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View of Großer Inselsberg – Komstkoch Pond loop from Ernstroda

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View of Großer Inselsberg – Komstkoch Pond loop from Ernstroda

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View of Großer Inselsberg – Komstkoch Pond loop from Ernstroda

04:57

17.8km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 26, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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3.39 km

Wachkopf

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A covered bench invites you to pause. Great view.

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3.40 km

Hermannstein Cross and Viewpoint

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5.04 km

Rödicher Pond

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Beautiful and larger pond, it is a leased water for the fishing club.

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6.07 km

Forest Cemetery Salzmann-Gymnasium

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The burial site in the Hardt was created by Salzmann as a forest cemetery
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Waldfriedhof_Schnepfenthal

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8.85 km

View of Waltershausen from Schnepfenthal Philanthropic Cultural Sites

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9.33 km

View of Großer Inselsberg

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You go hiking for such views.

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9.55 km

Burgberg (Waltershausen)

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beautiful natural paths
always a view of the Inselsberg, for example

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11.6 km

Komstkoch Pond

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As a non-native, I always wondered where the pond got its name from. I found what I was looking for: maerchenhaftes-thueringen.de/maerchenhaftes-thueringen-warum-der-komstkochsteich-komstkochsteich-heisst

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12.9 km

Pulverteich

Lake

17.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.16 km

5.76 km

2.37 km

330 m

190 m

Surfaces

7.59 km

6.17 km

1.50 km

1.43 km

627 m

497 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Wednesday 5 August

26°C

14°C

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

February 10, 2024,Wandern auf dem Zöglingsweg - Eine Wanderroute auf den Spuren der Schnepfenthaler Philanthropen

Today we took advantage of the nice weather and hiked on the Zöglingsweg between Schnepfenthal, Reinhardsbrunn and Waltershausen.

We first fortified ourselves at the highly recommended country inn “Zur Tanne”.

The Zöglingsweg is reminiscent of the paths taken by the students ("pupils") of the Schnepfenthal educational institution in the 18th and 20th centuries. Century were on the move. The theologian …

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April 22, 2023,Zöglingsweg

Beautiful spring tour, well signposted and explained by boards at the interesting points. Unfortunately, there isn't much to be found on the internet about the tour... such an interesting themed trail should be marketed better!
Definitely worth it, not just for educators 😉

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View of Großer Inselsberg – Komstkoch Pond loop from Ernstroda

Wachkopf

Hermannstein Cross and Viewpoint

Rödicher Pond

Forest Cemetery Salzmann-Gymnasium

View of Waltershausen from Schnepfenthal Philanthropic Cultural Sites

View of Großer Inselsberg

Burgberg (Waltershausen)

Komstkoch Pond

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