Red Tower Marker – Altvaterturm loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

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Red Tower Marker – Altvaterturm loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

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Red Tower Marker – Altvaterturm loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

05:14

68.9km

970m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 44.3 km for 173 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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588 m

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

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Beautiful wooden bridge over the Selbitz, a few meters before it flows into the Saale. The Selbitz used to be the border river between the GDR and the Federal Republic …

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2.58 km

Cave Entrance

13.8 km

Rennsteig singletrack Rodacherbrunn

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Beautiful single trail along the Rennsteig near Rodacherbrunn 👌🏻 Be careful and considerate of hikers!

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21.5 km

Rennsteig Trail

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Great single trail, easy to ride. When it is wet, watch out for roots lying lengthways, because they are slippery!

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27.0 km

Lauenhain Wind Turbine

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Beautiful route past the wind turbine between Lauenhain and Ziegelhütte.

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33.6 km

The "Red Tower" is not a brick tower, but a red-painted tree stump at a historic crossroads of the Rennsteig. It is the destination of the approximately seven-kilometer circular hiking trail Roter-Turm-Weg R 31.

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44.7 km

Altvaterturm

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The tower is located on the Wetzstein hill.
A circular hiking trail to Staatsbruch Lehesten also runs here.

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45.0 km

Steep Trail to Altvaterturm

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Shortcut through the forest to or from the Alvater Tower. Very steep !!! but gaudi makes them go up and / or down.

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60.3 km

Rennsteig singletrack at Beerholz

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Nice to drive section of the Rennsteig with a beautiful view.

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65.9 km

Thüringische Muschwitz mit Grenzstreifen

Nature Reserve

68.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.3 km

11.5 km

8.69 km

5.70 km

1.85 km

Surfaces

21.6 km

21.4 km

19.1 km

5.57 km

1.20 km

112 m

Elevation

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

16°C

3°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

August 23, 2024,Rennsteig 2024 MTB - T1 (mit Anreise)

First the train to Blankenstein arrived 25 minutes later. Then it didn't take us because the number of bikes was exceeded. The next train only went to Bad Lobenstein. So another 9 km to Blankenstein by bike. The following climbs from Blankenstein really took their toll on us in temperatures of around 27 degrees. Shortly after nine - in the …

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September 18, 2023,35/23 Tag 1 unserer Rennsteig-Tour

Today we started in Harra after a hearty breakfast to take on the Rennsteig. Unfortunately, after just one day we realize that everything looks the same everywhere. The forest is thinning out massively, the harvesters are busy and the paths are rutted.
Nevertheless, we drove the hiking trail with all the root trails and forest paths. Today's destination was Spechtsbrunn, …

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July 13, 2023,Rennsteigwanderweg #4

The last part of the route to Blankenstein brings various memories to my head. Today I cross the Eurovelo 13, the Green Belt and the route of the Grenzsteintrophy. I associate this with a lot of joy and anticipation or the knowledge that I will successfully complete the route today. But before that I'm spoiled for choice as to whether …

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