Nature park trail circular hike - "Messer & Pipe Path" - Bad Liebenstein - Ruhla - Thuringian Forest

Turning area Steinbach – Alte Bahnhofstraße – Steinbach Messerstübchen – Steiger – Kallenbach – Local history museum – Baroque church with mountain cemetery – Kirchweg/Papiergasse – Bohle – Kälberzahl – Schleifkotengrund – Old Schleifkote – Hühne – Rehkopf junction – Pilgrimage – Schillerbeech/Rennsteig – Berwindental – Stork meadow – Jumping hill old Ruhl – Duck pond – Dornsengasse – Dornsental – Trinius rest – Rennsteig – Mountain rescue hut Auerhahn – Rennsteig – Large charcoal pile site – High shot – Rock slide – Schweinaer valley – Bio pool Glücksbrunn – Meadow path – Glücksbrunner street – Altensteiner street – Altensteiner cave – Glasbachstraße crossing – Liebensteiner street – Villa Ambronn – Liebensteiner street – Alte Bahnhofstraße – Steinbach waterwheel – Stupps brewery – Turning area Steinbach

Be aware of the typical dangers of the forest! Walking is at your own risk! Avoid stepping on moss-covered stones and rocks due to slipping hazard and watch out for deadwood, branches, and fallen trees.

From northern and northwestern Germany: Take the respective highways to the A4 towards Eisenach direction Erfurt, then take the Friedewald/Bad Salzungen exit and follow the B62 and signs to Bad Liebenstein.

From eastern and southeastern Germany: Take the respective highways to the A4 towards Erfurt direction Eisenach, then take the Waltershausen exit and follow the signs to Bad Liebenstein.

From southern and southwestern Germany: Take the respective highways to Würzburg, then continue on the new A71 towards Erfurt, then take the Meiningen-Nord/Bad Salzungen exit and follow the B19 and the signs to Bad Liebenstein.

From Bad Liebenstein, it is about 3 km to the start of the route in Steinbach.

You can reach Bad Liebenstein by Deutsche Bahn. The nearest ICE station is about 30 kilometers away in Eisenach. A regional train station is about 11 kilometers away in Bad Salzungen. From both cities, bus line 190 travels directly to Bad Liebenstein.

Use the parking lot at the Steinbach turning area (Google NAV point). More information about parking options in Bad Liebenstein can be found here.

www.bad-liebenstein.de

At the seating area at the old Schleifkote in the meadow valley by the river, you can take a wonderful break. An idyllic scenery.