Best strenuous trails in Thuringian Forest Nature Park

This two-day crossing follows Germany's most famous ridge trail through the heart of the Thuringian Forest. The route starts in Hörschel and ends in Blankenstein, crossing the Große Beerberg 983 metres above sea level. The trail leads through deep spruce forests, mountain meadows and past historic boundary stones that have marked this path for centuries. A local tradition is to take a stone from the Werra at the beginning and throw it into the Saale at the end. The route consists of...