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Saale-Orla-Kreis

Slate mining in the Saale Valley – Start of the Rennsteig loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

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Saale-Orla-Kreis

Slate mining in the Saale Valley – Start of the Rennsteig loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

Hard

5.0

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9

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Slate mining in the Saale Valley – Start of the Rennsteig loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

02:16

30.2km

580m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.81 km for 53 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

170 m

Blankenstein (Saale) – Start or End Point of the Rennsteig

Highlight • Trail

Blankenstein is known as the start and end point of the 168.3 km (historical length) Rennsteig as one of the best known and most important long-distance hiking trails in Europe. …

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2

4.70 km

Pottiga Memorial Site

Highlight • Monument

As in many other places, there is also a war memorial in Pottiga and commemorates those who died in previous wars. In addition, on the memorial by the old school …

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3

6.75 km

Saalbach Spring (site of the former village Saalbach)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The spring was drilled in 1957 and is said to have an outlet temperature of 18 degrees.

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7.63 km

Schloß Rudolphstein

Castle

5

10.2 km

Slate mining in the Saale Valley

Highlight • Historical Site

Interesting information about the slate mining in one of the largest slate quarries and its spoil dump in the Saale valley.

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6

12.0 km

Former Border Crossing Hirschberg (Thuringia–Bavaria)

Highlight • Historical Site

Formerly a restricted area, today the Thü-Bay federal state crossing

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7

12.1 km

Museum of Tannery and Local History Hirschberg

Highlight • Historical Site

Until the 1990s, the tannery was the main industry in Hirschberg. After the tannery had to declare bankruptcy in 1992, the factory buildings were demolished. The administration building and the …

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8

29.8 km

Confluence of the Selbitz and Saale Rivers

Highlight • River

Confluence of the Selbitz and the Saale not far from the starting point of the Rennsteig in Blankenstein; the Selbitz is a 37 km long tributary of the Saale and …

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9

29.9 km

Start of the Rennsteig

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Absolutely delicious, and I highly recommend eating the sausages or other items there. Parking is plentiful and free.

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B

30.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.0 km

6.77 km

4.35 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.6 km

6.58 km

2.83 km

1.62 km

480 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 11 October

12°C

3°C

15 %

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