Kohlberg – Iron Hand loop from Bischofrod
Kohlberg – Iron Hand loop from Bischofrod
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Kohlberg – Iron Hand loop from Bischofrod
02:09
19.3km
400m
Running
Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Some sure footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 17, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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4.81 km
Ahlstädter Berg
Highlight • Summit
11.1 km
Kohlberg
Highlight • Forest
15.6 km
Iron Hand
Highlight • Monument
Near the Altendambacher Höhe, where the country road, forest and hiking trails meet, hikers or mountain bikers on their way towards Fischbach-Schleusingen pass a multi-armed signpost on which a hand cast from iron points to the sky on a narrow concrete base. Another signpost? A monument?
There is hardly a long-time resident in the surrounding villages who does not know the "Iron Hand" and the forest area up there that is called that and has certainly heard some stories about it; but no one can really explain what this mysterious place and its not exactly everyday feature is all about. - And so there are always inquiries about it.
Source:
fraenkischesthueringen.blogspot.com/2020/06/die-eiserne-hand-eine-ausspanne-von.html?m=1
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Tip by
15.9 km
Donnersberg
Peak
19.3 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
17.0 km
1.87 km
267 m
135 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
15.3 km
2.40 km
804 m
505 m
151 m
122 m
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Elevation
Highest point (610 m)
Lowest point (370 m)
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