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Germany
Thuringia
Ilm-Kreis
Gehlberg

Source of the Wilde Gera – Geierfelsen loop from Tunnel Rennsteig

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Thuringia
Ilm-Kreis
Gehlberg

Source of the Wilde Gera – Geierfelsen loop from Tunnel Rennsteig

Moderate

5

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Source of the Wilde Gera – Geierfelsen loop from Tunnel Rennsteig

02:35

9.10km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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2.29 km

Lynx Memorial (Luchsstein) in Thuringian Forest

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"Here, in 1789, one of the last lynxes in the Thuringian Forest was shot." An inscribed stone, known as the Lynx Stone, commemorates this event. In 2021, in addition to …

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5.57 km

Former water pump house from 1929. No longer in use.

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5.58 km

Source of the Wilde Gera

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There is a big node here.

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5.71 km

Gravel forest track

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5

5.75 km

Stream

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6

7.66 km

Schmücker Graben Sluice

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7

8.58 km

Geierfelsen

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

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8.78 km

Geierfels Climbing Area

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On the mountain slope a few rocks rise, which are already prepared with some eyelets, so that you can climb here on the rock. Corresponding experience, ability and equipment presupposed, one can spend a nice time here.

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9.10 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.83 km

104 m

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< 100 m

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Highest point (860 m)

Lowest point (660 m)

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Friday 10 July

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