Lauschaer Glasbläserpfad

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Lauschaer Glasbläserpfad

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Lauschaer Glasbläserpfad

05:03

18.0km

240m

Hiking

On the Lauscha Glassblowers' Trail, you'll immerse yourself in the long tradition of glassblowing and discover the place where glass Christmas tree ornaments were invented. In the mid-19th century, Lauscha glassblowers transported their precious creations to Sonneberg along this very trail. There, the merchants who distributed the wares lived.

The…

by Coburg.Rennsteig

Last updated: January 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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917 m

View over Lauscha

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A place where you can see the whole city well.

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9.88 km

Wiefelsburg Rest Area

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Here is a nice rest area with a roof. The trade route between Erfurt and Steinach used to run along the path. Insane if you imagine that. Usually there was …

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12.8 km

Ehrlichers pond

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Ice used to be cut here in the winter and stored by the breweries to cool the beer in the summer.

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18.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.59 km

4.11 km

3.77 km

259 m

224 m

Surfaces

4.04 km

4.03 km

3.42 km

3.31 km

3.11 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (680 m)

Lowest point (390 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

8°C

3°C

95 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

October 30, 2021,Lauschaer Glasbläserpfad

In the past, the Lauscha Glassblower Trail was the shortest connection between Lauscha and Sonneberg, on which the women glassblowers carried their goods. The start of my tour was the main train station in Sonneberg. From there I took the Südthüringenbahn to Lauscha (single trip: € 5.50) From the Lauscha train station, it's only a few hundred meters to the …

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September 1, 2025,Lauschaer Glasbläserpfad (Touringen Stempel 324, 325, 326)

Today we set out on the Lauscha Glassblowers' Trail, which led from Lauscha via Steinach to Sonneberg. We started at the visitor parking lot at the Museum of Glass Art in Lauscha. We definitely rate this tour with only 1 ⭐️. In the towns of Lauscha, Steinach, and the ☝🏻toy town of Sonneberg, time definitely stood still. There were many …

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September 19, 2023,Lauschaer Glasbläserpfad

Today we were traveling in the Thuringian Slate Mountains. The start was in Lauscha, the place where glass Christmas tree decorations were invented.
Until around the middle of the 20th century, it was primarily women who carried Christmas tree decorations along this path for sale from Lauscha via Steinach to Sonneberg.
It was only at the beginning of the 1950s …

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October 20, 2024,🎄🔮Lauschaer Glasbläserpfad🔮🎄

Thanks to Deutsche Bahn, we started a little later than planned today. In Sonneberg, the train probably didn't know which train was leaving from where. The signage along the route wasn't exactly clear either. There were only sporadic signs in Lauscha and almost none at all up to Steinach. In Steinach you can probably walk however you want. From Wiefelsburg …

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May 28, 2020

On the Lauscha Glassblowers' Trail, you'll immerse yourself in the long tradition of glassblowing and discover the place where glass Christmas tree ornaments were invented. In the mid-19th century, Lauscha glassblowers transported their precious creations to Sonneberg along this very trail. There, the

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July 3, 2020

Very nice hike; I ran it this year; by train to Lauscha and then off :-).
After the Wiefelsburg over the Röthengrund back to Mengersgereuth. Recommended :-)

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