Editing Thuringian Forest (section)

=== Northwest Thuringian Forest ===

The Northwest Thuringian Forest comprises an area of about 70&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> reaching heights up to {{convert|470|m|abbr=on}}, hardly exceeding those of the adjacent [[Buntsandstein]] forelands to the southwest, but exhibiting a much more pronounced relief. It stretches until ''Moosbach'' stream, a tributary or Erbstrom river, in the north east, and to [[Bundesstraße]] 19 in the east and south, which follows the upper reaches of Elte river between the villages of Wilhelmsthal and Etterwinden. The predominant rock species is ''Eisenacher [[Rotliegend]]'', namely [[Conglomerate (geology)|conglomerates]] and [[sandstone]]s. The area is known for the so-called ''Drachenschlucht'', a narrow gorge near Eisenach, and the [[Wartburg]] castle. The northern part of the area is drained by several streams into the [[Hörsel]], the southern part into the Elte. Hence, the ridge of the Northwestern Thuringian Forest only forms the [[Drainage divide|watershed]] between Hörsel and the middle course of the [[Werra]].

Notable summits include:
* Großer Drachenstein (470 m)
* Wartberg (about 390 m, north of the main ridge), site of [[Wartburg]] castle

The much larger natural region of Central Thuringian Forest with an area of about 850&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, whose ridge rises mostly above {{convert|600|m|abbr=on}}, is subdivided into several parts described below in their sequence from the north-west to the south-east.