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Benshausen

Braukopf Shelter – Ruppberg Hut loop from Benshausen

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Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen

Benshausen

Braukopf Shelter – Ruppberg Hut loop from Benshausen

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Braukopf Shelter – Ruppberg Hut loop from Benshausen

04:13

14.3km

430m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 6.53 km for 14 m

After 7.78 km for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.79 km

Dreiherrnstein Historic Boundary Marker

Highlight • Monument

Only discovered at second glance

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6.31 km

Braukopf Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A beautiful refuge that invites you to rest.

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6.68 km

Rest area and Touringen stamping point "Braukopfhütte" No. 56

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Hut at a crossroads, direction Ruppberg, Roter Bühl, Hermansfelsen ..

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6.80 km

Legend trail to the Ruppberg summit

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful hiking trail to the Ruppberg with various legend boards 🍀

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7.10 km

Ruppberg Protected Archaeological Site

Highlight • Historical Site

If you can make it up the serpentines by bike, you can park here

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7.12 km

Ruppberg Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The restaurant on Ruppberg is only open on weekends. Please check online beforehand.‼️

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7.15 km

Ruppberg Summit and Rappenberg Hut (Stamp Point No. 399)

Highlight • Summit

If the weather is right, the view often disappears in the fog :)

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7.17 km

Ascent to Ruppberg on the Legends Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Visited in winter, the hut on the hill was closed and there were hardly any people there.

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14.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

1.89 km

668 m

142 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.63 km

5.38 km

1.50 km

442 m

233 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 20 May

19°C

10°C

35 %

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Braukopf Shelter – Ruppberg Hut loop from Benshausen

Dreiherrnstein Historic Boundary Marker

Braukopf Shelter

Rest area and Touringen stamping point "Braukopfhütte" No. 56

Legend trail to the Ruppberg summit

Ruppberg Protected Archaeological Site

Ruppberg Hut

Ruppberg Summit and Rappenberg Hut (Stamp Point No. 399)

Ascent to Ruppberg on the Legends Trail

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