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Großer Hermannsberg

Coordinates: 50°42′3″N 10°36′52″E / 50.70083°N 10.61444°E / 50.70083; 10.61444
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Großer Hermannsberg
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Highest point
Elevation867 m (2,844 ft)
Prominence140 m ↓ 700 m SE of the summit (near the source of the Dörmbach)
Isolation2.5 km → Finsterbachkopf (898.3 m) – east of the Haselbach and the Kanzlersgrund
Coordinates50°42′3″N 10°36′52″E / 50.70083°N 10.61444°E / 50.70083; 10.61444
Geography
Großer Hermannsberg is located in Thuringia
Großer Hermannsberg
Großer Hermannsberg
Parent rangeThuringian Forest

The Großer Hermannsberg is a mountain, 867 metres high, south of the main ridge of the Thuringian Forest in the county of Schmalkalden-Meiningen in Germany.

Location and area

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To the north and immediately below the mountain is the village of Oberschönau and the adjacent Kanzlersgrund. Behind them is the main ridge of the Thuringian Forest with its long-distance trail, the Rennsteig. In front of the ridge are the mountains of Hohe Möst and Hoher Stein. To the southwest lies Bermbach, to the southeast is Zella-Mehlis and to the east is Oberhof.

Routes to the summit

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  • From Oberschönau or the Kanzlersgrund via the Oberschönau Hiking Hut (Ski- und Wanderhütte Oberschönau), past the plateau of the Kleiner Hermannsberg. From the Fuhrmannswiese pasture south of the mountain a path runs steeply uphill to the northern viewing rocks with their refuge hut. From this hut a path runs south to the main summit and its viewing rocks. As a return route a path can be taken from the Fuhrmannswiese on the north side of the mountain which returns to the hiker's hut.
  • From the hiker's car park at the Knüllfeld the route heads for Ruppberg, before crossing the Fuhrmannswiese diagonally and continuing as above.

Summit description

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The main rocks

From the northern lookout rocks, the path runs along below the summit which, according to an inscription, is actually 873 metres high. From the path there is a further view of the Rhön mountains. Continuing towards the viewing rocks there is a view looking east by a small rock (see photograph below). The actual viewing rocks may be climbed using steps hewn out of the rock and a safety cable; the top is protected by railings. The top of these rocks is recorded on all the maps as being 867 metres high.

View

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View of Donnershauk, Hohe Möst, Kanzlersgrund, Hoher Stein, Gebrannter Stein and Schneekopf (l to r.)
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