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Saxony
Vogtland
Saale-Orla-Kreis
Blankenstein

Rennsteig Hiker Monument – View of the Saale Valley loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

Routes
Road cycling routes
Germany
Saxony
Vogtland
Saale-Orla-Kreis
Blankenstein

Rennsteig Hiker Monument – View of the Saale Valley loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

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Rennsteig Hiker Monument – View of the Saale Valley loop from Blankenstein (Saale)

02:53

55.8km

860m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 55.2 km for 2 m

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Train Station

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64 m

Rennsteig Hiker Monument

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The "Rennsteigwanderer" monument is directly opposite the train station. The stone wanderer was donated and erected by Anton Wiede in 1903.

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426 m

Confluence of the Selbitz and Saale Rivers

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Confluence of the Selbitz and the Saale not far from the starting point of the Rennsteig in Blankenstein; the Selbitz is a 37 km long tributary of the Saale and …

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13.6 km

Village Church of Seubtendorf

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Simple rectangular building with a central ridge turret and a Gothic entrance portal with pointed arch and valley profiles; Built in 1284 by the Teutonic Order as part of the …

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16.0 km

Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schilbach

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The church dates from 1732.

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18.6 km

Tanna Market Square and Town Hall

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Centrally located in the city, the market of the city of Tanna, framed by numerous town houses and commercial buildings as well as the dominating town hall, with the city's landmark: a fir tree.

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27.2 km

St. John's Church Mißlareuth

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Ev.-Luth. Johanneskirche in Mißlareuth, first mentioned in 1289 and in 1358 as a branch church of St. Lorenzkirche zu Hof (the latter is the easternmost mother church or original parish …

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53.7 km

View of the Saale Valley

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Border region between Thuringia and Bavaria. Quiet streets with good surface on Bavarian side.

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55.2 km

Selbitz Bridge and Julius von Plänckner Memorial

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Selbitzbrücke (historical starting point of the Rennsteig) between Blankenstein (Thuringia) and Unterreichenstein (Bavaria) - built in the course of German unity on the former inner-German border over the Selbitz; on …

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55.8 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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52.7 km

2.71 km

180 m

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< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.8 km

11.6 km

309 m

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

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Tuesday 19 May

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82 %

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