Violet fountain – Shelter "Stein 16" loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Violet fountain – Shelter "Stein 16" loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Violet fountain – Shelter "Stein 16" loop from Naturpark Thüringer Wald

02:41

9.66km

170m

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: July 31, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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3.05 km

Shelter 15 (Touringen stamp site No. 192)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice little hut for a rest

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4.81 km

Veilchenbrunnen Lodge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Open Wed - Sun

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5.01 km

Violet fountain

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice little fountain with crystal clear, cool spring water. Right around the corner, a bench with a table invites you to linger. The children enjoy the freshly tapped water. And …

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5.92 km

Schützenbergmoor Boardwalk (Touringen stamp checkpoint No. 190)

Highlight • Natural Monument

A wonderful hiking destination that is really different but fantastic in every season and in every weather condition! It's especially great to look at after it rains.

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6.93 km

Shelter "Stein 16"

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Directly on the Rennsteig you will find a wonderful shelter with a table, two benches and a huge panoramic window with a view of the forest, which invites you to bivouac.

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7.14 km

Idyllic stretch of the Rennsteig after the Rondell

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what a beautiful landscape

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7.71 km

Forest Workers' Memorial (Stamp Station No. 193)

Highlight • Monument

The monument was created in 1981 by the GDR sculptor Gerd Ullmann on behalf of the state and was "as a monument dedicated to all construction workers to remove the windbreak and bark beetle damage 1946-1949 ...".
-Wikipedia (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldarbeiterdenkmal)

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8.45 km

Rennsteig tunnel crossing

Highlight • Monument

Under the feet, traffic flows. A madness ....

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9.66 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.40 km

244 m

Surfaces

6.40 km

2.94 km

212 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (890 m)

Lowest point (800 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

12°C

5°C

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Comments

December 26, 2021,Schützenbergmoor/Veilchenbrunnen

Snow hike to the violet fountain. You could also have taken your skis. 🙈

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February 4, 2026,Winterwunderland Oberhof ❄️☀️😎

It finally snowed again, transforming the landscape into a winter wonderland. Blue skies and sunshine – simply glorious. Unfortunately, it's far too warm, so the beautiful snow is already melting and dripping from the trees.

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August 19, 2023,Oberhof Forsthaus Sattelbach bis Veilchenbrunnen (Stempel 180,181,182,189,190,191,192,193)

The Erfurt escaped the 36 degree heat in the mountains, at an altitude of over 800 meters it was easy to endure.

Stations:
Forsthaus Sattelbach 180
Tunnel A71 181
Monument 193
Refuge 15 192
Baude Violet Fountain 191
bog 190
Refuge 16 189
Roundel 182

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August 10, 2025,Wanderung Veilchenbrunnen Oberhof (Touringen Stempel 182, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193)

From the roundabout in Oberhof to the Violet Fountain. Well-marked paths. Easy to walk even in hot temperatures. A short detour to the moor is definitely worth it. There are rare flowers and animals to admire.

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April 13, 2022,Rundweg Oberhof Veilchenbrunnen - Schützenbergmoor

Today's destination was the Schützenbergmoor, of which we unfortunately didn't see very much. We didn't expect so much snow in Oberhof in mid-April. Nevertheless, we really liked this circular route.

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February 26, 2023,❄️☃️🥾Winter-RW Veilchenbrunnen- 6 ♟️gesammelt 😀

Approx. 20 cm of snow since yesterday made our planned winter hiking wellness weekend in Luisenthal-Oberhof perfect 🥰 Fresh snow under your feet and the trees thickly covered with white powder, today was a wonderful tour from the roundabout to the Veilchenbaude over the Schützenbergmoor.
A total of 6 ♟️ were added today and as a reward there was the …

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December 3, 2022,Winterwanderung zum Veilchenbrunnen und Forsthaus Sattelbach ❄️🌫️

Today I was also stamping, i.e. I hiked the first 8 Thuringian hiking stamps in the best Oberhof fog, but with wonderful snow. Around the Forsthaus Sattelbach the paths were still covered with fresh powder snow, there were no tourists there yet.

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April 22, 2024,Wanderung Veilchenbrunnen Oberhof (Touringen Stempel 182, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193)

My first stamps in the Thuringian Forest :) the first 6 of over 430!

Definitely a very nice and pleasant round! Even if it was only 2° degrees! Brrr
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But the crunching sound of the snow under your feet, almost no people, the intact forest in a white robe...
Simply beautiful 🥰

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