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Red Tower Marker – Schildwiese Toll House loop from Tettautal

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Red Tower Marker – Schildwiese Toll House loop from Tettautal

Moderate

4.3

(3)

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Red Tower Marker – Schildwiese Toll House loop from Tettautal

01:58

28.6km

470m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

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Naturpark Frankenwald

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Waypoints

Start point

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7.92 km

Red Tower Marker

Highlight • Monument

The Red Tower was probably a hunting rendezvous point. A plaque still provides some information about it. A "real" tower never stood here.

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12.5 km

Old Railway Bridge Ludwigsstadt

Highlight • Bridge

A good alternative for those who want to save a few meters in altitude on the Eisenberg - simply follow the Lutherweg if you want to go to Ebersdorf

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21.7 km

Rennsteig Memorial

Highlight • Monument

This memorial meal at the border between Bavaria and Thuringia commemorates the time when Germany was divided into two parts. It is dedicated to the victims of the border strip …

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21.7 km

Historic Zollhaus at the Bavaria–Thuringia Border

Highlight • Historical Site

A customs house used to stand here on the state border between Bavaria and Thuringia.
The locality on the Rennsteig is mentioned in the 1414 divisional document.

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21.8 km

Schildwiese Toll House

Highlight • Historical Site

In the immediate vicinity of the former inner-German border, directly on the Rennsteig, there is this interesting information stand with various information boards about the Franconian Forest

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23.0 km

Historic Customs House and Former Border at Schildwiese

Highlight • Historical Site

Excellent idea to point out the shared history again.

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24.3 km

Historical panels "Traces of the GDR border"

Highlight • Trail

Good cycling and hiking trails in the footsteps of the old GDR border. Various information boards telling the story.

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24.4 km

Spechtsbrunn Nature Park Information Center with snacks

Highlight • Rest Area

Kalte Küche (Cold Kitchen) 696 m above sea level

At this point, the Rennsteig trail crosses the old military and trade route from Nuremberg to Leipzig.

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28.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

4.38 km

3.36 km

3.25 km

1.65 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

20.1 km

4.99 km

2.72 km

675 m

Elevation

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

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Red Tower Marker – Schildwiese Toll House loop from Tettautal

Red Tower Marker

Old Railway Bridge Ludwigsstadt

Rennsteig Memorial

Historic Zollhaus at the Bavaria–Thuringia Border

Schildwiese Toll House

Historic Customs House and Former Border at Schildwiese

Historical panels "Traces of the GDR border"

Spechtsbrunn Nature Park Information Center with snacks

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