Eisfelder Resting Place – Rennsteigwarte on Eselsberg loop from Masserberg

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Eisfelder Resting Place – Rennsteigwarte on Eselsberg loop from Masserberg

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Eisfelder Resting Place – Rennsteigwarte on Eselsberg loop from Masserberg

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15.7km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

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After 18 m for 56 m

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Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.35 km

Drei-Fichten-Weg Trail Signpost, Rennsteig, Naturpark Thüringer Wald

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Signpost on the Rennsteig

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3.01 km

Boundary stone Duchy of Sachsen-Meiningen No. 13

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A large number of well-preserved boundary stones mark the former state border between the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen and the Principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.

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6.87 km

Friedrichshöhe village

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The small access road ends in the village. What comes now is idyll, peace, views, a good inn and the nature park station for those who are interested. Without a …

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9.28 km

Rennsteig Hollow Way in Thuringian Forest Nature Park

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There is also a beautiful shared section of the Rennsteig and Werra-Burgen-Steig here.

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10.4 km

Eisfelder Resting Place

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Here you can relax. That's why the place is not called that way. The name goes back to the coachmen who once maneuvered their heavy wagons over the Rennsteig. Here, …

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12.9 km

Werra Spring (Upper Werra Spring)

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Nice excursion destination in all seasons👍❄️🌅

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13.0 km

The Tree Monument Near the Source of the Werra

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Small mini swamp landscape with a gnarled tree and quick sayings, right next to the hut.

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14.5 km

Rennsteigwarte on Eselsberg

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If you want to have the total Rennsteig overview: Here is your chance! The observation tower "Rennsteigwarte" stands on the donkey mountain and increases it by another 33 meters. 150 …

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15.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

3.71 km

860 m

360 m

Surfaces

9.19 km

3.76 km

1.44 km

925 m

429 m

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (750 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

11°C

5°C

92 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

August 15, 2022,Wanderung zur Werraquelle 💚🥾🌲

Hiked yesterday at the Werra, today in the Masserberger Rennsteig region to the source of the Werra.

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December 26, 2024,Winterwanderung Friedrichshöhe Rennsteigwarte Werraquelle

Finally sun and snow again! From Friedrichshöhe through the (still) snow-covered forest to the Rennsteigwarte, 155 steps towards the sky and then a sensational view over the cloud cover, the Gleichberge peaked out, a dream!
We continued past the Werraquelle (the path was barely recognizable as there were hardly any trees left) and back to Friedrichshöhe

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January 21, 2022,Auf dem Rennsteig nach Friedrichshöhe 17 km

Lots of forest today and no sun. Clouds and fog cover the trees with thick hoarfrost.

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January 16, 2023,Rennsteig-Wanderung von Masserberg bis Friedrichshöhe und über die Werraquelle zurück

A Rennsteig hike in the Thuringian Forest is not only a must, it is pure enjoyment of nature. The paths on the backbone of the Thuringian Forest, in the section from Masserberg to Friedrichshöhe, are easy to walk on, without significant elevations, although the mountain path taken here has not even been artificially or newly created, but as an original, …

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January 13, 2022,Friedrichshöhe-Turmbaude-Werraquelle☀️💓

Driving towards the sun a bit - hiking from my favorite place Friedrichshöhe - via the Eisfelder Ausspanne-high to the Turmbaude-and a little detour to the Werra source-all in the most beautiful SNOW-and ☀️-so they still exist-🥳🤗 🙏-interesting wafts of fog partly moved over the woods and hid the sun in a mysterious veil and towards evening the sky turned …

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July 15, 2023,Masserberg - Friedrichshöhe und zurück

Two years later, after walking the entire Rennsteig, we returned to a beautiful section of the Rennsteig. From Masserberg we went to the small village of Friedrichshöhe, which is well worth seeing. Unfortunately, parts of the forest here have also been destroyed by drought and bark beetles. Two years ago it looked very different (see my video on Youtube). Half …

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February 15, 2023,Friedrichshöhe-Werraquelle-Turmbaude…

Dream holiday sunny hiking day..☀️☀️☀️💕..mild air-sun pure-birdsong..a day for a foretaste of spring🙃😁🥳..lots of hikers-cross-country skiers on the go -🤔probably had them too all old vacations, like me 😁😁😁.. coffee and cake in the Werraquelle Einkehr, enjoy outside ☀️-again a highlight.. sometimes not easy to hike-because much of the way the ground was frozen or partly very thawed-but that of …

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