Thuringian Highland, Lauscha
#1 among attractions in Lauscha


Facts and practical information
The Thuringian Highland, Thuringian Highlands or Thuringian-Vogtlandian Slate Mountains is a low range of mountains in the German state of Thuringia. ()
Lauscha Germany
Thuringian Highland – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Rauhhügel, Deesbach Forebay, Rückersbiel, Apelsberg.
3.7 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainRauhhügel
96 min walk • The Rauhhügel is an 812.9 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipalities of Schmiedefeld and Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park within walking distance of the Rennsteig.
4.8 miN
Nature, Lake, Natural attractionDeesbach Forebay
123 min walk • The Deesbach Forebay is a dam in the German state of Thuringia in the Thuringian Highland. It impounds the river Lichte and lies between the municipalities Lichte and Unterweissbach. That particular forebay belongs to the Leibis-Lichte Dam.
1.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainRückersbiel
45 min walk • The Rückersbiel a 755.6 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipality of Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.
0.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainApelsberg
24 min walk • The Apelsberg is a 785.3 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipality of Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.
2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainSauhügel
59 min walk • The Sauhügel is a 721.7 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipality of Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park within walking distance of the Rennsteig.
3.3 miNE
MuseumMorassina
84 min walk • Morassina is an inactive mine in Schmiedefeld, Thuringia, Germany. Today it is a tourist attraction known for its stalactites.
3.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainKieferle
100 min walk • The Kieferle, near Steinheid in the county of Sonneberg, is a mountain, 867.2 m above sea level, in the Thuringian Highland and the second highest mountain of this range, which forms the eastern part of the Thuringian Forest.
3.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainMutzenberg
80 min walk • The Mutzenberg is a 770.0 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is to be found close to the municipality of Lichte, and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.
3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainHettstädt
97 min walk • The Hettstädt is a mountain between Oberweißbach/Thür. Wald and Neuhaus am Rennweg. At 808 metres, it is one of the highest mountains in the Thuringian Highland. It is best accessed from the road between Cursdorf and Neuhaus am Rennweg.
3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainSpitzer Berg
97 min walk • The Spitzer Berg is a 790.3 m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland, Thuringia. It is located close to the municipality of Lichte and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park within walking distance of the Rennsteig.
5.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, MountainAßberg
144 min walk • The Aßberg is a 703-m high mountain located in the Thuringian Highland region of Thuringia, Germany. It is located close to the municipalities of Deesbach, Meura, Reichmannsdorf, and Schmiedefeld and the Leibis-Lichte Dam in the Saalfeld-Rudolstadt district in the Thuringian Forest Nature Park.
