Hiking

You discover the Thuringian Forest best from Oberhof - Our apartments are ideal starting point for it. Whether you are exploring the region itself or would like to take part in one of the guided hikes - here is something for everyone.

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Hiking Trails

With more than 25 different hiking routes experience beginners as well as experts plenty of variety in the midst of idyllic nature. Various difficulty levels enable a leisurely stroll or an adventurous challenge - depending on what you like to feel.

Historical Sports hike: Learn more about the 100 years old winter sports history around Oberhof. At a length of 4.5 km, you will find historic testimonies of an active story.

The "burned-out stone": as on our overview page of Oberhof already mentioned, a hiking trail leads directly to the "Burned-out stone". The 9 km long trail runs partly along narrow forest paths and a small climbing wall - ideal for advanced and active hikers.

The Rennsteig Gardens Oberhof - on a length of about 4 km you can march directly to the Oberhof Rondell, which is located in the proximity of the Rennsteig gardens. The Rennsteig Garden is Germany's largest and most species-rich alpine garden - definitely worth seeing!

Goethe hiking trail: discover the trails of the great poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This route with a distance of more than 18 km and many differences in height is more suitable for advanced users and pros. Start is in Ilmenau, end is in Stützerbach.

Hiking with the family: also of families is in Oberhof thought: Several short and lightweight stroller trails allow even the smallest visitors to participate in the beautiful nature of the Thuringian Forest.

Of course this was only a small sample of the many hiking trails in the Oberhof holiday region. We would be pleased to provide you a few more routes on your arrival and also the tourist information has hiking maps and information for you.

Numerous Hiking Trails
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Nordic Walking Paradise

Nordic Walking

Many of the hiking trails are also suitable for the originated in Finland Sport Nordic Walking. The following routes within Oberhof we want not to keep you a secret

  • From Jumps on the Rennsteig trail to the spring Veilchenbrunen, distance of 10.4 km
  • To Schlossberg pulpit, distance approx. 8.9 km
  • The connection from the Rennsteig trail  to the mountain Schmücke , distance of 9.1 km
  • To continue house Saddle Brook, distance 7.9 km
  • To the mountain Schlossberg, distance 3.7 km

But also in the other holiday regions are waiting for you a variety of tours, for example in Zella-Mehlis with the route around the Burned-out stone (7.8 km). In Steinbach-Hallenberg following routes invite to extensive exploring: Around the Arzberg (4 km), around Arnsberg (8 km), the Large Eight (11 km) and Kieferle-Knüllfield (7 km). In Gehlberg invites you route to Schneekopf (4,1 km), the Gehlberg tour (10,9 km), the Herbert Roth tour (7.5 km), the tour around the Sneekopf (8,2 km), or the Rennsteig tour (13,4 km).