Alternative Rennsteig Trail – Taugwitz Spring loop from Steinbach am Wald

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Alternative Rennsteig Trail – Taugwitz Spring loop from Steinbach am Wald

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Alternative Rennsteig Trail – Taugwitz Spring loop from Steinbach am Wald

05:11

19.1km

280m

Hiking

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

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Frankenwald

Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.15 km

Historical Point "Red Tower"

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The "Red Tower" is not a brick tower, but a red-painted tree stump at a historic crossroads of the Rennsteig. It is the destination of the approximately seven-kilometer circular hiking trail Roter-Turm-Weg R 31.

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6.67 km

Rennsteig Picnic Area, Naturpark Frankenwald

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A good place to rest.

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6.96 km

Alternative Rennsteig Trail

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The alternative route with the blue R is partly very beautiful.

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8.46 km

Forest path in Naturpark Frankenwald

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A dream of a hiking trail.

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8.78 km

Taugwitz Spring

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A beautiful, well-kept rest area with a spring. 👌

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10.0 km

Rennsteig border memorial at the former inner-German border

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The "Zollhaus" at the Rennsteig border monument is not a restored historical building. The hut was erected and equipped in autumn 2016 by the Frankenwaldverein Kleintettau. It is intended to …

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10.1 km

Border Stones and Rennsteig Memorial

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In addition to the two crest stones from the years 1725 and 1789, which testify to the already existing for several centuries border course (then between Saxony and Bayreuth), is …

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19.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

3.89 km

1.40 km

157 m

Surfaces

9.89 km

5.11 km

2.94 km

687 m

290 m

138 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

9°C

4°C

53 %

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Comments

May 28, 2026,2. Lückenschlussetappe, 170 km Rennsteig, Steinbach a.W. - Kalte Küche und zurück

Checked off ☑️
The gap closure has been successfully completed.
Now I have hiked every single km of the Rennsteig.
Start was today in Steinbach a.W.
First, I walked the old/original Rennsteig next to the B 85.
9 km of asphalt, the finest cobblestone walking, but you make good progress.
From the Schilderwiese to the Kalte Küche, it goes through …

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May 20, 2026,Rennsteig 21

So, that was probably our last tour on the Rennsteig. We have 4 more planned, but decided not to do them anymore. The path would go too much along the main road and change, then it's not the Rennsteig and the journey there is too long for us.
Today it rained almost continuously, 2 sunbeams in total. The Rennsteig was …

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