Schönbrunn Reservoir – Schönbrunn Reservoir loop from Frauenwald

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Schönbrunn Reservoir – Schönbrunn Reservoir loop from Frauenwald

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Schönbrunn Reservoir – Schönbrunn Reservoir loop from Frauenwald

03:28

12.2km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.10 km

Panorama Loop

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Foresight with foresight, that's what this 10.4-kilometer, rather easy hiking trail promises.
It runs through the changing landscapes of dense mixed mountain and spruce forest as well as wide open land.

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2.61 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

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The Thuringian Forest Nature Park extends over the area around the Rennsteig in the Thuringian Forest, in the High Thuringian Slate Mountains with the Schwarzatal valley and on the western …

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5.07 km

Schönbrunn Reservoir

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Deeply embedded between valleys, streams fill the pre-dam and the main basin of the Schönbrunn dam.

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5.20 km

View of the Vorsperre in Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Beautiful paths through the forest and a great view from the forelock

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6.63 km

Schönbrunn Reservoir

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Just chill, clear your head, hike around a small reservoir.
And for sporty ones with the MTB.🙂

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8.42 km

Lakeside Picnic Area at Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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10.2 km

Schönbrunn Dam Loop Trail

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Super nice and worthwhile circumnavigation of the dam.
Also suitable for a gravel bike tour. Don't forget water and granola bars.

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11.0 km

Frauenwald

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At the entrance to Frauenwald there is a mighty triangular monument that tells the history of the place. 👍

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12.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.77 km

1.75 km

481 m

201 m

Surfaces

6.15 km

2.86 km

1.33 km

1.29 km

566 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (770 m)

Lowest point (550 m)

Weather

Thursday 12 November

2°C

-1°C

10 %

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It’s going to be cold. Wrap up warm and watch out for ice.

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Comments

August 4, 2022,Runde Frauenwald -Talsperre Schönbrunn (Vorsperre Schleusegrund)

Beautiful circular hike not far from the Rennsteig. Start in Frauenwald at the church. The dam is beautifully embedded in the Thuringian Forest and you walk around the Vorsperre Schleusegrund before heading back to the starting point in Frauenwald via a wonderful forest path.
Then we stopped at the Rennsteig train station, where the first two photos were taken.
There …

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April 22, 2023,Rastplatz Mühlkopfquelle – Stausee Schönbrunn Runde von Frauenwald

Get out... get out of the house and into nature when the weather is nice. The trees are all in bud and will probably unfurl their foliage in the next few days.. wonderful.

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