Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga – Blankenberg Castle Ruins loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

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Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga – Blankenberg Castle Ruins loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

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Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga – Blankenberg Castle Ruins loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

01:25

12.0km

210m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Naturpark Frankenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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79 m

Blankenstein (Saale) Train Station

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975 m

Former Border Strip Trail along the Saale River

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Apart from a few monuments, there is nothing left to remind us of the former death strip that divided Germany over 30 years ago. Today, there is a wonderful path along the banks of the peaceful Saale.

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2.34 km

Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

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Ferdinand Traugott Flinsch introduced mechanical papermaking in Blankenberg in 1843. Parchment paper and printing paper were still produced in this Thuringian town on the Saale River until 1993. Today, you can learn more about that era in a museum.

As soon as you cross the bridge over the Saale River, you leave Thuringia and enter Bavaria on the other bank.

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4.87 km

Green Belt Bridge over the Saale

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Beautiful paths, class landscape

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5.62 km

Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga

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Viewing platform with a wonderful view of the Saale valley. Pavilion with display boards and table sets for a cozy rest. Great place.

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8.56 km

Bastei Viewpoint overlooking the Saale Valley

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Nice vantage point with a great view of the Saale valley, but be careful, it goes steeply down the rock.

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8.76 km

Blankenberg Castle Ruins

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The Blankenberg castle ruins are always worth a visit on a hike, if only because of the beautiful view and the flair of the region.

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11.8 km

Rennsteigsaal Blankenstein

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Company locomotives of the ZPR Rosenthal in Blankenstein, on the right the corresponding locomotive shed.

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12.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.74 km

2.21 km

1.64 km

898 m

289 m

218 m

Surfaces

3.61 km

3.31 km

2.62 km

1.48 km

905 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (410 m)

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Thursday 8 October

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Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga – Blankenberg Castle Ruins loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

Blankenstein (Saale) Train Station

Former Border Strip Trail along the Saale River

Saale Bridge at the Blankenberg Paper Mill

Green Belt Bridge over the Saale

Skywalk at Wachhügel, Pottiga

Bastei Viewpoint overlooking the Saale Valley

Blankenberg Castle Ruins

Rennsteigsaal Blankenstein

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