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Kronach
Steinbach am Wald

🍺 Ölschnitz Hut – Ölschnitzsee loop from Steinbach am Wald

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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Franconia
Kronach
Steinbach am Wald

🍺 Ölschnitz Hut – Ölschnitzsee loop from Steinbach am Wald

Moderate

4.3

(29)

90

hikers

🍺 Ölschnitz Hut – Ölschnitzsee loop from Steinbach am Wald

02:36

9.45km

160m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Frankenwald

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198 m

🍺 Ölschnitz Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The idyllic Ölschnitzsee near Steinbach am Wald is a popular destination. The reservoir was created by the district of Kronach between 1984 and 1986. It is up to 270 meters …

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644 m

Ölschnitzsee

Highlight • Lake

The Ölschnitzsee in the immediate vicinity of Steinbach am Wald offers plenty of space and opportunities for relaxation. You can take beautiful walks here, swim, go pedal boating or fishing, …

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1.11 km

Biotope Tree on the Rennsteig Nature Trail

Highlight • Natural Monument

The biotope tree is part of the forest nature trail on the alternative Rennsteig, where you can learn a lot about the basis of life in the region.

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2.70 km

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2.72 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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2.99 km

Waidmannsheil Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice that there are these huts. Unfortunately, towards the end, where we got caught in hail and thunderstorms, there was no more hut. But only a resting place without protection. …

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3.89 km

Nice rest area that invites you to take a little break.

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8.15 km

Seating at the "Heeresstrasse" / "Oberer Schröckenhiebweg" crossroads in the forest

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9.45 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.80 km

973 m

385 m

271 m

Surfaces

4.41 km

3.45 km

1.28 km

198 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (680 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

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Friday 9 October

12°C

6°C

72 %

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