Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Lütsche Reservoir loop from Ilmenau Pörlitzer Höhe

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Lütsche Reservoir loop from Ilmenau Pörlitzer Höhe

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Highest Point of the Rennsteig – Lütsche Reservoir loop from Ilmenau Pörlitzer Höhe

05:02

56.1km

1,120m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 6.43 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.30 km

Elgersburg Castle

Highlight • Castle

In the castle you can stop in, stay overnight and also rent the hall

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7.24 km

Goldfischteich

Lake

11.4 km

Kernzone Jüchnitzgrund

Nature Reserve

14.4 km

Mönchhof Inn

Highlight • Restaurant

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

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22.9 km

Schneekopf Summit and Observation Tower (Thuringia Stamp Point No. 68)

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At 978 meters, the Schneekopf is the second highest elevation in Thuringia after the Großer Beerberg (983 meters). From here you can enjoy magnificent views all around. Visiting the top …

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23.0 km

Summit cross on the Schneekopf

Highlight • Summit

Nice driveway to the Schneekopf

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26.3 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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32.6 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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33.7 km

Oberhofer Schloßberg

Nature Reserve

37.8 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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38.1 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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56.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.7 km

8.25 km

5.14 km

2.66 km

2.12 km

201 m

Surfaces

30.5 km

11.6 km

9.83 km

3.18 km

843 m

104 m

Elevation

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Highest point (970 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

21°C

9°C

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

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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