Höllental Forest Trail – View of Hirschsprung Rock loop from Selbitz

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Höllental Forest Trail – View of Hirschsprung Rock loop from Selbitz

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Höllental Forest Trail – View of Hirschsprung Rock loop from Selbitz

02:35

34.0km

520m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 80 m for 14 m

After 19.4 km for 22 m

After 19.7 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

10.8 km

Lohwiese

Forest

17.9 km

Feldbahn Blankenberg – Saale Railway Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Where the GDR border guards used to patrol, you can now go hiking or biking.
In the summer months there is probably always a train on this route on the weekend or after it has been announced.

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19.6 km

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

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Beautiful wooden bridge over the Selbitz, a few meters before it flows into the Saale. The Selbitz used to be the border river between the GDR and the Federal Republic …

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19.7 km

Starting Stone Rennsteig

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It's an old tradition that you don't conquer the Rennsteig completely unencumbered, but weigh yourself down with a stone. Not with just any stone, of course, but with one that …

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21.3 km

A rocky peak high above the valley on which a wooden deer visible from the valley floor is reminiscent of the legend according to which deer that were cornered here tried to save themselves by jumping from the rock.

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22.7 km

Höllental

Nature Reserve

23.0 km

Rock Formations in Höllental

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Again and again you pass various rock formations that are worth seeing.

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24.4 km

Höllental (Frankenwald Nature Park)

Highlight • Gorge

The romantic Höllental with the viewpoints König David and Hirschsprung is one of the "hiking and cycling hot spots" in the Franconian Forest. Further sights: Jungfernsteg and Teufelssteg, Höllenthal hydroelectric power station with its 36-meter high water fountain.

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28.5 km