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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Birx Hiking Hut – Bauerberg loop from Benshausen

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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Birx Hiking Hut – Bauerberg loop from Benshausen

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4.4

(9)

25

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Birx Hiking Hut – Bauerberg loop from Benshausen

02:31

8.90km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 25, 2026

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Naturpark Thüringer Wald

Waypoints

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Start point

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1.54 km

Birx Hiking Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This hut, located right on the RhönRennsteig trail, which starts in Birx and ends in Oberhof, is truly amazing. Only the view across the meadow to familiar peaks like the Domberg, Schorn, and Regenberg tops it all.

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2

4.50 km

Bauerberg

Highlight • Forest

3

5.45 km

Statue of the Dancer

Highlight • Monument

The artistic diversity is also present here, from Bauerberg down to Ebertshausen. This makes hiking enjoyable.

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6.49 km

Dörrenbacher Blick Wooden Sculpture

Highlight • Structure

with four faces. A truly beautiful chainsaw art piece. There's a lot of it in and around Benshausen.

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6.77 km

View of Dolmar from Stiller Stein (Hermannsberg, Rhön)

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View to the Dolmar

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8.90 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.71 km

158 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.98 km

3.30 km

431 m

121 m

< 100 m

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