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Rotheul Observatory – View of the Green Belt loop from Föritzgrund

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Landkreis Sonneberg
Neuhaus-Schierschnitz

Rotheul Observatory – View of the Green Belt loop from Föritzgrund

Moderate

5.0

(8)

26

hikers

Rotheul Observatory – View of the Green Belt loop from Föritzgrund

02:13

8.26km

100m

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: August 18, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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62 m

Signpost and information board in Rotheul

Highlight • Rest Area

Signposts and information boards in the center of Rotheul

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676 m

Mühlteich Rotheul

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Idyllic place to enjoy nature.

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790 m

Model of a water mill near the Rotheuler observatory

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845 m

Rotheul Observatory

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The private astronomical observatory of Henry Bolgehn
sternwarte-rotheul.de
facebook.com/sternwarte.rotheul

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2.42 km

Heathland on the Green Belt

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A nice, quiet path and a piece of German history

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3.06 km

View of the Green Belt

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Along the former inner-German border, which today bears the name "the Green Belt", the BUND deploys sheep and goats as landscape keepers. In the middle of the dense Thuringian and …

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3.20 km

Crossing at the Kolonnenweg

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here the hiking trail crosses the Kolonneweg

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3.20 km

The Green Belt Information Station

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8.26 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.36 km

1.62 km

1.52 km

767 m

Surfaces

3.92 km

2.15 km

1.35 km

507 m

188 m

145 m

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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Friday 11 September

22°C

7°C

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Comments

August 16, 2026,Wanderung Sternwarte Rotheul – Blick auf das Grüne Band Runde von Föritzgrund 16-08-2026
Hike from Rotheul past the observatory along the Green Belt. Nicely designed information boards.

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