Mountainbike loop from Tettautal

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Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Mountainbike loop from Tettautal

Moderate

4.3

(3)

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Mountainbike loop from Tettautal

01:57

28.3km

460m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 2.57 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.86 km

Kleintettauer Zipfel Border Checkpoint

Highlight • Historical Site

Through the construction of the GDR border facilities in 1962, the residents of Kleinlichtenhain found themselves in the curious situation of having to live in no man's land between the two German states. The Thuringian village with three houses and twenty inhabitants officially belonged to the GDR. However, because it was located in the narrow "Kleintettauer Winkel", which protruded like a spur into Bavarian territory, it was separated from GDR territory by the newly created death strip. The GDR citizens of Kleinlichtenhain could move freely to the West, but there was no way to get into the "Eastern Zone". The memorial with information boards and documentary photos commemorates this unusual situation.

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8.16 km

Historical Point "Red Tower"

Highlight • Monument

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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10.8 km

Kneipp basin in Naturpark Frankenwald

Highlight • Rest Area

always nice to drive past here and keep your feet in the water

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21.4 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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22.8 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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22.8 km

Rennsteig Reunification Memorial and Schleifenwiese Rest Area

Highlight • Monument

At this point, the Rennsteig was interrupted during the German division for many years. The erected sign reminds that it was reopened in 1990 officially over the entire length.

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24.1 km

Historical panels "Traces of the GDR border"

Highlight • Trail

Good cycling and hiking trails in the footsteps of the old GDR border. Various information boards telling the story.

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24.1 km

Spechtsbrunn Nature Park Information Center with snacks

Highlight • Rest Area

At the so-called Kalten Küche, the provincial road L1150 coming from Gräfenthal meets with the L2659 from Steinbach am Wald and the L1152 from Markt Tettau. From ancient times this was one of the most important transitions in the Thuringian Forest, crossing here but the Rennsteig, the old army and trade route Nuremberg-Leipzig and the Thuringian-Frankish slate road.

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