The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 6 days of about 28 km (17 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Eisenach to Brotterode-Trusetal 28 km · 28 km from the start
- Day 2 Brotterode-Trusetal to Steinbach-Hallenberg 28 km · 56 km from the start
- Day 3 Steinbach-Hallenberg to Schleusegrund 28 km · 84 km from the start
- Day 4 Schleusegrund to Neuhaus am Rennweg 28 km · 112 km from the start
- Day 5 Neuhaus am Rennweg to Steinbach am Wald 28 km · 140 km from the start
- Day 6 Steinbach am Wald to Issigau 28 km · 168 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Eisenach, Wartburgkreis. 51.00793, 10.22758
Finish: near Issigau, Landkreis Hof. 50.40045, 11.69956
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Eisenach, Wartburgkreis · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Brotterode-Trusetal, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Steinbach-Hallenberg, Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Schleusegrund, Landkreis Hildburghausen · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Neuhaus am Rennweg, Landkreis Sonneberg · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Steinbach am Wald, Landkreis Kronach · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Issigau, Landkreis Hof · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
