Rennsteig
A ridge trail through the Thuringian Forest from Hörschel on the Werra to Blankenstein on the Saale, long used as a boundary path.
At a glance
- Starts in
- Hörschel (Eisenach)
- Ends in
- Blankenstein
- Length
- 170 km
- On foot
- ≈ 7–9 days
- Countries
- Germany
About the trail
The Rennsteig follows the crest of the Thuringian Forest and Thuringian Slate Mountains and is one of Germany's oldest and best-known hiking routes. It is signposted with a white R on a green ground.
Walkers usually split it into four, six or eight stages.
No source gives the days on foot, so they are worked out from the length at 20–25 km a day.