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Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe – Windheimer Höhe summit loop from Thüringisch-Fränkisches Schiefergebirge

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Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe – Windheimer Höhe summit loop from Thüringisch-Fränkisches Schiefergebirge

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Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe – Windheimer Höhe summit loop from Thüringisch-Fränkisches Schiefergebirge

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: April 29, 2026

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Naturpark Frankenwald

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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 Steinbach fortified church of St. Johannes Baptista is one of the landmarks of Steinbach am Wald. There is much to suggest that it emerged from a tower hill complex …

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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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9.73 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

6.08 km

3.66 km

1.28 km

580 m

Surfaces

5.55 km

2.26 km

1.76 km

1.62 km

375 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (680 m)

Lowest point (570 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

18°C

9°C

16 %

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Rest Area at Windheimer Höhe – Windheimer Höhe summit loop from Thüringisch-Fränkisches Schiefergebirge

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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