Best rails trails in Thuringia

Popular running event in the Eichsfeld-Hainich-Werratal nature park, Thuringia. The Great Cannon Track Run is a popular running event as part of the Neunspringer Eichsfeld Cup. Other distances are the tunnel half marathon, the small cannon track run and the child-friendly children's and bambini runs. Highlights of the route: - Route of the former cannon railway - Viaduct - Bischofstein Castle - Huelfensberg

Popular cycle route in the Eichsfeld - Hainich - Werratal Nature Park, Thuringia A well-developed cycle path along the route of the former cannon railway from Dingelstädt to Frieda. In the past, railway lines that had a strategic military purpose were known as "Kanonenbahn" ("cannon railways"). The route can be extended individually as it is connected to many other popular cycle routes, including the Unstrut-Hahle Cycle Route, the Unstrut Cycle Route and the Werratal Cycle Route. The...

Popular, idyllic circular hike in the Thuringian Forest Biosphere Reserve, Thuringia. This route leads through the Thuringian Forest to the Kleine and Große Warte near Stützenbach. Here you hike over the famous Rennsteig. Varied landscapes and beautiful views await on this picturesque circular route. Highlights of the hike: - Idyllic landscapes - Picturesque forests - panoramic views

Idyllic long-distance cycle path from Artern / Unstrut to Heldra. On this consistently signposted, two-day long-distance cycle path, you get to know the nature and special places of the Kyffhäuserkreis in northern Thuringia. The paths consist of partly asphalted sections, roads with composite paving, forest and forest paths and one or the other disused railway line. Marking: green ribbon of the landscape with cyclists on a white background Highlights: - Salt town of Schönfeld - Solgraben...

This circular hike at Bleiloch leads extensively around the southern tip of the bleaching reservoir and even reaches the height of the Rennsteig. The hiker stays on the Saale until Lemnitzhammer, then it goes through the romantic Sieglitztal up to the Rennsteig. Via Seibis you reach the Marienberg lookout point and then descend into the valley of the Thuringian Muschwitz. There you follow the Kolonnenweg down the valley. After crossing the connecting road from Lichtenbrunn to Lichtenberg, the...