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View of Oberhof – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

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View of Oberhof – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

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View of Oberhof – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

05:20

18.5km

450m

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: June 29, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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1.19 km

Neue Gehlberger Hütte on Schneekopf

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The Neue Gehlberger Hütte is located on the 978-meter-high Schneekopf mountain and is the highest-altitude serviced hut in Thuringia. It offers a cozy hiking hostel with shared rooms and a restaurant serving traditional Thuringian cuisine.

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1.35 km

Schneekopf Summit and Observation Tower (Thuringia Stamp Point No. 68)

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At 978 meters, the Schneekopf is the second highest elevation in Thuringia after the Großer Beerberg (983 meters). From here you can enjoy magnificent views all around. Visiting the top …

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1.45 km

View of Oberhof

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In winter only accessible with folding shoes.

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5.39 km

Geierfelsen

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Well-known climbing area, also great for adventures with children

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11.7 km

Forest Workers' Memorial (Stamp Station No. 193)

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The monument was created in 1981 by the GDR sculptor Gerd Ullmann on behalf of the state and was "as a monument dedicated to all construction workers to remove the windbreak and bark beetle damage 1946-1949 ...".
-Wikipedia (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldarbeiterdenkmal)

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16.4 km

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

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The highest point is a must when you are in the vicinity. An even better view is only a few meters further along the path along the viewing platform.

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16.7 km

Plänckner's viewpoint (Großer Beerberg)

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Did you know that there were volcanoes in the Thuringian Forest? There was! The Great Beerberg was once one. These are the remnants of it and at 982.9 meters they …

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18.0 km

Rosenkopf (938 m) – Boundary Stones on the Rennsteig

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Here you can find a lot of information about the history of the boundary stones and thus also about the origins of the Rennsteig.

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18.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

3.08 km

661 m

476 m

230 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

12.1 km

2.69 km

2.12 km

849 m

628 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (660 m)

Weather

Tuesday 30 June

19°C

13°C

34 %

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Comments

May 2, 2026,Oberhof -Beerberg - Schneekopf - Gehlberger Grund - Oberhof

Today, with dream weather, we went from Oberhof over Pfanntalskopf to Plänkners Aussicht up to the Beerberg to the Neue Gehlberger Hütte and the Schneekopf. After a small refreshment at the Neue Gehlberger Hütte (there was Soljanka and Himbeerbrause), we went steadily downhill on a narrow path that requires sure-footedness ☝️ into the Gehlberger Grund and further through the Schmücker …

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October 13, 2021,2021-10 SCHNEEKOPF

October 2021
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from Oberhof - Schneekopf - Dürrenberger Hut - Beerberweg - Oberhof
This tour takes us to the Schneekopf near Oberhof. At 978 m, the Schneekopf is the second highest mountain in Thuringia. During the GDR era, the mountain was occupied by the Russians and was therefore a forbidden zone. It starts from Oberhof and in contrast …

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October 6, 2021,Schneekopf Runde von Oberhof

Today it should go up to the Schneekopf ... The weather forecast was good, only they did the calculation without the Rennsteig ... because as soon as I stepped on its way to warm up, a cloud poured over me, of course ... good that I had the umbrella with me ... it was only sometimes of no use if …

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May 29, 2025,Himmelfahrts-Hüttentour am Rennsteig 🌲®️🍻

Start at the Oberhof Golf Climbing Park - Im Gründle - Väterstuhl - Sattelbach Forestry Lodge (813 m) - Luchsstein - Auerhahn Hiking Hut (823 m) - Dürrenberger Hut (867 m) - Schneekopf (978 m) - Neue Gehlberger Hut - Suhler Hut (924 m) - Rosenkopf (938 m) - Am Adler Mountain Rescue Hut - Plänckners Aussicht (970 m) - …

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October 9, 2021,Schneekopf-Oberhofrunde

back again on the Rennsteig the views of the great Beerberg and on the Schneekopf should be enjoyed when the weather is nice, there are no more views, Oberhof is always worth a detour Note: The huts on the route close in the early afternoon, so it is recommended that the opening times in the to check ahead

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View of Oberhof – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

Neue Gehlberger Hütte on Schneekopf

Schneekopf Summit and Observation Tower (Thuringia Stamp Point No. 68)

View of Oberhof

Geierfelsen

Forest Workers' Memorial (Stamp Station No. 193)

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

Plänckner's viewpoint (Großer Beerberg)

Rosenkopf (938 m) – Boundary Stones on the Rennsteig

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