The Rennsteig-Saaleland also has something to offer in winter. Here it is not the Saaleland that is in the foreground, but the Rennsteig. On and around the Rennsteig there is something for every winter sports enthusiast: ski hiking trails, cross-country ski runs, ski lifts, toboggan runs or winter hiking trails here.
The winter sports resorts in the region include eg Wurzbach , left , Deesbach and the Bad Lobenstein mud bath .
In Neustadt an der Orla it says on the skating rink "we are on ice".
Well informed in the snow - with the new version of the SchneeApp Thuringian Forest
The Thuringian Forest SnowApp, with which you can easily find all information about winter sports when you are out and about: ski resorts, types of sports, snow depths, opening hours of the lifts, etc. Integration of 360-degree webcams, event tips and winter publications for download.
The new version of the SchneeApp Thuringian Forest is now available free of charge in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. Anyone who is already using the SchneeApp will automatically receive the update on their smartphone. If the automatic app update is deactivated, the existing SchneeApp must be updated manually via the respective store.schneeapp.thueringer-wald.com.
The Saale-Orla district is mostly in the Thuringian Slate Mountains or in its transitional areas to the Thuringian Holzland and the Vogtland. As a result, the terrain has a clear low mountain range character, more than 80% of the area of the district is over 400 m high. The lowest point is the Orlatal with a height of approx. 180 m above sea level. NN in the municipality of Langenorla. At 733 m, the Sieglitzberg near Bad Lobenstein near the Bavarian border is the highest point in the district. The highest place is Rodacherbrunn at about 700 m altitude.