Editing Thuringian Forest (section)

=== Tambach-Oberhof Thuringian Forest ===
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-09641-0005, Oberhof, II. Wintersportmeisterschaften, Vorbereitungen zum Bobfahren.jpg|thumb|East German winter sport championships in [[Oberhof, Germany|Oberhof]], February 1951.]]
The [[Bundesstraße 247|B 247]] from [[Luisenthal]] via Oberhof and [[Zella-Mehlis]] to [[Suhl]], which follows the [[Ohra]] to the north, a section along the [[Lichtenau (river)|Lichtenau]] to the south and finally the lower reaches of the [[Hasel (Werra)#Nebenflüsse|Mühlwasser]], together with the slightly more than 10&nbsp;km long L 1028 road that runs parallel to it to the northwest separates this natural sub-division of the Thuringian Forest from the rest. Apart from the south, this region is traversed by very few public roads and is only populated in the south – in the villages of [[Schnellbach (Floh-Seligenthal)|Schnellbach]] and [[Struth-Helmershof]] in the municipality of [[Floh-Seligenthal]], the [[Rotterode]], [[Unterschönau]] and [[Oberschönau]] suburbs of [[Steinbach-Hallenberg]] and the town of Zella-Mehlis.

The [[Elbe-Weser watershed]], accompanied by the ''Rennsteig'', reaches heights of around 900&nbsp;m at several places southwest to west of Oberhof, but does not really form any individual mountains and has very much the character of a mountain crest. By contrast, the [[Großer Hermannsberg]] and Ruppberg (see below) that rise to the southwest of the ridge are better known and popular tourist destinations. To the northeast, where the terrain gradually flattens out, are two of the 3 largest reservoirs in the Thuringian Forest (see below). The best known rock formation in the mountain range, the [[Falkenstein (Thuringia)|Falkenstein]], is also found in this area.

[[File:Gebrannterstein1.jpg|thumb|left|The main crags on Gebrannter Stein (897&nbsp;m)]]
[[Image:ruppberg gipfel bank.jpg|thumb|View from the Ruppberg near [[Zella-Mehlis]]]]
Notable summits include:

* Schützenberg (904&nbsp;m, main crest southwest of Oberhof)
* Greifenberg (901&nbsp;m, main crest west of Oberhof)
* [[Gebrannter Stein]] (897&nbsp;m, south of the Rennsteig, north of Zella-Mehlis) with remarkable [[cliff]]s
* [[Großer Hermannsberg]] (867&nbsp;m, southwest flank) - local mountain for [[Steinbach-Hallenberg]], with observation tower
* [[Ruppberg]] (866&nbsp;m, southwest flank) - local mountain (northwest) for [[Zella-Mehlis]], with observation tower

==== Rivers and lakes ====
[[File:Ohra-Talsperre Dam from south.jpg|thumb|The [[Ohra Dam]]]]
The northeastern flank of the mountains is drained by right tributaries of the [[Apfelstädt (river)|Apfelstädt]], especially the [[Schmalwasser (Apfelstädt)|Schmalwasser]], and left tributaries of the [[Ohra]], notably the Kernwasser, via the (Apfelstädt,) [[Gera (river)|Gera]] and [[Unstrut]] into the [[Saale]]. The Apfelstädt is impounded by the Tambach-Dietharz Dam into a small lake and the Schmalwasser and Ohra by the [[Schmalwasser Dam|Schmalwasser]] and [[Ohra Dam]]s into larger reservoirs.

The south is drained by the Asbach which flows via the [[Stille (river)|Stille]] into the [[Schmalkalde]] and by rivers and streams belonging to the fan-like system of tributaries of [[Hasel (Werra)]], in particular the [[Schwarza (Hasel)|Schwarza]],<ref>The Schwarza is called the ''Haselbach'' in its upper reaches and the ''Schönau'' in its middle course</ref> ''Häselbach'',<ref>The Häselbach is, especially in its source region, also called the ''Dürre Hasel''</ref> [[Lichtenau (river)|Lichtenau]] and a stream from Albrechts, feeding into the [[Werra]].