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Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe – Windheimer Höhe summit loop from Steinbach am Wald

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Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe – Windheimer Höhe summit loop from Steinbach am Wald

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Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe – Windheimer Höhe summit loop from Steinbach am Wald

03:19

11.6km

270m

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: August 9, 2026

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66 m

Christ Church Steinbach am Wald

Highlight • Religious Site

In 1958 Steinbach am Wald became an independent Evangelical Lutheran parish. The parish is now looked after by the pastor in Pressig.

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1.61 km

Fortified Church of St. John the Baptist, Steinbach am Wald

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The Catholic branch church of St. Johannes Baptista is considered the landmark of Steinbach am Wald. Its origins probably date back to a motte-and-bailey castle from the 13th century. The …

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2.60 km

Napoleon's Bush

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Napoleon's troops rested here in 1806

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2.63 km

Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe

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Highly recommended.
I took a breakfast break there.

The Windheimer Berg is a cozy hilltop with a good view over Franconia.
The Altvaterturm on the Wetzstein in Thuringia is clearly visible.

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2.64 km

Windheimer Höhe summit

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On the Windheimer Höhe, directly at the resting place, is the Napoleon bush. In 1806, Emperor Napoleon I held a meeting with his generals here before moving on to Saalfeld, …

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2.83 km

Way of the Cross at the forester's lodge in Naturpark Frankenwald

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Beautifully designed Way of the Cross, starts at the forester's lodge.

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9.74 km

According to tradition, three members of a Protestant family fleeing to their fellow believers in Protestant Lauenstein on the Rennsteig border were found and murdered at this point by Catholic Kronachers during the Thirty Years' War.

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11.5 km

Glass obelisk at the Steinbach am Wald roundabout

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The head-high watershed obelisk on the outskirts of Steinbach am Wald was originally created in 1850 and renewed in 1956. It lies at an altitude of 624 above sea level. …

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11.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.15 km

3.61 km

1.28 km

575 m

Surfaces

5.55 km

2.27 km

1.76 km

1.62 km

375 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (680 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

Weather

Tuesday 25 August

21°C

13°C

43 %

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Comments

June 8, 2023,Steinbacher Lebenslinien Frankenwaldsteigla 🌲

wow! Not only something for the feet but also something for the head at the end of the tour.
Very cool and informative, it's really fun and should definitely be checked out.
The hut 🛖 with the stories is like a sauna today 😂😂😂 matching the Köhler...
Suddenly the music comes on at the mine and...
... what, just take …

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October 16, 2021,FrankenwaldSteigla - Steinbacher Lebenslinien

Frankenwald-Steigla - Steinbacher life lines
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frankenwald-tourismus.de/draussen/wandern/frankenwaldsteig-und-frankenwaldsteigla/frankenwaldsteigla

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February 10, 2025,Frankenwald Steigla 3 Steinbacher Lebenslinien

Unfortunately, the bark beetle has done a lot of damage in this area and the wind has destroyed the few trees that were still standing. The paths often had to be laboriously avoided because of the wind damage.

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October 23, 2022,Frankenwaldsteigla Steinbacher Lebenslinie

Nice tour. Generally well signposted. Unfortunately the harvester was out on some sections. This has ruined the trails in sections. A real shame.

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September 23, 2022,🍄Pilzjäger auf dem Frankenwaldsteigla 🌲 Steinbacher Lebenslinien🌳

On our "Steinbacher Lebenslinien" circular trail, you will experience two very different forms of space: immensely large forests and almost treeless plateaus that open up views into the distance. The importance of the forest for life in the Rennsteig region should not be underestimated! Most people are well aware that money was made by rafting the tribes into regions where …

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March 28, 2025,FrankenwaldSteigla - Steinbacher Lebenslinien

It must have been a nice walk back in the day. Unfortunately, not anymore. 😩 It feels like 90% of the forests have been destroyed.

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September 14, 2024,FrankenwaldSteigla Steinbacher Lebenslinien (RE-Steinbach am Wald - RE-Steinbach am Wald)

Today I felt like doing a shorter tour in the Franconian Forest quality region, as it has gotten significantly colder again and I didn't want to be home too late, but also wanted to sleep in at the same time. So I took the Franconian-Thuringian Express to Steinbach im Wald to hike this FrankenwaldSteigla, as the region's short flagship trails …

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August 8, 2022,Frankenwaldsteigla Steinbacher Lebenslinien

Another Steigla selected today. The Steinbacher Lebenslinien lead over the Heeresweg to the Windheimer Höhe (very nice there) and further over meadow paths to Windheim.
From there, the path led us through the forest in the somewhat shady direction of Kehlheim, or what is left of it.
Turn right and down to Ölschnitzsee. This is now a great prepared water …

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Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe – Windheimer Höhe summit loop from Steinbach am Wald

Christ Church Steinbach am Wald

Fortified Church of St. John the Baptist, Steinbach am Wald

Napoleon's Bush

Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe

Windheimer Höhe summit

Way of the Cross at the forester's lodge in Naturpark Frankenwald

Three Brothers Memorial

Glass obelisk at the Steinbach am Wald roundabout

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