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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Schmalkalden

Roßbach refuge – View of Schmalkalden loop from Schmalkalden

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Schmalkalden

Roßbach refuge – View of Schmalkalden loop from Schmalkalden

Moderate

4.6

(144)

448

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Roßbach refuge – View of Schmalkalden loop from Schmalkalden

04:04

14.1km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.94 km

View of the Thuringian Forest

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A warm view of the Thuringian Forest

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2.24 km

Roßbachpfad

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Just nice to run

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3.15 km

Roßbach refuge

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Here would be an ideal rest / relaxation point to gather new strength in this pleasant peace and seclusion.

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4.36 km

Scenic Valley Path in the Thuringian Forest

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wonderful valley

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9.74 km

Forest Shelter in the Thuringian Forest

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10.2 km

View of Großer Inselsberg

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Here you can enjoy the fantastic mountain landscape of the western and central Thuringian Forest.

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10.8 km

View of Großer Inselsberg from the Thuringian Forest

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Nice view of the Inselberg.

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12.8 km

View of Schmalkalden

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Beautiful view of Schmalkalden

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14.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

2.96 km

473 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.83 km

1.97 km

1.75 km

1.18 km

379 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 5 July

24°C

13°C

56 %

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Comments

February 3, 2025,Rund um die Roßbachhöhe (Touringen Stempel 378, 379, 380)

The starting point with free parking is at the Aktiv Hotel Schmalkalden. The first stamp station is also right there.

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March 30, 2024,Rund um die Roßbachhöhe Schmalkalden

Today, Holy Saturday should be used for different activities. First we went to Schmalkalden to run this nice loop. Afterwards we visited the city center with the Easter market. Afterwards we went to Ohrdruf to visit the spring market at the castle. Really beautiful, varied and warm day with lots of Saharan dust in the atmosphere.

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March 1, 2025,Samstagsrunde um die Roßbachhöhe Touringen 138-140

Today we inaugurated our new Touringen stamp booklet. 💚 The tour was mostly on easy-to-walk forest paths and the landscape was varied. 😌🥾

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August 30, 2023,Wanderung rund um die Roßbachhöhe bei Schmalkalden 🕹️

Without the new Touringen booklet I would never have gotten lost in this beautiful corner of the Thuringian Forest. But it is a nice, quiet route, but without any major highlights. You can stop off in the hotel restaurant on weekdays from 2 p.m. and on weekends from 11 a.m. What I didn't like was that the path through the …

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July 10, 2024,Wanderung um die Roßbachhöhe

Since it kept looking like rain and there was already a heavy downpour in the morning, we took it easy and only did a short walk. But it was still beautiful and we got three stamps.

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September 5, 2024,Rund um die Roßbachhöhe (Touringen Stempel 378, 379, 380)

Since the "short-arm hiking weather" will unfortunately be over in the foreseeable future, we took advantage of today's sunshine again. The circular hike around the Roßbachhöhe near Schmalkalden with its 3 stamps was the plan. The starting point was the car park at the Aktiv- und Vitalhotel Schmalkalden (stamp point). But be careful, not every sat nav can find it …

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October 30, 2021,Wandertag und um Schmalkalden

Hello, everyone
We are hiking in the Thuringian Forest for a few days. Today was a nice hike around Schmalkalden on the plan. Almost 15 kilometers were mostly on easily accessible forest roads through the beautiful autumn landscape. In the last third of the tour, we came to Schmalkalden, where we visited the really beautiful old town and Wilhelmsburg Castle. …

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April 10, 2026,🏘️ Schmalkaldener Altstadt und um die Herrenkuppe ⛰️

Practically zero visibility 🌫️, lots of wind 🌬️ and rain 🌧️ on the Wasserkuppe ⛰️ this morning. I carefully rode down from it. When I reached my destination for today, Schmalkalden 🏘️, on the western edge of the Thuringian Forest, the picture was completely different and even the sun 🌥️ slowly started to come out. The weather improved noticeably.

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Roßbach refuge – View of Schmalkalden loop from Schmalkalden

View of the Thuringian Forest

Roßbachpfad

Roßbach refuge

Scenic Valley Path in the Thuringian Forest

Forest Shelter in the Thuringian Forest

View of Großer Inselsberg

View of Großer Inselsberg from the Thuringian Forest

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