Refuge

Schutzhütte Galgenhügel

Thüringen · Allemagne0 mUnguardedVerified listing

The place

Schutzhütte Galgenhügel (Gallows Hill Shelter) in the Thuringian Slate Mountains (Thüringer Schiefergebirge), Sonneberg/Neuhaus am Rennweg sector (Thuringia, Germany), at 614 m elevation, near the Rennsteig (historic ridge, watershed between the Rhine/Elbe/Werra). A Thüringerwald-Verein hut on the Rennsteig (168 km, Germany's oldest marked trail, 1830). Area of spruce and beech, home to the region's glass-blowing and toy-making heritage (Sonneberg, 17th-20th centuries).

The setting

Thüringer Schiefergebirge Sonneberg/Neuhaus Thuringia 614 m, Rennsteig 168 km oldest marked trail 1830 Rhine/Elbe/Werra watershed, glass/toys Sonneberg 17th-20th centuries.