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Iron Hand – Kohlberg loop from Schleusingen

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Iron Hand – Kohlberg loop from Schleusingen

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7

runners

Iron Hand – Kohlberg loop from Schleusingen

01:45

15.8km

270m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

1

61 m

Central Bus Stop Schleusingen

Highlight • Castle

At the confluence of the Erle and the Nahe, in the midst of the medieval small town of Schleusingen, rises the mighty Bertholdsburg Castle. From the 13th century, it served the Counts of Henneberg as their ancestral seat and is the oldest residential castle in Thuringia. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the fortified castle was converted into an early modern palace in the Renaissance style. Today, the castle houses the Natural History Museum. The 40-meter-high main tower offers a picturesque view of the southern foothills of the Thuringian Forest.

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8.54 km

Iron Hand

Highlight • Monument

The Iron Hand near Altendammbach
Near the Altendambacher Höhe, where the country road, forest and hiking trails meet, hikers or mountain bikers on their way towards Fischbach-Schleusingen pass a multi-armed signpost on which a hand cast from iron points to the sky on a narrow concrete base. Another signpost? A monument?
There is hardly a long-time resident in the surrounding villages who does not know the "Iron Hand" and the forest area up there that is called that and has certainly heard some stories about it; but no one can really explain what this mysterious place and its not exactly everyday feature is all about. - And so there are always inquiries about it.

Source:
fraenkischesthueringen.blogspot.com/2020/06/die-eiserne-hand-eine-ausspanne-von.html?m=1

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13.2 km

Kohlberg

Highlight • Forest

4

15.0 km

House by the lake at Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Highlight • Restaurant

Beautifully located on a small lake in the middle of the city, terrace available

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15.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

1.05 km

881 m

378 m

181 m

Surfaces

11.5 km

2.33 km

1.23 km

369 m

315 m

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