View of Großer Inselsberg – Komstkoch Pond loop from Friedrichroda

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View of Großer Inselsberg – Komstkoch Pond loop from Friedrichroda

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View of Großer Inselsberg – Komstkoch Pond loop from Friedrichroda

04:56

17.7km

340m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.86 km

Struwwelpeter Path Entrance

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A great path with great carvings of fairy tale characters and scenes from fairy tales. The park was named in honor of Dr. Heinrich Hoffmann created.
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8.37 km

Deysingslust — restaurant with views of the Inselsberg and Bad Tabarz

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Good kitchen. Nice outdoor area. Great view.

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9.17 km

Stammtisch picnic table, Thuringian Forest Nature Park

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Nice break place

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9.21 km

Kuh-Platz Regulars' Table

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Nice rest area with a large round regulars' table.

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10.4 km

Striemelsberg

Peak

12.3 km

View of Großer Inselsberg

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You go hiking for such views.

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12.5 km

Burgberg (Waltershausen)

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beautiful natural paths
always a view of the Inselsberg, for example

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14.1 km

Komstkoch Pond

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As a non-native, I always wondered where the pond got its name from. I found what I was looking for: maerchenhaftes-thueringen.de/maerchenhaftes-thueringen-warum-der-komstkochsteich-komstkochsteich-heisst

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15.3 km

Pulverteich

Lake

15.9 km

Benedictine Trail

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17.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.71 km

5.85 km

4.04 km

660 m

384 m

Surfaces

5.00 km

4.56 km

3.30 km

2.78 km

1.53 km

476 m

Elevation

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

12°C

4°C

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Comments

June 24, 2022,Bad Tabarzer Benediktinerpfad (Tram-Bad Tabarz/Thür Wald - Tram-Bad Tabarz/Thür Wald)

Flyer for the tour: bad-tabarz.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Benediktinerpfad_web.pdf
Today I picked out this Benedictine path near Bad Tabarz as a longer after-work tour. Is a forest-heavy round that is peppered with a few sights, which is quite varied and offers various places to stop for refreshments.

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January 20, 2023,"Benediktinerpfad" Bad Tabarz - Friedrichroda - Waltershausen 🌲Thüringer Wald🌲

"Benediktinerpfad" Bad Tabarz - Friedrichroda - Waltershausen 🌲Thuringian Forest🌲
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tourenportal-thueringer-wald.de/de/tour/wanderung/rundwanderweg-4-benediktinerpfad-bad-tabarz/178031458/#dmdtab=oax-tab1

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January 11, 2026,Benediktinerpfad

Tenneberg Castle marks the start of a winter hike on the Benedictine Trail, which connects Waltershausen, Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda, and Bad Tabarz. Frosty temperatures meet crisp, firm ground. On the ridge path above the herb meadow, the Inselsberg mountain appears in the distance, clad in white under a cloudless sky. It seems as if the world has reset overnight, leaving behind …

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July 25, 2025,Benediktinerpfad: Runde von Friedrichroda🌲🥾☀️🌻

Just a few minutes' walk from my hotel begins the Benedictine Trail – a 15 km loop through Bad Tabarz. I wanted to do this hike back in April when I earned the Bad Tabarz Hiking Badge. However, I didn't manage it then, so I'm doing it now.😃🥾

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June 23, 2024,Sonntagsrunde 2.2 (Benediktinerpfad)

A leisurely Sunday afternoon relaxing tour on the Benedictine Trail. 🌤️🤩
Of course there was a delicious soft ice cream on the way.🍦 There has to be some reward. 😜😂
... Evidence photos have been intentionally removed. 🙈

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September 19, 2023,🇩🇪 Thüringen Runde Friedrichroda - Tabarz auf Benediktinerpfad mit kleinen Ausläufern

The Benedictine Path lives up to its name. Modest, reserved, lots of natural paths, taking in the forest with all your senses, quiet and hardly any people. There you can easily find yourself or stay with yourself.
The only drawback: in Tabarz you lose the path here and there due to a lack of markings.

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May 21, 2024,Benediktenpfad von Bad Tabarz über Friedrichroda

The tour starts with a fantastic view of the Inselsberg over lush green meadows and at Tenneberg Castle you are treated to the same view again while resting on a circular bench. The steep climb just before is quickly forgotten. Tenneberg Castle is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and so we continued along beautiful paths past the Komstkochteich pond to …

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