The 5th stage is again a little over 30 kilometers long. Overall, it goes a bit more downhill (ratio of 519 m ascent to 643 m descent), with shorter but steeper uphill passages and long stretches that lead slightly downhill.

The stage starts steeply uphill through nature. But soon you are within earshot of the noisy federal highway 281 until the bigger town of Neuhaus am Rennweg. A lot of forest idyll follows thereafter until the last quarter of the stage which leads you closer to the busy Frankenwalstraße („Franconian Forest High Road“) – the last few kilometers even right next to it.

On the trail you cross the former German-German border to Bavaria. (In the last stage it goes back to Thuringia.)

There are slightly fewer shelters, and some are too small to sleep in. There also seems to be a camp option now: the camping space Trekkingplatz Frankenwald Kobach, around km 28.7, which did not exist back when I did the tour (info-website frankenwald-tourismus.de).

Several snack bars and rests invite you to take a break. But due to the length of the stage, you shouldn’t stay too long. Due to the length you should carry plenty of water with you, especially in summer.

Level of difficulty:
Easy to hard – due to the length of the stage (almost like the first stage), physically challenging and very demanding.

Provisions:
Due to the length, it is particularly important to take enough water with you, as well as enough food. There are comparatively fewer restaurants on this stage. It is all the more important to ask them in advance whether they are really open if you depend on them. On this stage there are also various supermarkets to stock up on the most important things.

Snack bars, restaurants & shopping:
Grill / Snack bar in the town Neuhaus am Rennweg: Baran Döner – around km 7.0 (Google link also in pano)
Bank Sparkasse Sonneberg with ATM – around km 7.0 (Google link also in pano)
Lidl supermarket in Neuhaus am Rennweg – around km 7.1 (Google link also in pano)
Schutzhütte (Tische und Bänke mit Rückenlehne) – around km 10.1
next to a Shopping centre (Google link also in pano) with the supermarkets Edeka and Aldi (Google links also in pano) as well as the bus stop EKZ – Neuhaus am Rennweg (Google link also in pano) with the buses 705, 706, 807, A3 – public transport website ovg-son.de 
Guesthouse & restaurant: Berggasthof am Brand – around km 15.5 (Google link also in pano), website thueringen.info
Restaurant & guesthouse Gasthaus und Pension am Rennsteig – around km 18.4 (Google link also in pano), website gasthaus-am-rennsteig.de 
Snack bar Imbiss Kalte Küche – around km 19.3 (Google link also in pano)
Restaurant Gaststätte Frankenwaldhütte – around km 25.0 (Google link also in pano) with big parking lot

Shelters:
Stage 5 does offer shelters, but many are smaller and rather of a shelter to protect against rain. There are also a few shelters large enough to stay overnight. (There is also a new camping area: the Trekkingplatz Frankenwald Kobach (Google link also in pano), which did not exist back when I did the tour.)

Only maybe a shelter – around km 2.6 (I am not certain if this is really one. If you have a present info on that, please write me a message so I can update it.)
Small shelter – around km 3.4
Shelter with table an benches – around km 4.4
Very small shelter, narrow bench outside the hut – around km 8.9
Shelter, tables and bench (next to a main road across a shopping centre and a bus stop) – around km 10.1
Rather a just roof than a shelter – around km 11.4
Shelter, table and benchen, big parking lot – around km 12.9
Shelter Clemens Major Schutzhütte with a wide view over the country, table and benches – around km 17.3 (Google link also in pano)
Camping ground Trekkingplatz Frankenwald Kobach
– around km 28.7 (Google link also in pano) – did not exist when I did the tour, info-website frankenwald-tourismus.de

Worth seeing:
Summer training track for cross country skiing – around km 1.0
Sandberg (Google link also in pano), admittedly not really interesting – around km 1.3
View on a dam Aussicht auf die Talsperre, it actually did not come to my attention on my tour, I can only assume that there are less trees now (Google link also in pano) – around km 1.5
Tourist-Information Neuhaus am Rennweg (directly at the train station) – around km 7.3 (Google link also in pano), website neuhaus-am-rennweg.de
Vantage point Aussichtspunkt (Google link also in pano) – around km 15.4
Resting ground Rastplatz Schleifenwiese – around km 20.7 (Google link also in pano) – former border between East- and West-Germany, the Rennsteig leads shortly for approx. half a kilometer through Bavaria and later deeper into Bavaria. 

Public transport:
At the start of the stage you find the Bus stop Limbach (Google link also in pano) with the buses 501, 508, 50103 and H1, public transport websites  ovg-son.de and taxi-ilchmann.de

In the town Neuhaus am Rennweg – around km 7.3
Train station Neuhaus am Rennweg (Google link also in pano),
train RB 41 – public transport website sued-thueringen-bahn.de
Bus stop: Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle (Google link also in pano) buses 302, 313, 405, 406, 407, 501, 508, 510, 705, 771, 801, 807, 50103, A2, A3, H1 – public transport websites  kombus-online.eu, lww.de, ovg-son.de, taxi-ilchmann.de
Bus stop Neuhaus am Rennweg, Hirsch – around km 8.4 (Google link also in pano) buses 705, 706, 807, A3 public transport website ovg-son.de
Bus stop EKZ – Neuhaus am Rennweg (Google link also in pano), buses 705, 706, 807, A3 public transport website ovg-son.de
Bus stop Spechtsbrunn, Bauersachs – around km 18.4 (Google link also in pano) Busse 510, 706 – public transport websites lww.de und ovg-son.de

Accomodation at the stage’s start in Limbach:
Apparently you only find directly at the trail in Limbach the guesthouse that accommodated me: the Rennsteig-Pension „Trautwein“ (Google link also in pano), website rennsteig-pension-trautwein.de.
According to Google there is an alternative about 350 meters north in the village  Alsbach: Pension Alsbachberg (Google link) Website thueringen.info/alsbachberg

Accommodation at the stage’s end in Steinbach am Wald:
Rennsteighotel (Google link also in pano), website hotelrennsteig.de
Alternative accommodation in Steinbach am Wald (Booking.com-Link)*

Accommodation along the trail:
Wanderhütten am Rennsteig – around km 5.4 (Google link also in pano)
Rennsteighotel Herrnberger-Hof (in Neuhaus am Rennweg) – around km 6.5 (Google link also in pano), website rennsteighotel.de
There are several options in Neuhaus am Rennweg of different categories (Booking.com Link)*
Wanderherberge Waldschlösschen – around km 7.7 (Google link also in pano), website waldschloesschen-ernstthal.de
Gasthof & Hotel Hirsch – around km 8.4 (Google link also in pano), website hirsch-rennweg.de
Guesthouse & restaurant Berggasthof am Brand – around km 15.5 (Google link also in pano), website thueringen.info
Guesthouse & restaurant Gasthaus und Pension am Rennsteig
– around km 18.4 (Google link also in pano), website gasthaus-am-rennsteig.de

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rsd-168
> Start of the 5th Stage in Limbach
> Accomodation: Rennsteig-Pension „Trautwein“ (Google link also in pano), website rennsteig-pension-trautwein.de, to see the front follow the blue arrow
> Also end of the 4th stage (link in pano)
> Steeper uphill on a wide gravel path

Rennsteig – Etappe 5 – Pano rsd-169
> My accommodation (end 4th stage / start 5th stage) in Limbach: Rennsteig-Pension „Trautwein“ (Google link also in pano), website rennsteig-pension-trautwein.de
According to Google there is an alternative about 350 meters noth in the village of Alsbach: Pension Alsbachberg (Google link), website thueringen.info/alsbachberg

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-1
> Continue straight ahead uphill
> Narrower, somewhat rocky dirt road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-4
> Narrow forest path, earthier, stonier and with roots, steeply uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-7
> Narrow seat
> Keep right, very bumpy, rooty and steep uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-9
> Continue on a slightly wider and more level path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-10
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-11
> Continue straight ahead, uphill less steep

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-12
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-13
> Table and bench with backrest, with a view over the field
> Continue to the left, flat on a smooth tar path
> Caution: cross-country skiing summer training track

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-14
> Slightly steeper uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-16
> Sandberg (Google link also in pano) – not really interesting I have to admit
> Narrow seat
> Slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-17
> Continue straight on the uneven forest path overgrown with grass
> Narrow bench in the shade
> More uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-18
> Continue straight ahead, steeper uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-19
> Narrow seat, slightly downhill
> Around here it is said to have a view on a dam Aussicht auf die Talsperre (Google link also in pano), it did not occur to me during my tour though, maybe there are less tress now 

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-22
> Stony, slightly steeper downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-23
> Continue straight ahead, more uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-25
> Narrower, sandy, partly more roots and more downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-27
> Slightly left, continue to follow the sandy path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-29
> Only maybe a shelter – I’m not sure if that’s really one. If you have any current information on this, please send me a message.
> Tables and benches with backrests
> Continue straight ahead, keep left along the country road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-30
> Small seating
> Continue straight ahead, then short left right combination
> Slightly downhill on coarser gravel

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-31
> To the right, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-32
> Parking „Sandwieschen“ (Google link also in pano)
> Table and benches with backrest
> Slightly downhill on gravel

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-33
> Table and benches with backrest
> Continue straight ahead, steeper uphill
> Narrow, stony forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-35
> Turn left, continue on the path, less steep

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-37
> Very small shelter
> Continue straight ahead, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-38
> Slightly downhill, path becomes earthier

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-40
> Continue on a wider gravel path, more uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-41
> Table and benches under a small roof

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-42
> Continue straight ahead on a soft, earthy forest path, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-43
> Shelter, table with benches
> Slightly firmer path with narrow car strips and grass in the middle

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-44
> Softer, earthier, more uneven, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-47
> Turn semi left between the trees

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-48
> Very uneven with roots, partly muddy

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-49
> Hikers‘ parking Wanderparkplatz (Google link also in pano)
> Semi left, more overgrown by grass

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-50
> In between this and the next pano there should be an accommodation to the right behind the trees: the hikers‘ huts Wanderhütten am Rennsteig (Google link also in pano)
> Continue semi right, on a firmer gravel path, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-52
> Briefly on a wide, passable gravel road and immediately turn semi right onto a narrow path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-53
> Uneven, narrow, soft forest path, with roots, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-55
> Table and benches under a small roof
> Continue straight ahead, diagonally across the country road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-56
> Wide passable gravel road, flat and level

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-58
> Continue straight ahead on smooth asphalt

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-59
> Table and benches with backrest under small roof
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-60
> Accommodation Rennsteighotel Herrnberger-Hof (Google link also in pano), website rennsteighotel.de

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-61
> Semi left on the pavement along the road, steeper uphill
> Half way to the next pano on the left there is the turkish snack bar / grill Baran Döner (Google link also in pano)

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-62
> Bank Sparkasse Sonneberg with an ATM (Google link also in pano)
> Keep straight ahead at the roundabout

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-63
> Half way to the next pano on the left there is a Lidl supermarket (Google link also in pano)
> Continue straight through the town

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-64
> Continue on the left side of the road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-65
> Continue left of the hedge on a narrow, soft gravel path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-66
> Train station Neuhaus am Rennweg (Google link also in pano),
train RB 41 – public transport website sued-thueringen-bahn.de
> Central bus station: Neuhaus am Rennweg, Zentralhaltestelle (Google link also in pano), buses 302, 313, 405, 406, 407, 501, 508, 510, 705, 771, 801, 807, 50103, A2, A3, H1 – public transport websites  kombus-online.eu, lww.de, ovg-son.de, taxi-ilchmann.de
> Continue on the pavement along the road 

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-67
> Tourist-Information Neuhaus am Rennweg (Google link also in pano), website neuhaus-am-rennweg.de
> Continue left of the hedge on narrow gravel path 

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-68
> Turn left, continue on pavement, slightly downhill
> Half way to the next pano: hikers‘ guesthouse Wanderherberge Waldschlösschen (Google link also in pano), website waldschloesschen-ernstthal.de

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-70
> Turn right, steeper uphill, continue on pavement 

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-71
> More flat

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-72
> Keep straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-74
> Restaurant & hotel Gasthof & Hotel Hirsch (Google link also in pano), website hirsch-rennweg.de
> Bus stop Neuhaus am Rennweg, Hirsch (Google link also in pano), buses 705, 706, 807, A3, public transport website ovg-son.de
> Turn semi left

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-75
> Table and benches
> Leaving town, continue on level gravel path, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-76
> Slightly uneven dirt road, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-77
> Very small shelter, narrow bench at the hut
> Continue right on the field path along the forest

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-79
> Bench with backrest, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-80
> Bench with backrest, more flat
> Uneven, more rocks and grass

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-82
> Benches with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-83
> Follow the path to the right, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-84
> Shelter, tables and benches with backrest
> Shopping centre with supermarkets Edeka and Aldi (Google links also in pano)
> Bus stop EKZ – Neuhaus am Rennweg (Google link also in pano), buses 705, 706, 807, A3, public transport website ovg-son.de

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-85
> Follow the narrow flat gravel path to the left

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-86
> Turn sharp right
> On asphalt, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-87
> Turn left, cross the train tracks
> Slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-88
> Turn left immediately after crossing the tracks
> Along the railway tracks on a narrow path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-89
> Turn semi right, continue on a narrow path along the main road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-90
> Follow the main road halfway to the right
> Stronger uphill then slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-91
> Semi right, continue on a narrow path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-92
> Table and benches with backrest
> Stronger uphill, narrow uneven forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-93
> Turn right onto a wide passable gravel road
> Slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-94
> Bench with backrest
> Turn left

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-95
> Turn semi right
> Continue on a narrow path overgrown with grass

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-97
> Small canopy rather than a shelter
> Table and benches
> Steep uphill on a wider, stony forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-100
> After a short downhill part turn right
> Softer forest path, more uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-101
> Follow the forest path halfway to the left

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-102
> Slightly rougher, more roots, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-104
> Bench with backrest
> Turn right
> Wide, drivabel gravel road, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-105
> Turn left, back on uneven, soft forest path, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-108
> keep left

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-109
> Continue semi left on drivable level gravel path, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-110
> Shelter, table and benches with backrest
> Large free parking (Google link also in pano)
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-111
> Continue straight ahead on soft forest path, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-112
> Keep semi left, very bumpy with roots, more uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-113
> Stony path, briefly downhill, then steeper uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-115
> Softer, more uneven with roots, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-116
> Semi left on a wider path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-117
> Continue straight ahead, a little flatter

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-118
> Small shelter Laubeshütte (Google link also in pano)
> Table and benches with backrest
> Continue to the left

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-119
> Easy up and down stretches

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-121
> Table and benches
> Slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-123
> To the left, continue on a wide, drivable, coarse gravel path, more steeply uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-124
> At the fork to the right, more downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-125
> Turn right, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-127
> Continue straight ahead, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-128
> Vantage point Aussichtspunkt (Google link also in pano)
> Table and bench with backrest under small roof

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Pano rse-131
> Restaurant & guesthouse Berggasthof am Brand (Google link also in pano), website thueringen.info
> Continue on flat asphalt

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-133
> Turn right
> Soft uneven meadow path
> Table and benches with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-134
> Stronger uphill through the forest, more roots

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-137
> Continue straight ahead on a narrow forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-138
> Continue straight ahead out of the forest
> Wider dirt road, steeper descent

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-139
> Shelter Clemens Major Schutzhütte (Google link also in pano)
> Wide view over the country
> Table and benches with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-141
> Bench with backrest
> Wide view over the country

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-142
> Table and bench with backrest

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-143
> Continue straight ahead
> Steeper downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-144
> Continue right further on the pavement along the road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-145
> Accommodation & Restaurant: Gasthaus und Pension am Rennsteig (Google link also in pano), website gasthaus-am-rennsteig.de, Booking.com-Link
> Bus stop Spechtsbrunn, Bauersachs (Google link also in pano), buses 510, 706 – public transport websites lww.de and ovg-son.de
> Turn left, steeper uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-146
> Turn left into the smaller street

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-147
> Turn right at the fork

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-148
> Continue straight ahead, end of asphalt path
> Wider gravel path, further uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-149
> Narrow bench

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-151
> Slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-152
> Narrow seat
> Semi right across the country road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-153
> Straight across the country road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-154
> Snack bar Imbiss Kalte Küche (Google link also in pano)
> Turn left across the country road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-155
> Continue left of the large car park
> Straight ahead on level asphalt

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-157
> Back into the forest, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-161
> Stronger uphill
> Continue straight ahead

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-162
> Resting ground Rastplatz Schleifenwiese (Google link also in pano) – former border between East- and West-Germany, Rennsteig leads for about 500 meters shortly through Bavaria (or Franconia to be more precise)
> Table and benches with backrests under a small roof
> Continue straight ahead, more uphill, slightly uneven forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-165
> Continue straight ahead, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-167
> To the right, continue on flat smooth asphalt path
> Bench with backrest, back in Thuringia

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-168
> Continue straight ahead, more downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-169
> Continue straight ahead, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-170
> Place of contemplation with a large cross, border crossing to Bavaria (respectively Franconia)
> Bench with backrest
> Continue straight along the road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-171
> Restaurant Gaststätte Frankenwaldhütte (Google link also in pano)
> Large hikers‘ car park
> Turn left, cross the country road

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-172
> After crossing the country road, continue on an uneven field path, slightly downhill into the forest

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-173
> Wide and somewhat uneven gravel road, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-174
> Turn semi left onto a somewhat rocky forest path overgrown with grass, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-175
> Out of the forest, continue on dirt road overgrown with grass

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-177
> Very uneven forest path, steep uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-178
> Cross the gravel road, continue on flatter forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-180
> Camp option: Trekkingplatz Frankenwald Kobach (Google link also in pano) – did not exist at the time of my hike, info-website frankenwald-tourismus.de
> Straight ahead, uneven dirt road, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-181
> Very uneven narrow forest path, rocky and criss-crossed with roots, more downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-182
> Table with benches
> Softer path steeper uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-183
> Continue straight ahead (keep left)

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-184
> Continue straight ahead
> Steep uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-184
> Straight ahead, cross the drivable path
> Continue flat on uneven path across large clearing

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-189
> Continue straight ahead, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-190
> Turn right, continue on drivable gravel road, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-191
> Turn semi left onto narrow, uneven forest path, more steeply uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-193
> Turn semi left onto drivable gravel road, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-194
> Turn semi left onto uneven forest path, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-195
> More uneven and softer, more uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-196
> Narrow, firmer trail, longer ups and downs

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-198
> Softer forest path, more downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-200
> Continue to the right, longer slight ups and downs
> Wider forest worker’s path, earthy soft and furrowed

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-203
> Continue straight, soft forest path, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-205
> To the left, continue on wide passable gravel path, slightly uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-207
> Turn semi left into the forest, narrow forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-208
> Continue straight ahead slightly downhill on narrow forest path

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-209
> Very bumpy, soft with lots of roots, more downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-210
> Stronger uphill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-212
> Higher grass

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-213
> Earthy, soft forest path, slightly downhill

Rennsteig – Stage 5 – Panorama rse-216
> Tight bend to the right, more up and down

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> Continue to the right, flat, wide, level, drivable gravel path

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> Table with narrow benches
> Turn right
> Flat further on tar road

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> Cross the country road and turn left
> Continue on flat asphalt road right along country road

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> Cross country road diagonally to the left
> Slightly downhill on wide gravel path

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> Continue to the right, again in the direction of the country road

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> Cross the country road, from here approx. 1.5 km on an asphalt road flat further along the busy country road

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> At the roundabout straight ahead into the village

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> Follow the footpath along the road to the stage’s destination Steinbach am Wald

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> Bank Sparkasse with ATM (Google link also in pano)
> Continue straight ahead

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> Supermarket has moved to the end of town (Google link also in the pano)

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> End of the 5th stage in Steinbach am Wald
> Accommodation Rennsteighotel (Google link also in pano), website hotelrennsteig.de, the hotel ist the closest to the trail, alternative accommodation in Steinbach am Wald (Booking.com-Link)*
> Blue arrow to see the back / entrance
> Link to the 6th (and last) stage also in pano

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> Hotel & restaurant entrance