Shelter "Stein 16" – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

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Shelter "Stein 16" – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

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Shelter "Stein 16" – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

03:16

37.4km

690m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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After 21.0 km for 607 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.95 km

Oberhof Rondell Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

The roundabout marks the pass crossing at the traffic artery near Oberhof between Gotha and Suhl, which is also crossed at this point by the Rennsteig, the 168 km long hiking trail leading along the ridge of the Thuringian Forest.

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7.93 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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9.14 km

Rennsteig trail marker near Oberhof

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Especially in spring, the colors are so full, every activity is twice as much fun!

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16.3 km

Suhler Ausspanne Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Several trails converge at the Suhler Ausspanne.
From here, you can continue hiking towards Schmücke or into the areas of Goldlauter-Heidersbach, Zella-Mehlis, and Gehlberg.

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17.3 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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17.6 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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25.1 km

Kreuzwege–Bierfleck Trail Junction

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A fork in the road with different directions, whether to Schmiedefeld or Goldlauter, Finsterberg or Oberhof, there are many possibilities here

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34.5 km

Mordfleck Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

From the weather station / branch Suhler hut the Rennsteig ski trail goes towards Schmücke.

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37.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.8 km

11.6 km

3.38 km

445 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

14.6 km

2.90 km

746 m

586 m

585 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (700 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

8°C

3°C

47 %

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Shelter "Stein 16" – Highest Point of the Rennsteig loop from Kernzone Schneekopfmoor

Oberhof Rondell Obelisk

Shelter "Stein 16"

Rennsteig trail marker near Oberhof

Suhler Ausspanne Rest Area

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

Plänckner's viewpoint (Großer Beerberg)

Kreuzwege–Bierfleck Trail Junction

Mordfleck Shelter

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