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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Old Watering Place Rest Area loop from Frauenwald

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Old Watering Place Rest Area loop from Frauenwald

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4.8

(18)

108

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Old Watering Place Rest Area loop from Frauenwald

06:27

68.4km

1,310m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 26, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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8.32 km

View of Schmiedefeld

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Very nice view to Schmiedefeld. Right next to it is the "Winterwelt Schmiedefeld". Enjoy it for a moment and continue cranking. :-)

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9.89 km

Bierfleck Trail Junction

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Bierfleck is a parking lot with forks in different directions, whether to Schmiedefeld or to Rennsteig, or to Goldlauter, you have many options here, whether by bike or on foot

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11.9 km

View of the Thuringian Forest from Finsterberghütte

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The view from the hut lets you look far north over the Thuringian Forest.
The tower right on the summit offers a panoramic view of the Thuringian Forest. In good weather I suspect a far better view than I found.

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23.9 km

Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

Nature Reserve

27.6 km

Dürrenberger Hütte

Alpine Hut

38.4 km

Oberhof

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Oberhof is best known as a winter sports center. Whether ski jumping, tobogganing or biathlon - everything goes here and that's what you get here in the winter. In summer, …

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42.9 km

Kanzlersgrund Ski Jump Complex Oberhof

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When you stand in front of it, it looks even bigger. Very impressive.

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52.7 km

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

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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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53.0 km

Plänckner's viewpoint (Großer Beerberg)

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The highest and at the same time one of the most beautiful vantage points directly on the Rennsteig. Above the town of Suhl, where the Rennsteig reaches its highest point, …

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59.7 km

Old Watering Place Rest Area

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Very spacious rest area in the best forest location to unwind.

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68.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.5 km

3.03 km

2.00 km

742 m

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.8 km

18.5 km

4.22 km

1.27 km

968 m

703 m

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

16°C

9°C

33 %

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View of Schmiedefeld

Bierfleck Trail Junction

View of the Thuringian Forest from Finsterberghütte

Oberhof

Kanzlersgrund Ski Jump Complex Oberhof

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

Plänckner's viewpoint (Großer Beerberg)

Old Watering Place Rest Area

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