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Shelter Blankenbacher Valley – Kohlbach Spring loop from Alte Werra

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Germany
Thuringia
Wartburgkreis
Gerstungen

Shelter Blankenbacher Valley – Kohlbach Spring loop from Alte Werra

Hard

4.6

(5)

21

hikers

Shelter Blankenbacher Valley – Kohlbach Spring loop from Alte Werra

07:43

27.9km

490m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Alte Werra

Waypoints

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1

4.88 km

Stork Fountain (Storchenbrunnen), Gerstungen

Highlight • Monument

The beautiful fountain fits well with the beautiful square. 👍

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2

5.00 km

Katharinenkirche Gerstungen

Highlight • Religious Site

St. Catherine's Church looks very well maintained from the outside.

Unfortunately, we found it locked.

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3

8.15 km

After a long stretch of forest and column path, a beautiful view opens up here

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12.4 km

Shelter Blankenbacher Valley

Highlight • Mountain Hut

One of the numerous rest and shelter huts along this "border section"

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14.0 km

Kohlbachswald

Forest

6

14.6 km

Kohlbach Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Who drinks Kohlbachquelle, will live long and give little money to the doctor.

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7

16.4 km

Dittmanns Ruh Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

As long as the forest is leafless, you even have a view here

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8

16.7 km

Church Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Only a short climb to Dittmanns Ruh

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25.5 km

beautiful covered rest area, with a great view

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27.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.5 km

4.53 km

1.86 km

927 m

Surfaces

13.4 km

5.83 km

4.50 km

3.68 km

311 m

177 m

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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