Kohlbachwald Pond – Dittmanns Ruh Shelter loop from Gerstungen

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Gerstungen

Kohlbachwald Pond – Dittmanns Ruh Shelter loop from Gerstungen

Hard

4.6

(12)

hikers

Kohlbachwald Pond – Dittmanns Ruh Shelter loop from Gerstungen

05:30

19.2km

410m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.29 km

Kohlbachwald Pond

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful pond in an equally beautiful valley. The place must be almost magical in summer.

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4.46 km

Picnic Area at Kohlbach Pond

Highlight • Rest Area

A very nice and idyllic place to take a break

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4.49 km

Unique Tree Stump with Burls

Highlight • Natural Monument

There is not much left of the original tree. But what can still be seen stimulates the hiker's imagination.

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5.09 km

Kohlbachhaus and Memorial Stone

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Kohlbachhaus has an eventful past. Today it belongs to the Free State of Thuringia and is used by the forest administration for service meetings, as work accommodation and hunting lodge.

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7.04 km

Dittmanns Ruh Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

As long as the forest is leafless, you even have a view here

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11.3 km

Shelter Blankenbacher Valley

Highlight • Mountain Hut

One of the numerous rest and shelter huts along this "border section"

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12.9 km

Stilmes Höhe (420 m) Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A good way to take a break after having made the mountain, whether you are coming from Gerstungen or Blankenbach. 🚲

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15.5 km

View of the Werratal from the Grünes Band Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

After a long stretch of forest and column path, a beautiful view opens up here

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19.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

3.94 km

1.59 km

457 m

Surfaces

7.22 km

5.51 km

3.52 km

2.79 km

133 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

11°C

2°C

43 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

December 30, 2021,Arnsberge (Grünes Band Thüringen)

Today we ran in an area unknown to us.
The start and finish was in Gerstungen on Kohlbachstrasse. Several circular hiking trails start from there, and there is a parking lot for hikers there (approx. 200m from our starting point).
We decided on a combination of route (x) 14.4km and route (-) 24km (see signpost picture). The hiking trails are …

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March 30, 2024,Teich im Kohlbachswald - Runde von Gerstungen

At this time, this route in the Kohlbachswald sometimes resembles an obstacle course. Dead wood, fallen trees and muddy, rutted sections made the tour a wet and happy affair. In particular between Dittmanns Ruh and the refuge in Blankenbacher Tal as well as between Fuldaischer Berg and the motorway underpass.
There is time to think about the green belt, the …

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March 13, 2022,🌳Grünes Band Thüringen ☀️Arnsberge⛰

We found this interesting tour in neighboring Thuringia in the profile of fbn🥾 and autumn leaf🧑‍🦰🍂 - thank you for this inspiration. Breakfast was already sunny and it promised to be a first-class "hiking day". We started on the outskirts of Gerstungen and first hiked along paved roads to the “Bettelbank” hiking car park. Hikers were actually already sitting there, …

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