Rennsteig - Stage 4 - Neustadt am Rennsteig – Limbach

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-1
> Start of the 4th Stage in Neustadt am Rennsteig
> The guesthouse I chose on my tour: Hotel-Gasthof-Hubertus (Google link also in pano), website rennsteighotel-hubertus.de
> Other options see Google link for the hotel above / in pano or Booking.com link*
> Also the end of the 3rd stage – link also in pano
> It starts slightly uphill on the pavement along the road through town

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-3
> At the roundabout keep right
> Between this and the next pano: 
– Supermarket Nahkauf (Google link also in pano)
– Bus stop Neustadt am Rennsteig, Kaufhalle (Google link also in pano), bus 209 & 304, public transport website iov-ilmenau.de 

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-6
> A bit steeper uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-7
> Change to the left side of the road
> Further on a narrow dirt path alongside the country road 
> Possible shop for provisions: gas station Q1 Tankstelle (Google link also in pano)
> Hikers‘ parking Wanderparkplatz on the other side of the road (Google link also in pano)

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-9
> Shelter and grill / fireplace Grillplatz & Schutzhütte (Google link also in pano)
> Continue straight ahead, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-11
> Slightly steeper downhill, very narrow path through undergrowth

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-12
> Very narrow table with very narrow benches

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-13
> A kind of Christian open-air church

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-15
> Continue along the country road

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-16
> Turn right, cross the country road and the traffic refuge into the village of Kahlert
> Bus stop Kahlert (Google link also in pno) buses 209 & 304 (public transport website ivo-ilmenau.de), with small shelter
> Table and benches with backrest
> Continue flat on asphalt

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-17
> Turn left
> Slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-19
> Semi right further on a narrow forest path
> Short downhill, then steeper uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-21
> Rougher narrow path criss-crossed with roots

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-23
> A chair with a backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-24
> Slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-26
> Cross the street, continue left along the road
> A dirt track on lawn, only slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-27
> A bit uneven narrow forest path, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage – Pano rsd-29
> Slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – rsd-30
> Narrow table and bench with backrest
> Continue straight ahead, slightly downhill, narrow lawn trail

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-32
> Flat, over the boardwalk

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-33
> Narrow table and benches with backrest
> Slightly steeper uphill, narrow gravel path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-35
> Table and benches with backrest
> Continue straight ahead, slightly downhill, soft forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-36
> More uphill, alongside the country road

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-38
> Slightly downhill, a little rougher with roots

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-40
> Continue following the path semi left

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-41
> Table and bench with backrest
> Dirt track across an open lawn, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-43
> Slightly steeper downhill, uneven forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-44
> Continue straight ahead, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-45
> Shelter at the parking & rest Schwalbenhaupt (Google link also in pano)
> Table and benches with backrests under a small roof
> Straight ahead, slightly downhill across the gravel parking lot

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-46
> At the end of the parking lot, turn right and cross the country road
> Bus stop Masserberg, Abzweig Katzhütte (Google link also in pano), buses 203, 206, 209, 508 – public transport websites taxi-ilchmann.de & bus-bahn-thueringen.de 

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-47
> Even drivable gravel path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-48
> Restaurant / snack bar Gasthaus Trinitusbaude (Google link also in pano)
> Slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-49
> Small sheltered rest hut with table and benches
> Table and benches with backrest under a small roof
> Turn left into the forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-50
> Slightly steeper uphill, very bumpy, rocky, interspersed with roots and with very soft spots

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-52
> Continue straight ahead, cross the road

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-53
> Narrower, very uneven, soft, interspersed with roots, a bit steeper uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-57
> The path only briefly becomes wider, flatter and more even

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-58
> Again narrow, steeper and rocky

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-60
> Short stair section, fixed with boards

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-63
> Shelter, full of table and benches
> Narrow bench outside without backrest
> Turn left, slightly uphill, slightly wider gravel path, partly overgrown with grass

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-66
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-67
> Keep right at the fork
> Slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-68
> Mini table and bench

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-69
> Continue on a passable stone/gravel road
> Slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-70
> Slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-71
> A bit more downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-72
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-73
> Stay left on the wide path
> Slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-74
> Slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-75
> Open field bench with back rest and wider view

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-76
> Comfortable bench in the shade with backrest and wide view

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-77
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-78
> Parking Rennsteig Masserberg (Google link also in pano) with lavatories
> Wider gravel path, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-79
> Geodetic reference point Geodätischer Referenzpunkt (Google link also in pano)
> Bus stop Masserberg (Google link also in pano), buses 203,206,207, 209 (bus-bahn-thueringen.de), bus 508 (taxi-ilchmann.de)
> Seating with backrest
> Continue straight ahead, flatter on gravel path 

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-80
> Hotel Haus Oberland (Google link also in pano), website hotel-haus-oberland.de
> Turn right, slightly uphill on asphalt 

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-81
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-82
> Table and benches with backrests under a small roof
> Continue straight ahead on a wide gravel path, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-84
> Table and benches with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-86
> Follow blue arrow to the entrance of the „Turmbaude am Rennsteig“

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-88
> Restaurant „Turmbaude am Rennsteig“ (Google link also in pano)
> Lavatory
> Terrace with beer benches

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-87
> Observation tower Aussichtsturm „Rennsteigwarte Masserberg“ (Google link also in pano)

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-89
> Flat, very slightly uphill, continue on a wide level passabel gravel path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-90
> Table and benches with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-91
> Turn semi left at the fork
> Slightly narrow gravel path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-93
> Bench with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-95
> Bench with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-96
> Bench with backrest
> Slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-97
> Shelter „Heidehütte“ (Google link also in pano)
> Table and benches with backrest
> Turn semi right into narrow forest path
> Earthier, rockier and more downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-105
> Very small shelter
> Table and benches with backrest
> Keep left, continue on the forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-107
> Loamy with muddy sections

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-108
> Continue straight ahead, more uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-110
> Turn left
> Continue on earthy forest path, slightly downhill
> Table and benches with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-111
> Cross the wide gravel path
> Shelter „Eisfelder Ausspanne“ (Google link also in pano)
> Tables and benches with backrest
> Continue to the right of the shelter, slightly uphill, very narrow, somewhat rocky forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-113
> Semi left on a wide, passable gravel road

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-114
> Turn semi left onto narrow, soft, uneven forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-119
> Rough, rocky with more roots, slightly steeper uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-121
> Table and benches with backrest
> Only slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-124
> Narrow bench with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-126
> A bit wider path, firmer, slightly overgrown with grass

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-127
> Continue left on the narrow forest path, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-130
> Semi left on the wide, passable gravel road

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-131
> Turn semi left into the narrow forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-133
> Continue on the path next to the gravel road

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-135
> Keep left, continue on the wide, passable gravel road

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-136
> Narrow table and benches under a small roof
> Continue the hiking trail to the left (bypassing the village) on a narrow gravel path
> Possible turnoff through Friedrichshöhe (Eisfeld) with restaurant, accommodation, and bus – keep right (Google link also in pano)
> Restaurant & guesthouse Gasthaus & Pension „Zum Rennsteig“ (Google link), website rennsteig.de/gasthaus-pension-zum-rennsteig
> Restaurant & guesthouse Gaststätte & Pension „Hirschblick“ (Google-Link), website hirschblick.de 
> Holiday aparment Bleßbergblick (Google-Link), website blessbergblick.de
> Holiday house Arnika (Google-Link), website ferienhaus-arnika.de 
> Bus stop Friedrichshöhe b. Eisfeld (Google link), bus 508 (public transport website)

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-139
> Bench with backrest and view over the field

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-140
> Bench with backrest and view over the field
> Continue straight ahead, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-141
> Bench with backrest and view over the field

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-144
> Parking lot

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-145
> Uneven forest path, roots, slightly uphill, in some places with mud puddles

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-147
> Table and benches with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-150
> Table and bench with backrest
> Semi left on a wide level gravel path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-151
> Shelter at the Dreistromstein (Google link also in pano – turn pano 180°)
> Table and benches with backrest
> Narrow forest path, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-154
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-155
> Natural path over short hills

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-158
> Continue straight ahead, slightly downhill
> Bench with backrest, next to it very small canopy

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-159
> Bench with backrest
> Flat uneven dirt road

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-160
> Mini table and seating group carved from logs
> Dirt road, slightly steeper downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-161
> Bench with backrest and view over the field

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-163
> Slightly uneven, narrow forest path, further downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-164
> Shelter at village entrance to Limbach, the stage’s destination
> Table and benches with backrest
> Continue semi right, downhill on a wide gravel path

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-166
> Attention when crossing the country road
> Continue straight ahead, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-167
> End of the 4th stage
> Follow blue arrow to view the accommodation I chose
> Green arrow to the start link for the 5th stage

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-169
> My accommodation at the end of the stage in the town Limbach: Rennsteig-Pension „Trautwein“ (Google link also in pano), website rennsteig-pension-trautwein.de 

Rennsteig – Stage 4 – Pano rsd-168
> Link for the 5th stage also in pano