Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Brotterode-Trusetal · Updated on 14 November 2026
Breitunger Rennsteig walk
Breitunger Rennsteig is a walk of 17 km from Brotterode-Trusetal. Along the way you'll find 13 benches.
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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.
- 17 km
- ± 4:00 h
- ↑ 126 m · ↓ 614 m
- Moderate
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 13 benches.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
1 sight 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-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 126 m
- Down
- ↓ 614 m
- Highest point
- 740 m
- Lowest point
- 249 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.6 km
- 10-15% slope · 852 m
- 15-20% slope · 341 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
17 km in total- Track: 13.5 km
- Path: 2.3 km
- Street: 775 m
- Busy road: 250 m
- Cycleway: 72 m
- Stairs: 1 flight of stairs
Surfaces
17 km in total- Unpaved: 9.1 km
- Gravel: 6.5 km
- Asphalt: 300 m
- Paved: 165 m
- Natural: 100 m
- Unknown: 750 m
About the walking route Breitunger Rennsteig
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Breitunger Rennsteig is a walking route of 17 km that starts in Brotterode-Trusetal. It does not end where it starts. You start in Dreiherrnstein and finish in Breitungen.
How hard is the route?
You climb 126 m in total and descend 614 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 4:00 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (13.5 km), path (2.3 km) and street (775 m). Of the surface, 9.1 km unpaved and 6.5 km gravel. For 750 m the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 13 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6- RennsteigHard · From A to B169.4 km
- Internationaler Bergwanderweg Eisenach–Budapest (Thüringen West)Hard · From A to B138.7 km
- Lutherweg Thüringen - WestschlaufeHard · Circular walk342.3 km
- Wanderweg der Deutschen Einheit (Neustadt am Rennsteig – Hörschel)Hard · From A to B89.7 km
- Thüringen-Hessen-Rhein-Wanderweg 01, Großer Inselsberg – OberellenHard · From A to B29 km
- GeoRoute 9 - Ruhlaer InselHard · From A to B49.5 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
MemorialMemorial · 171 m from the route - 2
MemorialMemorial · 434 m from the route - 3
KriegerdenkmalMemorial · 1.3 km from the route - 4
Burg LiebensteinCastle · 1.6 km from the route - 5
MemorialMemorial · 1.8 km from the route - 6
MemorialMemorial · 1.8 km from the route - 7
Altes PostamtAttraction · 1.8 km from the route - 8
Erbbegräbnisstätte der Familie von Stein-LiebensteinMemorial · 1.9 km from the route - 9
MemorialMemorial · 2.3 km from the route - 10
LutherdenkmalMemorial · 2.4 km from the route - 11
Trusetaler WasserfallAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 12
FröbelsruhMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 13
MemorialMemorial · 2.7 km from the route - 14
MemorialMemorial · 2.8 km from the route - 15
Marienthaler SchlösschenCastle · 3 km from the route - 16
Burg WallenburgCastle · 3.1 km from the route - 17
Schloss AltensteinCastle · 3.7 km from the route - 18
Burg AltensteinCastle · 3.8 km from the route - 19
NebesteinMemorial · 3.8 km from the route - 20
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 3.9 km from the route - 21
GefallenendenkmalMemorial · 3.9 km from the route - 22
Burg FrankenbergCastle · 4.2 km from the route - 23
Luisenthaler WasserfallAttraction · 4.4 km from the route - 24
Burgruine TodenwarthCastle · 4.7 km from the route - 25
Steinsches SchlossCastle · 4.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Breitunger Rennsteig?
Breitunger Rennsteig is 17 km long. Allow ± 4:00 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?
No, the route runs from Dreiherrnstein to Breitungen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Brotterode-Trusetal.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 126 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloss Herrenbreitungen.
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