Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Haunetal · Updated on 14 November 2026
Kuppenpfad - Kurzvariante walk
Kuppenpfad - Kurzvariante is a walk of 12.5 km from Haunetal that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 3 benches.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 12.5 km
- ± 3:10 h
- ↑ 248 m · ↓ 261 m
- Moderate
- Circular walk
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 3 benches.
Follow these steps in the appNo public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
2 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Jörg Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint
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Photo: Jörg Braukmann · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 248 m
- Down
- ↓ 261 m
- Highest point
- 480 m
- Lowest point
- 231 m
- 5-10% slope · 4.2 km
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
12.5 km in total- Track: 10.2 km
- Street: 1.6 km
- Road: 425 m
- Path: 300 m
Surfaces
12.5 km in total- Gravel: 3.1 km
- Unpaved: 2.3 km
- Asphalt: 2.3 km
- Paved: 475 m
- Unknown: 4.3 km
About the walking route Kuppenpfad - Kurzvariante
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Kuppenpfad - Kurzvariante is a circular walk of 12.5 km from Haunetal: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 248 m in total and descend 261 m. Allow ± 3:10 h, without breaks. The level is moderate.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (10.2 km), street (1.6 km) and road (425 m). Of the surface, 3.1 km gravel and 2.3 km unpaved. For 4.3 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 3 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kulturdenkmal Lager PfaffenwaldMemorial · 6 km from the route - 2
SinzigburgRuins · 1.7 km from the route - 3
StoppelsbergViewpoint · 1.8 km from the route - 4
Observation towerObservation tower · 1.8 km from the route - 5
Burgruine AltwehrdaCastle · 1.8 km from the route - 6
Gelbes SchlossCastle · 2.5 km from the route - 7
Rotes SchlossCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 8
Burgruine MilnrodeCastle · 6.1 km from the route - 9
Jagdschloß BurghaunCastle · 7.9 km from the route - 10
Stiftsruine Bad HersfeldAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 11
LullusfeuerAttraction · 9.7 km from the route - 12
Ev. Kirche FraurombachAttraction · 9.8 km from the route - 13
Burgstall WallenfelsCastle · 1.3 km from the route - 14Burgruine HauneckCastle · 1.8 km from the route
- 15Schloss EichhofCastle · 6.7 km from the route
- 16Robert-Heil-TurmObservation tower · 8.8 km from the route
- 17Burg FürsteneckCastle · 8.9 km from the route
- 18StadtmuseumMuseum · 9.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Kuppenpfad - Kurzvariante?
Kuppenpfad - Kurzvariante is 12.5 km long. Allow ± 3:10 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Haunetal.
How hard is this route?
Moderate, with 248 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Mengshäuser Kuppe and Heussner-Turm.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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