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Old Watering Place Rest Area – Finsterberghütte loop from Gehlberg

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Old Watering Place Rest Area – Finsterberghütte loop from Gehlberg

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4.7

(132)

500

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Old Watering Place Rest Area – Finsterberghütte loop from Gehlberg

04:37

44.4km

1,190m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 1.66 km for 1.60 km

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.38 km

Neue Gehlberger Hütte on Schneekopf

Highlight • Mountain Hut

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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6.59 km

Ruins

15.1 km

Bierfleck Trail Junction

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Bierfleck is a parking lot with forks in different directions, whether to Schmiedefeld or to Rennsteig, or to Goldlauter, you have many options here, whether by bike or on foot

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17.3 km

View of Suhl, Goldlauter, and the Rhön

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice bench with a beautiful view. Perfect for resting. UPDATE: Unfortunately, the bank has disappeared. 🤷🏻‍♂️ But the beautiful view of Suhl and the hinterland up to the Dolmar or Rhön remains.

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20.3 km

View of Schmiedefeld

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Very nice view to Schmiedefeld. Right next to it is the "Winterwelt Schmiedefeld". Enjoy it for a moment and continue cranking. :-)

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29.0 km

Old Watering Place Rest Area

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Very spacious rest area in the best forest location to unwind.

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30.7 km

Observation tower on Großer Finsterberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

The new tower on the Finsterberg offers a view over the entire Thuringian Forest. 👍

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30.9 km

View of the Thuringian Forest from Finsterberghütte

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view from the hut lets you look far north over the Thuringian Forest.
The tower right on the summit offers a panoramic view of the Thuringian Forest. In good weather I suspect a far better view than I found.

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30.9 km

Finsterberghütte

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There is a wonderful view from the hut and you can also rest at the table inside and outside the hut.

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41.7 km

Meininger Hütte

Alpine Hut

44.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.7 km

1.88 km

1.35 km

476 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.5 km

9.75 km

5.14 km

1.92 km

944 m

149 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (950 m)

Lowest point (600 m)

Weather

Wednesday 1 July

23°C

11°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

September 2, 2023,7. Rennsteigride 🤘 🥳🚵‍♀️- Schlammschlacht!

Once again a successful event!
Attached are the pictures from yesterday evening on the ski slope.... Bersprint 🫣😜

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September 2, 2023,Rennsteigride 2023

As always, super organized...Nice weather from above and lots of mud from below...that's just mountain biking 👍🚵‍♀️🚵‍♀️🚵‍♀️

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August 12, 2023,Schneekopf 20/23

Route check Rennsteigride
Great event - had fun.
Many thanks to everyone involved!

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September 2, 2023,Rennsteig Ride, schönstes Ziel der Welt - Schmiedefeld 😁

Today I took part in the Rennsteig Ride for the first time - I had seen Alex a few times before, but unfortunately I didn't meet her.
It was a lot of fun that started with a lot of mud. 😃Surprisingly, it was more strenuous for the arms than for the legs, going downhill over all the roots...
14th place …

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August 18, 2024,Streckencheck Rennsteigride 2024

This year there are a few small changes again that increase the anticipation.

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August 20, 2024,RSR Streckentest

Schneekopf 24/24

other starting point: (+/-)

Drive after work: (-)

no traffic: no overtaking necessary (+), so you can always go at your own pace (+), but also no motivating opponents (-) and no additional racing adrenaline -> "risk of falling asleep" (-) (in terms of performance due to driving alone)

3x electric fence (-)

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August 19, 2023,Streckencheck 🌲R🌲🚴🏼‍♂️🌤️ Rennsteigride 2023.

The route is almost identical this time compared to last year.
Finsterberg - Schneekopf - Eisenberg.
Mainly forest trails, a few crisp climbs and a few (too short) technical descents that add excitement when wet.
All in all a relatively demanding, entertaining round in a beautiful setting with some very nice views.

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September 3, 2022,6. Rennsteigride 🤘 😎🦵😊

Unfortunately, my recording didn't last.
It was a great event.... Target time: 2:57 h
😁

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Old Watering Place Rest Area – Finsterberghütte loop from Gehlberg

Neue Gehlberger Hütte on Schneekopf

Bierfleck Trail Junction

View of Suhl, Goldlauter, and the Rhön

View of Schmiedefeld

Old Watering Place Rest Area

Observation tower on Großer Finsterberg

View of the Thuringian Forest from Finsterberghütte

Finsterberghütte

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