Just some impressions from the winterly Thüringer Wald. The probably most famous German hiking trail, the Rennsteig, leads 168 km along the crestline of the hills. We just went for a 9 hours 20km walk, where I nearly lost my nose and ears because of the iciness. Signs of the woodcutters.... ...there was even a memorial. View from the Schneekopf, at about 980 meters.