.7 km

6.30 km

5.05 km

4.53 km

2.98 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

83.7 km

1.13 km

936 m

730 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

10°C

4°C

68 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

June 25, 2025,Thüringer Wald 💚

Today it was all about climbing the Gehlberg.
Starting in Ohrdruf, via Luisenthal and Oberhof to the Gehlberg. Descending to Arnstadt and then back to Ohrdruf via the Jonastal valley, which is steep and windy.
Highly recommended route 👍🏻.

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