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Germany
Thuringia
Ilm-Kreis
Stützerbach

Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

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Germany
Thuringia
Ilm-Kreis
Stützerbach

Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

Moderate

4.8

(28)

78

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Rennsteig Station – Center of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

04:20

15.7km

270m

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: March 5, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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3.34 km

Rennsteig Station

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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

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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3

4.18 km

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

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4.38 km

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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5

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.
Unfortunately not currently.

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6

7.15 km

Allzunah Station Rest Area

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Very nice for run-tired children as a hiking trail!

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7

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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11.4 km

Seifiger Pond

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rather unspectacular, very hidden in the forest ....

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15.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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11.7 km

1.69 km

1.29 km

970 m

Surfaces

9.33 km

3.11 km

1.56 km

1.25 km

420 m

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Highest point (820 m)

Lowest point (620 m)

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