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Rennsteig Hiker Monument – The Green Belt at Lichtenberg loop from Schlegel bei Lobenstein

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Saale-Orla-Kreis

Schlegel

Rennsteig Hiker Monument – The Green Belt at Lichtenberg loop from Schlegel bei Lobenstein

Moderate

4.9

(7)

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Rennsteig Hiker Monument – The Green Belt at Lichtenberg loop from Schlegel bei Lobenstein

03:50

13.8km

250m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Thüringer Schiefergebirge/Obere Saale

Naturpark Frankenwald

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.22 km

Rest area and viewpoint at Kießling on the Rennsteig

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice seating area with a wonderful view, even a panoramic window helps you find your way around. The Panoramabankerl, a nice place for a break.

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6.21 km

Rennsteig Hiker Monument

Highlight • Monument

The "Rennsteigwanderer" monument is directly opposite the train station. The stone wanderer was donated and erected by Anton Wiede in 1903.

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6.44 km

Hiking Support Point Blankenstein

Highlight • Rest Area

Very nicely done for hikers: there are food and drinks, toilets and places to stay.

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6.55 km

Selbitzplatz and Rennsteig Shoe

Highlight • Rest Area

The Selbitzplatz in Blankenstein is an important hiking base and is often referred to as the "hub of hiking." Several well-known long-distance hiking trails converge here, including the Rennsteig, the Kammweg, the Frankenweg, and the Franconian Mountain Trail.

A special highlight at the Selbitzplatz is the Rennsteigschuh (Rennsteig Shoe) – an oversized sculpture in the shape of a hiking boot with an integrated slide. This unique play structure was specially developed for the Rennsteig and offers young hikers a great opportunity to climb and play.

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6.64 km

Hiking hub

Highlight • Monument

Anyone who has experienced the inner-German border can only be amazed at the freedom to walk one of these five national hiking trails.

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6.71 km

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

Highlight • Bridge

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 of Germany, but today the bridge connects the former East and West Germany as well as the hiking hubs of Franconia and Thuringia. The major hiking trails Rennsteig, Kammweg, Frankenweg and Fränkischer Gebirgsweg begin here.

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8.98 km

Cave Entrance

9.35 km

The Green Belt along the Thuringian Muschwitz

Highlight • Forest

Also as a day hike an idyllic path through the forest on the Muschwitz. Entry in Blankenstein on the Carlsgrüner Rennweg - then maybe to the toad mill.

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10.2 km

Thüringische Muschwitz mit Grenzstreifen

Nature Reserve

10.8 km

The Green Belt at Lichtenberg

Highlight • Historical Site

Here you can experience the younger German-German history up close.

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13.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.57 km

2.26 km

1.99 km

1.74 km

280 m

Surfaces

6.60 km

3.43 km

2.28 km

989 m

532 m

Elevation

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

23°C

16°C

86 %

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Rennsteig Hiker Monument – The Green Belt at Lichtenberg loop from Schlegel bei Lobenstein

Rest area and viewpoint at Kießling on the Rennsteig

Rennsteig Hiker Monument

Hiking Support Point Blankenstein

Selbitzplatz and Rennsteig Shoe

Hiking hub

Selbitz Bridge (Rennsteig Trail Endpoint)

The Green Belt along the Thuringian Muschwitz

The Green Belt at Lichtenberg

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