On the trail of the Rennsteig around Tettau - hiking along the Green Belt
On the trail of the Rennsteig around Tettau - hiking along the Green Belt
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On the trail of the Rennsteig around Tettau - hiking along the Green Belt
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13.9km
250m
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The Rennsteig - Germany's most famous and oldest long-distance hiking trail - was interrupted by the inner-German separation for many decades in six places. North of the Bavarian town of Tettau was one of these interruptions. On our tour we take you from Tettau to the reopened Rennsteig, which you…
by BUND e.V.
Last updated: July 18, 2024
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Naturpark Frankenwald
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5.59 km
Rennsteig Reunification Memorial and Schleifenwiese Rest Area
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6.95 km
Historical panels "Traces of the GDR border"
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7.98 km
Guesthouse Am Rennsteig Spechtsbrunn
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10.3 km
Memorial for Laszlo Balogh and Sieglinde Bunde
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12.8 km
Wildberg Café
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Good luck Steffi and greetings from Spechtsbrunn :)
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13.9 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
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7.69 km
2.31 km
1.77 km
1.62 km
456 m
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7.15 km
4.45 km
942 m
835 m
456 m
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Lowest point (630 m)
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This is how it is displayed at the Kalte Küche car park, because three national parks meet here. The Rennsteig, the green belt and the Schieferland Geopark. The cold kitchen, one of the most important mountain passes and a historical site through which many large military campaigns with high-ranking personalities passed... Now I'm standing here. The sun …
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The tour starts in Tettau, leads over the Wildberg, then continues along a columned path to Spechtsbrunn. Via the Rennsteig we went to the "cold kitchen", where there was a lot going on today. From there the tour continued along the Rennsteig to the Schildwiese. I made a detour to the customs house …
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Started at the "cold kitchen" near Spechtsbrunn and followed the Rennsteig. Walked along the Dichterwald trail to Kleintettau and always read a lot about the former inner-German border.
A very interesting walk, especially from Tettau back to Spechtbrunn via the small border trail.
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May 16, 2019
The Rennsteig - Germany's most famous and oldest long-distance hiking trail - was interrupted by the inner-German separation for many decades in six places. North of the Bavarian town of Tettau was one of these interruptions. On our tour we take you from Tettau to the reopened Rennsteig, which you follow
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