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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Oberhof

Highest Point of the Rennsteig – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Oberhof

Highest Point of the Rennsteig – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Hard

4.9

(7)

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

02:25

21.7km

320m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Start point

Parking

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39 m

Sommerwiese Parking Area and Shelter

Highlight • Parking

A good way to get on the Rennsteig trail. Daily price of € 4 is a fair amount for trail maintenance.

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1.42 km

Enchanting coniferous forests on the Rennsteig

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2.01 km

Suhler Ausspanne Picnic Area

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Here at the Suhler Ausspanne you can find an old signpost, somewhat inconspicuously. It's nice that such old monuments are preserved.

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2.78 km

Beerberg Moor

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The Beerbergmoor lies on the northern slope of the Great Beerberg. Not only is the atmosphere here very special – the Beerbergmoor is even the highest in the Thuringian Forest nature reserve.

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2.90 km

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

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The highest point is a must when you are in the vicinity. An even better view is only a few meters further along the path along the viewing platform.

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3.13 km

Plänckner's viewpoint (Großer Beerberg)

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Did you know that there were volcanoes in the Thuringian Forest? There was! The Great Beerberg was once one. These are the remnants of it and at 982.9 meters they …

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4.09 km

Adler Shelter

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From here it is only 1 km to the Suhler Hätte, the highest building on Rennsteig, with 924 m above sea level. NN

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5.00 km

Ruins

13.3 km

Meininger Hütte

Alpine Hut

21.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.4 km

275 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

3.58 km

2.77 km

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (780 m)

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – View of the Thuringian Forest loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Sommerwiese Parking Area and Shelter

Enchanting coniferous forests on the Rennsteig

Suhler Ausspanne Picnic Area

Beerberg Moor

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

Plänckner's viewpoint (Großer Beerberg)

Adler Shelter

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