Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Rosenthal am Rennsteig · Updated on 14 November 2026
Saalepfad am Grünen Band walk
Saalepfad am Grünen Band is a walk of 34.6 km from Rosenthal am Rennsteig that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 69 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 1 public toilet.
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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.
- 34.6 km
- ± 8:45 h
- ↑ 652 m · ↓ 649 m
- Hard
- Circular walk
- National route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 69 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 1 public toilet.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
5 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Archaeological site
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Photo: Störfix · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial
Museum
Memorial
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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 652 m
- Down
- ↓ 649 m
- Highest point
- 612 m
- Lowest point
- 419 m
- 5-10% slope · 8.2 km
- 10-15% slope · 695 m
- 15-20% slope · 521 m
- 1 flight of stairs
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
34.6 km in total- Track: 18.3 km
- Road: 7.6 km
- Street: 4.9 km
- Path: 1.9 km
- Busy road: 1.2 km
- Footpath: 625 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
34.6 km in total- Asphalt: 12.1 km
- Gravel: 6.7 km
- Paved: 6 km
- Unpaved: 3.7 km
- Natural: 525 m
- Unknown: 5.4 km
About the walking route Saalepfad am Grünen Band
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Saalepfad am Grünen Band is a circular walk of 34.6 km from Rosenthal am Rennsteig: it starts and ends in the same place. You start in Blankenstein, Selbitzplatz and finish in Blankenstein, Selbitzplatz.
How hard is the route?
You climb 652 m in total and descend 649 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 8:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (18.3 km), road (7.6 km) and street (4.9 km). Of the surface, 12.1 km asphalt and 6.7 km gravel. For 5.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 69 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points and 1 public toilet. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- RennsteigHard · From A to B169.4 km
- Fränkischer Gebirgsweg Teil 1Hard · From A to B70.3 km
- Kammweg Erzgebirge - Vogtland (West)Hard · From A to B152.8 km
- HumboldtwegHard · Circular walk20.8 km
- Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit ( Hof - Neustadt am Rennsteig )Hard · From A to B108.4 km
- Grünes Band - Ost- und SüdthüringenHard · From A to B103.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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WiedeturmObservation tower · 164 m from the route - 2
Burgruine BlankenbergCastle · 186 m from the route - 3
St. KatharinaAttraction · 415 m from the route - 4
Schloss HirschbergCastle · 532 m from the route - 5
Kriegerdenkmal zu den WeltkriegenMemorial · 651 m from the route - 6
HöllentalAttraction · 984 m from the route - 7
Burgruine LichtenbergCastle · 1 km from the route - 8
Schloss ReitzensteinCastle · 1.1 km from the route - 9
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 2.1 km from the route - 10
Jean-Paul-Museum JoditzMuseum · 3.7 km from the route - 11
Klenze-BauArchaeological site · 4.9 km from the route - 12
Landeplatz der Ballonflucht Pößneck-Naila am 16.09.1979Memorial · 6.4 km from the route - 13
Burg LobensteinCastle · 6.4 km from the route - 14
RegionalmuseumMuseum · 6.5 km from the route - 15
MemorialMemorial · 6.7 km from the route - 16
Drei-Freistaaten-SteinAttraction · 7.8 km from the route - 17
BellevueCastle · 8.8 km from the route - 18
Der gefallenen SöhneMemorial · 9.3 km from the route - 19
Viaduct UnterlemnitzAttraction · 9.3 km from the route - 20
Schloss EbersdorfCastle · 9.3 km from the route - 21
Schloss HofeckCastle · 9.8 km from the route - 22
Besucherbergwerk Friedrich-Wilhelm-StollenAttraction · 357 m from the route - 23Observation towerObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route
- 24SprungschanzeAttraction · 4.4 km from the route
- 25Observation towerObservation tower · 4.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Saalepfad am Grünen Band?
Saalepfad am Grünen Band is 34.6 km long. Allow ± 8:45 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Rosenthal am Rennsteig.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 652 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet 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 Burg Sparnberg, Gedenktafel für die Gefallenen der Weltkriege and Museum für Gerberei- und Stadtgeschichte.
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