5 places · 4 with rooms, 1 camping, 2 with meals on the Spechtsbrunn → Brennersgrün section of the Rennsteig, in Kleintettau (Ludwigsstadt), Brennersgrün (Lehesten), Grumbach (Wurzbach). Phone and WhatsApp numbers are listed so you can book ahead.
Basic forest campsite on the Bavarian side, about 0.1 km from the Rennsteig at km 133.6 (some 4.5 km after Spechtsbrunn), for up to four tents, with fire pit, firewood and compost toilet. No water: bring your own. Book online only (16 euros per tent in 2026); you get the exact location when you book.
Simple walkers' house right on the Rennsteig in Brennersgrün: two four-bed rooms and a double, shared showers and a small kitchen. Dinner is delivered from the owners' pizzeria in Grumbach, and luggage transfer is available on request.
Café, bistro and guesthouse with rooms on the Rennsteig in Brennersgrün, with 2026 room prices online. The café opens mainly at weekends.
Self-catering holiday houses and a flat right on the trail in Brennersgrün. Ask about one-night stays.
Village pub in Grumbach, just off the Rennsteig about 2.5 km after Brennersgrün, with two double rooms, breakfast and dinner. E-mails are answered late in the evening, so phone.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed, not confirmed" appear on a public listing (OpenStreetMap or the Rennsteig accommodation list of the Thüringer Wald tourism board) but could not be confirmed on their own website. Places on the Rennsteig are small family businesses; book ahead, tell your host if you will arrive late, and carry cash, as some take no cards. Several inns and tour companies carry bags between overnight stops; book luggage transfer in advance, and note that many holiday flats want a minimum stay of two nights.
The Rennsteig route works offline in Outest, with these places on the map and a trail guide you can ask about water, weather and the next village.