Circular hiking route - "Walter Schütz" - Ohrdruf - Thuringian Forest

Starting at Blockhaus, you reach the Rocky Mountain via the White Path and a former firebreak below the Schlossberg. If you start at Tobiashammer, shortly after crossing the B247, you reach the firebreak next to the railway tracks. The rocky and steep ascent leads along the east slope of the mountain to the Gotha Club Hut. Around the hut, you have an impressive view of the damage caused by bark beetles, drought, and storms in the Thuringian Forest. At the same time, you can also see how the forest has been restored to resilience and still economically managed for years through planting. Over the Rocky Mountain and Lindenstein you reach the Scherershütte inn. The path continues through the "Ungeheures Valley" with a short but steep ascent at Knöpfelsberg to the "Beautiful View." Over the Staff Bushes and Lawn Pond you then reach again the Blockhaus or via the White Path the Tobiashammer.