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Torstein Rock Arch – Great Inselsberg loop from Waltershausen

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Torstein Rock Arch – Great Inselsberg loop from Waltershausen

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4.9

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Torstein Rock Arch – Great Inselsberg loop from Waltershausen

08:47

28.7km

920m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.50 km

Tenneberg Castle

Highlight • Castle

The Tenneberg Castle is the remainder of a medieval spur castle of the Thuringian Landgraves, which was used as a hunting lodge and secondary residence of the Gotha dukes through …

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3.01 km

Striemelsberg

Peak

4.24 km

Stammtisch picnic table, Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice break place

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9.04 km

Kleiner Wagenberg rock formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

A mountain path runs along the Wagenberg and leads past large rocks. From here you can also see the Aschenbergstein. Personally, I prefer to walk uphill here; it's better if …

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9.24 km

Torstein Rock Arch

Highlight • Natural Monument

What a breathtaking setting! 🤩 Behind the Torstein, a narrow path with great highlights leads back down into the valley. It's worth it, but definitely requires sure-footedness

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9.95 km

Filming location of 'Das kalte Herz' in Lauchagrund

Highlight • Historical Site

Who doesn't know the Dutchman Michel and the Glass Man?
What a great film that cost a whopping 4 million East Germans.

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9.96 km

Rocky valley in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Gorge

Along the Strenge, below Kleiner Wagenberg and Torstein, runs the Felsental, which was even used as a film set for the DEFA film "The Cold Heart".

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15.9 km

Great Inselsberg

Highlight • Summit

The island mountain near Bad Tabarz is a kind of sacred ground for mountain bike downhill riders. Because here took place 25 years ago (as of 2018) the first downhill …

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16.2 km

Historic Rennsteig

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

From the Grenzwiese the Rennsteig leads past the Reitsteinen on the historic path to the Großer Inselberg. It is a difficult section, but worthwhile and promising.

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26.9 km

Unkenteich

Lake

28.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

6.69 km

4.70 km

1.09 km

526 m

146 m

Surfaces

8.62 km

6.65 km

5.16 km

4.34 km

3.24 km

669 m

Elevation

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Highest point (900 m)

Lowest point (320 m)

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Sunday 24 May

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Torstein Rock Arch – Great Inselsberg loop from Waltershausen

Tenneberg Castle

Stammtisch picnic table, Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Kleiner Wagenberg rock formation

Torstein Rock Arch

Filming location of 'Das kalte Herz' in Lauchagrund

Rocky valley in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park

Great Inselsberg

Historic Rennsteig

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