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Thuringia
Landkreis Sonneberg
Neuhaus-Schierschnitz

View of Neuhaus-Schierschnitz – Information board on the border loop from Neuhaus-Schierschnitz

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Germany
Thuringia
Landkreis Sonneberg
Neuhaus-Schierschnitz

View of Neuhaus-Schierschnitz – Information board on the border loop from Neuhaus-Schierschnitz

Moderate

4.7

(9)

19

hikers

View of Neuhaus-Schierschnitz – Information board on the border loop from Neuhaus-Schierschnitz

02:04

7.51km

120m

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: May 24, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Frankenwald

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2.09 km

Wooden Sculptures of Owl and Forest Spirit on FrankenwaldSteigla

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A carved forest spirit and an owl delight hikers along the path. The figures have probably been there for a long time, as the wood is rotten.

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2.19 km

View of Neuhaus-Schierschnitz

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Nice rest area with a great view of Neuhaus-Schierschnitz. Only the blue bench is missing.

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3

2.65 km

Here, GDR border guards drove along the Thuringian-Bavarian border in off-road vehicles on patrol. The route of the patrol route is clearly visible.

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4

2.84 km

The Duchy of Saxony-Meiningen dug a borehole here before 1800. In 1836, the Privy Councillor of Finance Christian von Weiß took over this mine and named it "Bernhard" after his …

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2.95 km

Information board on the border

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Here you will find information about the former inner-German border

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4.44 km

Site of the former village of Traindorf

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The Waldhaus Traindorf with shepherd's house was an estate in the middle of the forest. It had a long and eventful history. The estate was first mentioned in 1151. The wasteland was demolished in March 1976.

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4.93 km

Boundary stone that stands on the Thuringian-Bavarian border. It runs west of the Traindorf hamlet. It is a round-arched sandstone block with the coat of arms of the Barons of Mengersdorf in relief, marked "1615".

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5.50 km

The old swimming pool in Neuhaus-Schierschnitz belonged to a children's health clinic that opened in the 1920s. The site included a girls' house, a boys' house with a lounge and …

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7.51 km

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Bus stop

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3.91 km

3.54 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.75 km

2.57 km

1.26 km

899 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (350 m)

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Sunday 12 July

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