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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Zella-Mehlis

Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Lütsche Reservoir loop from Zella-Mehlis West

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Mountain biking trails

Germany

Thuringia

Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Zella-Mehlis

Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Lütsche Reservoir loop from Zella-Mehlis West

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Lütsche Reservoir loop from Zella-Mehlis West

05:00

52.0km

1,250m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: June 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 37.4 km for 409 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.4 km

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

Highlight • Summit

The highest point is a must when you are in the vicinity. An even better view is only a few meters further along the path along the viewing platform.

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21.8 km

Mönchhof Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

Fine excursion restaurant idyllically situated in the middle of the forest. Homemade cake.

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24.7 km

Kernzone Jüchnitzgrund

Nature Reserve

36.1 km

Lütsche Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful dam located in the forest in which, of course, you can swim even if the weather is right.

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36.5 km

Lütsche Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Nestled in the beautiful nature of the Thuringian Forest lies the Lütschetalsperre. Around the reservoir, you can cycle and repeatedly enjoy the breathtaking view of the lake and the wooded …

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41.0 km

View of the Oberhof bobsleigh track and bike park

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you can see almost the entire Oberhof bobsleigh and toboggan run.

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41.6 km

Wadeberg Ski Jump

Highlight • Structure

2018 newly built 70 meter youth hill

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42.6 km

Oberhof

Highlight • Settlement

Oberhof is best known as a winter sports center. Whether ski jumping, tobogganing or biathlon - everything goes here and that's what you get here in the winter. In summer, …

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48.1 km

Dammwiese

Highlight • Natural

Flowig in the meadow or downhill over roots at the edge of the forest.

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52.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.6 km

7.60 km

3.09 km

1.74 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.5 km

12.0 km

8.59 km

2.47 km

2.39 km

222 m

Elevation

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Highest point (960 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Wednesday 8 July

20°C

12°C

13 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

January 5, 2025,Neujahrsfahrt mit Finnland-feeling

It was probably too cold for the watch today, it was only 780HM

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July 12, 2022,Elgersburg-Schneekopf-Oberhof-Lütschtalsperre

Today we started steeply up from the Goethe Felsen from the Elgersburg up to the high observation point, enjoying the view. Then via the forest highway to the Mönchshof, here is a very cozy place to stay. Then continue to the Schmücke and the following summit, the Schneekopf. The tour ran on a technically steep slope trail via the Großer …

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Lütsche Reservoir loop from Zella-Mehlis West

Highest Point of the Rennsteig

Mönchhof Inn

Lütsche Reservoir

Lütsche Reservoir

View of the Oberhof bobsleigh track and bike park

Wadeberg Ski Jump

Oberhof

Dammwiese

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