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Ilm-Kreis
Gehlberg

Shelter "Stein 16" – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Thuringia
Ilm-Kreis
Gehlberg

Shelter "Stein 16" – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

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4.3

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56

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Shelter "Stein 16" – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

03:16

37.2km

690m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

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After 20.8 km for 607 m

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Bus stop

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7.85 km

Shelter "Stein 16"

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Directly on the Rennsteig you will find a wonderful shelter with a table, two benches and a huge panoramic window with a view of the forest, which invites you to bivouac.

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9.05 km

Especially in spring, the colors are so full, every activity is twice as much fun!

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16.2 km

Suhler Ausspanne Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Several trails converge at the Suhler Ausspanne.
From here, you can continue hiking towards Schmücke or into the areas of Goldlauter-Heidersbach, Zella-Mehlis, and Gehlberg.

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17.1 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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17.4 km

Did you know that there were volcanoes in the Thuringian Forest? There was! The Great Beerberg was once one. These are the remnants of it and at 982.9 meters they …

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6

24.9 km

A fork in the road with different directions, whether to Schmiedefeld or Goldlauter, Finsterberg or Oberhof, there are many possibilities here

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34.3 km

Mordfleck Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

From the weather station / branch Suhler hut the Rennsteig ski trail goes towards Schmücke.

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37.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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21.7 km

11.6 km

3.36 km

415 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.8 km

14.0 km

2.90 km

1.29 km

586 m

585 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (700 m)

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Friday 17 July

22°C

12°C

46 %

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