Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Rennsteig Trail loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Rennsteig Trail loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Rennsteig Trail loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

03:01

10.7km

220m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.60 km

Beerberg Moor

Highlight • Natural

The Beerbergmoor lies on the northern slope of the Great Beerberg. Not only is the atmosphere here very special – the Beerbergmoor is even the highest in the Thuringian Forest nature reserve.

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2.72 km

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

Highlight • Summit

The highest point is a must when you are in the vicinity. An even better view is only a few meters further along the path along the viewing platform.

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4.31 km

Rosenkopf (938 m) – Boundary Stones on the Rennsteig

Highlight • Historical Site

Here you can find a lot of information about the history of the boundary stones and thus also about the origins of the Rennsteig.

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4.91 km

Carved tree trunk with face (Wurzelstamm)

Highlight • Monument

One of several carved figures along the way. Really beautifully designed!

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5.89 km

Neue Gehlberger Hütte on Schneekopf

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Neue Gehlberger Hütte is located on the 978-meter-high Schneekopf mountain and is the highest-altitude serviced hut in Thuringia. It offers a cozy hiking hostel with shared rooms and a restaurant serving traditional Thuringian cuisine.

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6.57 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

Especially nice in winter 👌

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8.80 km

View of the Thuringian Basin from Thuringian Forest

Highlight • Viewpoint

20m to the right of the hiking trail

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9.58 km

Rennsteig Trail

Highlight • Trail

The Rennsteig is an approximately 170 km long ridge trail and a historic border trail in the Thuringian Forest, Thuringian Slate Mountains and Franconian Forest.
It is also the oldest …

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10.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

431 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.50 km

3.08 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (860 m)

Weather

Tuesday 10 November

7°C

-1°C

65 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

April 15, 2022,Runde zum Schneekopf von Schmücke

Back again in winter on a small part of the Rennsteig

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January 7, 2023,Hoch hinaus: Rosenkopf - Gr. Beerberg - Schneekopf

Normally you are on skis on this route in January ;-)

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August 7, 2022,Rundwanderung über Thüringens "Höchste"

Finally found time for hiking again 😁. We started from the hiking car park between Oberhof and Schmücke, then along the Rennsteig over the Beerberg (982.9m), past the high moor, to the Plänckners Aussicht and on to the Gehlberger Hütte. Stormed the beer garden there and found the shandy to be delicious. Then we went the last meters to the …

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December 11, 2021,Der Schneekopf – Plänckners Aussicht Runde von Heidersbach

Because it was so beautiful back then ...

Our year at Komoot began with a snowy round on the Schneekopf. We knew exactly: This year will be adventurous, refreshing and at the same time exhausting! Even back then, on January 2nd, 2021, I said to my partner: "The Schneekopf & the Große Beerberg somehow magically attract me" & so it …

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September 4, 2025,Blick auf Oberhof – Geratal Aussichtspunkt Runde von Heidersbach

A pleasant walk between Rennsteig and Schneekopf.

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September 28, 2022,☔️☂️🌧🌧Regenwanderung Schneekopf+Beerberg🌧🌧☂️☔️

We did this tour today because the weather forecast predicted a short-term improvement. Unfortunately, that was only for a short time, but rain is liquid sunshine 😊🌧🌞 we started from the parking lot to the Plänckers view where unfortunately there was no view due to the weather ☹️ it didn't matter we continued towards the Schneekopf where you can see …

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October 11, 2023,Schneekopf🏔 und großer Beerberg⛰️🔄

If you are already in Thuringia, we take the highest mountain with us 😉 but first we climb the Schneekopf (978m) with its wonderful panoramic view... not difficult from the parking lot 😆 from here we go to the Großer Beerberg (983m), the highest ⛰️ in Thuringia.

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December 29, 2024,Wanderung 29.12.24 🌞Schneekopfrunde❄️

Today we did another nice walk to the Schneekopf in wonderful winter weather❄️⛄️🌞. From the Beerberg car park we went on the Rennsteig, which was partly very icy and therefore difficult to walk, to the Suhler Hütte. At Plänkner's viewpoint we had a fabulous view over the sea of fog towards southern Thuringia and the Rhön. Only a few mountain …

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