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Pulvermühle – Rennsteighaus Brennersgrün loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

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Pulvermühle – Rennsteighaus Brennersgrün loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

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Pulvermühle – Rennsteighaus Brennersgrün loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

04:29

61.8km

920m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 19.8 km for 2 m

After 19.9 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.30 km

Pulvermühle

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful forest path with mountains full of slate.

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19.9 km

Starting Stone Rennsteig

Highlight • Monument

It's an old tradition that you don't conquer the Rennsteig completely unencumbered, but weigh yourself down with a stone. Not with just any stone, of course, but with one that …

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19.9 km

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

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Beautiful wooden bridge over the Selbitz, a few meters before it flows into the Saale. The Selbitz used to be the border river between the GDR and the Federal Republic …

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20.2 km

Start of the Rennsteig

Highlight • Trail

Absolutely delicious, and I highly recommend eating the sausages or other items there. Parking is plentiful and free.

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30.3 km

Rennsteig

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful forest path along the Rennsteig. 👍

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40.7 km

Rennsteighaus Brennersgrün

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Along the Rennsteig there are a total of six Rennsteighäuser. These houses are a great place for anyone who likes to ride (or walk) on the Rennsteig to simply pause, …

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45.2 km

Lehesten Slate and Mining Town

Highlight • Settlement

In the mining and slate town of Lehesten. The city is located in the Geopark "Schieferland" on the Thuringian-Bavarian border in the heart of Germany.
The "blue gold", as the …

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50.1 km

The Old Mill

Highlight • Structure

61.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.6 km

21.7 km

3.09 km

259 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.7 km

11.8 km

8.42 km

2.20 km

619 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (760 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Wednesday 9 September

17°C

5°C

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Comments

July 20, 2021,Rennsteig die Letzte!

That was it. Mission Rennsteig completed. Even if, to be honest, the topography is not that new when you come from the Black Forest. The eastern first half was much more lonely, so enough water and food could be a problem. The bike path was also closer to the official hiking trail. From Oberhof then often on regular roads, which …

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Pulvermühle – Rennsteighaus Brennersgrün loop from Wurzbach (Thür)

Pulvermühle

Starting Stone Rennsteig

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

Start of the Rennsteig

Rennsteig

Rennsteighaus Brennersgrün

Lehesten Slate and Mining Town

The Old Mill

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