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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful trail runs in Thüringer Wald
Trail Running
· Thuringia
Rennsteig - Stage Run - 3rd Stage Neustadt am Rennsteig - Oberhof
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Open
27.2 km
4:35 h
453 m
424 m
The route of the Rennsteig stage run from the Saale to the Werra follows the Rennsteig. The total distance of 168.3 km is divided into five sections.
Trail Running
· Thuringia
Rennsteig stage run - 2nd stage Spechtsbrunn - Neustadt am Rennsteig
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Open
39.9 km
6:40 h
653 m
553 m
The route of the Rennsteig stage run from the Saale to the Werra follows the Rennsteig. The total distance of 168.3 km is divided into five sections.
Trail Running
· Thuringian Forest
Rennsteig stage run - 4th stage Neustadt - Spechtsbrunn
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
difficult
closed
40.1 km
6:45 h
574 m
687 m
The course route of the Rennsteig stage run from the Werra to the Saale follows the Rennsteig. The total distance of 168.3 km is divided into five sections.
Trail Running
· Thuringian Forest
Rennsteig Run - Salomon Trailrunning Cup
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
21.4 km
3:26 h
305 m
393 m
A real highlight is the GutsMuths Rennsteig Run, a cross-country run along the Rennsteig in memory of GutsMuths, the co-founder of gymnastics from the Goethe era. It is the largest and possibly the most beautiful landscape run in Central Europe.
Trail Running
· Thuringian Forest
Schneekopflauf - Salomon Trailrunning Cup
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
12.6 km
2:07 h
411 m
155 m
The Schneekopflauf ends at the eponymous summit, with the last part still requiring to overcome the altitude difference between 711 m and 978 m.
Trail Running
· Thuringian Forest
Rennsteig stage run (Werra - Saale) - 3rd stage Oberhof - Neustadt am Rennsteig
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
difficult
27.2 km
4:30 h
389 m
418 m
The course of the Rennsteig stage run from the Werra to the Saale follows the Rennsteig. The total distance of 168.3 km is divided into five sections.
Trail Running
· Thuringian Forest
Rennsteiglauf - Ultra course
recommended route
73.4 km
9:45 h
1,471 m
984 m
The classic par excellence - the long distance of the Rennsteiglauf...
Trail Running
· Thuringian Forest
Rennsteig - From Hörschel to Blankenstein - Fastpacking
closed
168.7 km
44:35 h
2,555 m
2,336 m
The Rennsteig is ideal for a fastpacking tour; there are many shelters along the way and frequent opportunities to supply yourself with water.
In our video about it, you can learn more:https://youtu.be/_Pb2_cMiTvs
Trail Running
· Thuringian Forest
Schneekopflauf XL
22.2 km
6:20 h
803 m
552 m
Der Schneekopflauf XL führt Euch durch die Tiefen des Thüringer Waldes bis hinauf ins Ziel auf dem Schneekopf. Nach dem gemeinsamen Start mit der 12,7-Km-Traditionsstrecke vom Sportplatz in Schmiedefeld, über Großen Finsterberg (944m) und dem originalen Rennsteig bis zur Wetterbaude Schmücke (944m) erfolgt hier die Trennung. Für die Langstrecke geht es hinab nach Gehlberg und bis hinein in den Gehlberger Grund (585m). Steil führt die Strecke über den Wilderer Pfad und Hölle hinauf auf das Schneekopfplateau ins Ziel (978m).
Der 23. Schneekopflauf findet am 04.07.2026 statt!
Weiter Infos:https://www.rennsteiglauf.de/laufkalender/schneekopflauf/
Trail Running
· Thuringian Forest
50. GMRL Helfer 2023
Difficulty
moderate
21.1 km
3:25 h
312 m
468 m
20.05.2023 Helferlauf 50. GMRL
Schöne Halbmarathon-Distanz

