The route offers everything: many bends and quiet side roads as well as magnificent views and numerous cultural monuments. The sections along the Rennsteig are demanding and particularly attractive due to differences in altitude. The wooded routes usually lead to particularly beautiful vantage points. With timely planning, the own accuracy can be tested in the Oberhof biathlon centre with original sporting weapons. The last kilometers through the Three of a Kind Burgenland are impressive and round off the “Residenztour” in a harmonious way.
Distance: 236 km
Time: 6 hours
Start and finish in Arnstadt
| Km | Location | Direction | Information about location and tour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Arnstadt, brewery hotel | to Arnstadt -West, through Jonastal to Crawinkel |
„Deutsche Alleenstraße“; 15 km winding |
| 18 | to Crawinkel | to Oberhof - over sheath further B 247 | The "Thürengeti" - sustainable agriculture and renatured meadows and pastures |
| 34 | Oberhof | to Suhl B 247 | Winter sports centre with ski jumps, ski hall and biathlon centre; Rennsteig 815 m above sea level |
| 41 | Zella-Mehlis | to Suhl B 247 | marine aquarium |
| 49 | Suhl | to Suhl B 247 | "City of Arms"; Shooting Centre; Museum of Arms; Vehicle Museum |
| 67 | SCHLEUSINGEN | to Schleusingen B 4 | medieval small town; Bertholdsburg castle |
| 76 | Veßra Monastery | to Meiningen B 89, in Einhauser to Rohr |
Veßra Monastery with Henneberg Museum |
| 100 | Rohr | to Steinbach-Hallenberg | A detour to the theatre town of Meiningen and Elisabethenburg Castle is possible |
| 116 | To Steinbach-Hallenberg | to Schmalkalden | Ruin Hallenberg |
| 128 | Schmalkalden |
to Floh-Seligenthal then to Trusetal | Former City of half-timbered houses and universities; city of the Reformation; Wilhelmsburg Castle; |
| 140 | Trusetal | to Bad Liebenstein |
Waterfall Zwergenpark (dwarf park) |
| 146 | to Bad Liebenstein | to Ruhla | Oldest spa in Thuringia; health resort with castle and park; Liebenstein castle ruin |
| 158 | Ruhla |
to Seebach B 88 |
Miniature park "mini-a-thür"; Summer toboggan run; Tobacco Pipe Museum |
| 168 | Seebach | B 88 to Friedrichroda | |
| 183 | Friedrichroda |
B 88 above to Earphone on B 247 to Gotha | Reinhardsbrunn Palace and Park; Marienglashöhle (glass cave) |
| 201 | Gotha | B 247 to Ohrdruf - in Schwabhausen to Wechmar |
Residential city; "baroque universe"; cradle of the European royal houses; Friedenstein Castle; Ekhof Theatre; Ducal Museum |
| 211 | Wechmar | to Hiking Life | Head office of the Bach family of musicians |
| 219 | vagrant life | to Mühlberg | Gleichen Castle Ruin |
| 223 | Mühlberg | to Arnstadt | Ruin Mühlburg |
| 228 | Holzhausen | to Arnstadt | Veste Wachsenburg; 1. German Bratwurstmuseum; Bratwurstkreisel; |
| 236 | Arnstadt | Bach, beer and fountain town; oldest town in Central Germany; historic old town with town hall and Bach church |
