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Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

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Ilm-Kreis

Stützerbach

Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

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Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

04:19

15.6km

280m

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 9, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Start point

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3.34 km

Rennsteig Station

Highlight • Rest Area

With the RennsteigShuttle, you can travel from Ilmenau to Rennsteig train station on weekends and public holidays. From here you can make great bike rides. For example, it is only …

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3.62 km

Rennsteig Portal Schmiedefeld on the Rennsteig

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The Rennsteig is the oldest and most famous long-distance hiking trail in Germany. It runs for exactly 169.3 kilometers from Hörschel near Eisenach to Blankenstein.
The trail over the ridge …

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4.18 km

Räuberbahn Playground on the Old Railway Embankment

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Loving designs on the old railway embankment between Schmiedefeld station, Allzunah and Frauenwald.

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4.38 km

Railway Carriage Bench on the Rennsteig–Frauenwald Trail

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The railway ran here until the 1960s. The former railway embankment is now a hiking and cycling trail. The break bench is designed as a wagon to match the railway …

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6.05 km

Rennsteighöhe Bunker Museum

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Waldhotel "Rennsteighöhe" with a bunker museum is an opportunity to take a break during a cross-country ski tour.
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10.3 km

Center of the Rennsteig

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Happy Mountain Festival! You did it. It does not matter in which direction you want to conquer the Rennsteig. Here you have half the distance behind you.

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14.9 km

Kneipp pool in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Rest Area

A very nice little pool for treading water. Well-kept facility 👍

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15.3 km

Former Great Pond in Kurpark Stützerbach

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The park "Former big pond" can be used for recreation and regeneration.

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15.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.8 km

1.69 km

1.19 km

988 m

Surfaces

9.33 km

3.39 km

1.49 km

857 m

572 m

Elevation

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Highest point (820 m)

Lowest point (610 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

22°C

14°C

81 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

September 11, 2022,Auf dem Rennsteig

If you are already in the Thuringian Forest, then you should have seen the Rennsteig and hiked at least a part. After all, it is said to be the most famous, oldest and, with around 100,000 hikers a year, the most frequented long-distance hiking trail (170 km) in Germany.

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September 1, 2024,Auerhahn - Gr. Hundskopf - Bhf. Rennsteig

From the Auerhahn we hiked over the Breitengrunder Teich and the Seifiger Teich up to the Dreiherrenstein. After a short detour to the center of the Rennsteig, we continued on the Rennsteig to the wonderful vantage point of the Gr. Hundskopf. The view here stretches from the Schneekopf to the Gr. Eisenberg with Schmiedefeld at its feet. From the vantage …

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Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

Rennsteig Station

Rennsteig Portal Schmiedefeld on the Rennsteig

Räuberbahn Playground on the Old Railway Embankment

Railway Carriage Bench on the Rennsteig–Frauenwald Trail

Rennsteighöhe Bunker Museum

Center of the Rennsteig

Kneipp pool in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Former Great Pond in Kurpark Stützerbach

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