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Stage 7
Panorama Trail Schwarzatal - 7th stage Schwarzmühle to Dissauer Tor -Thuringian Forest
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Rectory in OberhainPhoto: NoRud, CC BY-SA, By NoRud [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
The Panorama Trail is slowly coming to an end, but on this penultimate stage there is still a lot of uphill work to be done. But not without a reward. At the highest point of the route, the Barigau Tower at 666 m offers a magnificent panoramic view over the central Schwarza Valley.
You start in Schwarzmühle not far from the Flair-Hotel Waldfrieden and follow the course of the river downhill always along the railway line. Passing St. Catherine's Church in Mellenbach-Glasbach, you finally turn north in the district of Glasbach and follow the Barigau Valley to the plateau.
Continue on an easy descent via Oberhain past the liqueur factory A.O. Siegmund to Sitzendorf. Along the Fröbelturmblick and the Schlangenbuche you finally reach the Bismarck Tower. It is one of the oldest Bismarck towers in Germany (built in 1895). A little later you will reach the end of this stage at the Dissauer Tor.
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Flair Hotel Waldfrieden- SchwarzmühleSafety information
If possible, never leave the signposted hiking trails. Carry enough drinking water with you, especially on steep mountain stages.Start
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Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
To Meuselbach-Schwarzmühle you can travel comfortably with the trains of the Schwarzatalbahn . You can also use the travel portal of the Deutsche Bahn.
The end of the stage (Dissauer Tor) is not far from the Schwarzburg railway station.
Getting there
Coming from the A73, take exit 4 (Schleusingen) and continue in the direction of HInternah. Turn right in the village and follow the road in the direction of Lichtenau - Schönbrunn - Gießübel - [Masserberg]. At the Rennsteig car park "Schwalbenhaupt-Wiese" continue straight on Rcihtung Oelze - Katzhütte - Schwarzmühle.Parking
Use the parking facilities at the Schwarzatalbahn stop (NAV-Punkt)
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TIP: Hiking guide Panoramaweg Schwarzatal: Scale 1:30,000
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Sturdy shoes, rainwear, first aid kitLocalization
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