page_title: Thuringian Forest
section_title: Frauenwald-Neustadt Thuringian Forest
hierarchical_section_title: Thuringian Forest / Natural regions / Frauenwald-Neustadt Thuringian Forest
caption_attribution_description: Der Kickelhahn bei Ilmenau (Thüringen), davor die Stadt. Aufgenommen: am Vogelherd, Pörlitzer Höhe
context_page_description: The Thuringian Forest, is a mountain range in the southern parts of the German state of Thuringia, running northwest to southeast between the valley of the river Werra near Eisenach and the Thuringian-Vogtlandian Slate Mountains. The geographical boundary with the latter range follows approximately a line from Gehren via Großbreitenbach to Schönbrunn near Schleusingen, defined by the rivers Schleuse and Neubrunn on the southwestern slope, and Talwasser, Wohlrose and Möhre on the northeastern slope.
context_section_description: The region around Frauenwald and Neustadt forms the most south-eastern part of the Thuringian forest proper. It is limited by state road B 4 in the northwest, and by a line along the rivers Talwasser (with Ilmsenbach), Neubrunn, and Schleuse. The adjacent Thuringian Slate Mountains form a geographically and geologically separate natural region, although they are often popularly referred to as a continuation of the former range. Populated places wholly within the region are Frauenwald, Allzunah, Neustadt am Rennsteig, and Oehrenstock. Parts of Stützerbach also reach into this area. Roads follow the Rennsteig, the mountain crests, or the valleys of the rivers.
  The main ridge of the mountain range exceeds altitudes of 800 m in several places. The highest and best known summit is Kickelhahn (861 m a.s.l.) southwest of Ilmenau. As seen from there, all secondary crests towards the northeast and the southwest clearly originate from the main one and show even and gentle slopes, not counting the steep descent into the foreland. The southwestern crests reach altitudes of about 800 m. The dividing valleys are often narrow gorges.
  The area is drained towards the northeast by the fan of the Ilm tributaries towards the Saale river, towards the southwest by Nahe, Trenkbach, Schleuse, Gabel, Tanne, and tributaries of Neubrunn towards the Werra. Schleuse, Gabel, and Tanne feed the large Schönbrunn reservoir.
  Notable summits include:
  Kickelhahn (861 m) with observation tower, "backyard mountain" of Ilmenau
  Großer Dreiherrnstein (838 m), 500 m from the tripoint of the former countries Schwarzburg-Arnstadt, Saxe-Eisenach, and Henneberg
  Großer Hundskopf (824 m) with a transmitter site on its foothill Kalter Staudenkopf (768 m)
caption: Kickelhahn with Ilmenau in the foreground
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