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Ilm-Kreis
Stützerbach

Center of the Rennsteig – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

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Germany
Thuringia
Ilm-Kreis
Stützerbach

Center of the Rennsteig – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

Hard

5.0

(2)

36

runners

Center of the Rennsteig – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Stützerbach

05:49

48.3km

870m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

7.23 km

Großer Dreiherrenstein

Highlight • Monument

Here at this prominent point you can decide where to go on the further journey.

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2

7.35 km

Center of the Rennsteig

Highlight • Trail

Happy Mountain Festival! You did it. It does not matter in which direction you want to conquer the Rennsteig. Here you have half the distance behind you.

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3

23.0 km

Plänckner's viewpoint (Großer Beerberg)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Did you know that there were volcanoes in the Thuringian Forest? There was! The Great Beerberg was once one. These are the remnants of it and at 982.9 meters they …

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4

23.4 km

Beerberg Moor

Highlight • Natural

The Beerbergmoor lies on the northern slope of the Great Beerberg. Not only is the atmosphere here very special – the Beerbergmoor is even the highest in the Thuringian Forest nature reserve.

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5

24.8 km

Enchanting coniferous forests on the Rennsteig

Highlight • Forest

6

26.9 km

Forest Idyll on the Rennsteig

Highlight • Forest

Beautiful forest paths, easy to walk in summer, always a bit cooler than down in the valley and shady, so perfect for sporting activities 👌

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7

28.8 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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8

34.2 km

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

Highlight • Summit

The highest point is a must when you are in the vicinity. An even better view is only a few meters further along the path along the viewing platform.

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43.6 km

Reifberg

Nature Reserve

B

48.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.6 km

9.36 km

5.35 km

1.05 km

689 m

233 m

Surfaces

27.7 km

16.1 km

1.91 km

1.67 km

434 m

366 m

182 m

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

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