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Poets' Forest – Thuringia–Bavaria State Border loop from Tettau

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Franconia

Poets' Forest – Thuringia–Bavaria State Border loop from Tettau

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Poets' Forest – Thuringia–Bavaria State Border loop from Tettau

00:47

11.6km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Frankenwald

Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.29 km

Wooden ski jumper statue in Tettau

Highlight • Monument

The sculpture is well done,

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4.30 km

Church and Vault in Naturpark Frankenwald

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nice little church

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6.92 km

Poets' Forest

Highlight • Forest

Near Spechtsbrunn am Rennsteig, a dense forest with weatherproof wooden panels on which famous German poets can be seen with information (from Goethe to Brentano and many more) was installed …

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6.97 km

Historical panels "Traces of the GDR border"

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

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9.42 km

Highland Cattle Enclosure Kleintettau

Highlight • Structure

Buffalo are also to be found here in the Thuringian Forest near Kleintettau.

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9.78 km

Kleinlichtenhain Border Stone (Grenzstein Ziegel)

Highlight • Monument

Nice area for cycling.

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10.0 km

Thuringia–Bavaria State Border

Highlight • Structure

A funny place where the "borders" cross several times.

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10.4 km

Kleintettauer Zipfel Border Checkpoint

Highlight • Historical Site

If you leave the Rennsteig down to Kleintettau (600m), you cross the Bavaria / Thuringia border twice.
The inner German border ran right past the first houses in Kleintettau.

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11.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.35 km

3.35 km

2.84 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.35 km

1.50 km

701 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (600 m)

Weather

Saturday 16 May

11°C

2°C

42 %

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Poets' Forest – Thuringia–Bavaria State Border loop from Tettau

Wooden ski jumper statue in Tettau

Church and Vault in Naturpark Frankenwald

Poets' Forest

Historical panels "Traces of the GDR border"

Highland Cattle Enclosure Kleintettau

Kleinlichtenhain Border Stone (Grenzstein Ziegel)

Thuringia–Bavaria State Border

Kleintettauer Zipfel Border Checkpoint

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