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Wed 8 Jan 2025 in Schweinfurt:
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Location

Today's location is right next to a forest track, in the (thin) snow. The nearest town is Winterstein, a part of Waltershausen.

Country: Germany; state: Thüringen (Thuringia, EU:DE:TH); district: Gotha

Weather: around 0°C


Expedition

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I was on my way to Weimar. Along the route, this hashpoint invited me. I left the Autobahn A4 at Eisenach-West, then followed the federal routes B19 and B88 past and through Eisenach, Wutha and Seebach. At Schmerbach, I ignored my satnav, which wanted me to go along the large route via Schwarzhausen; I used a tiny street that went directly to Winterstein, shaving 2 km off my route. I parked the car near the ruin of Winterstein castle, then walked along the last street of the town and into the forest. This being a deciduous forest, the track was covered in leaves and a bit of mud. The track went uphill for a total of 160 meters of elevation and after a while a thin layer of snow was on the ground. After 2 km I reached the hashpoint, where I had to do a small hashdance right next to the track before taking some photos. The selfie was blurred, as I found out at home. Then I walked back to my car, and continued to Weimar. I arrived just in time to run through the Bauhaus museum in half the time the ticket seller recommended ("You know that we'll close in 55 minutes? We have three large floors!").


plan is to climb the Thielberg  
track with leaves  
this rock is 500 m above sea level  
through the snow  
GPS  
the hashpoint  
panorama at the spot  
ruin of Winterstein Castle  


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