Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Waltershausen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Inselsberg-Region cycle route
Inselsberg-Region is a cycle route of 32.9 km from Waltershausen that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 99 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 32.9 km
- ± 2:10 h
- ↑ 424 m · ↓ 429 m
- Moderate
- Circular ride
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 99 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Metilsteiner · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 424 m
- Down
- ↓ 429 m
- Highest point
- 521 m
- Lowest point
- 310 m
- 5-10% slope · 3.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 993 m
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
32.9 km in total- Track: 12.6 km
- Street: 8.8 km
- Busy road: 5.6 km
- Road: 4.3 km
- Path: 1.1 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 500 m
Surfaces
32.9 km in total- Asphalt: 17.1 km
- Gravel: 9.8 km
- Paved: 2.3 km
- Unpaved: 2 km
- Unknown: 1.6 km
About the cycle route Inselsberg-Region
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Inselsberg-Region is a circular ride of 32.9 km from Waltershausen: it starts and ends in the same place. You start in Schnepfenthal (Haltestelle Thüringer Waldbahn) and finish in Schnepfenthal (Haltestelle Thüringer Waldbahn).
How hard is the route?
You climb 424 m in total and descend 429 m. Allow ± 2:10 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is track (12.6 km), street (8.8 km) and busy road (5.6 km). Of the surface, 17.1 km asphalt and 9.8 km gravel. For 1.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 99 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 3 public toilets. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Cycle routes nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Heinrich HoffmannMemorial · 174 m from the route - 2
StutzeldenkmalMemorial · 267 m from the route - 3
Burg WintersteinAttraction · 275 m from the route - 4
Schloss ReinhardsbrunnCastle · 560 m from the route - 5
SchlosskapelleAttraction · 584 m from the route - 6
MarienglashöhleAttraction · 888 m from the route - 7
Museum Schloss TennebergMuseum · 923 m from the route - 8
Schloss TennebergAttraction · 924 m from the route - 9
Johann Georg EccariusMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 10
Perthes-SteinMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 11
Käthe-Duncker-DenkmalMemorial · 1.4 km from the route - 12
Gefallenendkm. (1./2. WK)Memorial · 2.2 km from the route - 13
MemorialMemorial · 2.2 km from the route - 14
Staatsjagd 1845Memorial · 2.8 km from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 3.1 km from the route - 16
W. Stoll (1902-1927)Memorial · 3.6 km from the route - 17
Denkmal für die WeltkriegsopferMemorial · 3.9 km from the route - 18
ScharfenburgCastle · 4 km from the route - 19
Opfer der Morde von Mechterstädt (1920)Memorial · 4.2 km from the route - 20
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 4.3 km from the route - 21
Erbbegräbnis (v. Uetterodt)Memorial · 4.3 km from the route - 22
HeimatmuseumMuseum · 4.5 km from the route - 23
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 4.5 km from the route - 24
Gefallenendenkmal von 1895Memorial · 4.7 km from the route - 25
Wallanlage TannenburgArchaeological site · 4.7 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Inselsberg-Region?
Inselsberg-Region is 32.9 km long. Allow ± 2:10 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Waltershausen.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 424 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 3 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Dr. phil Theodor Neubauer and Carl Spindler.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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