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Reuber Hut – Lippold's Cave loop from Gerzen

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Reuber Hut – Lippold's Cave loop from Gerzen

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4.3

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Reuber Hut – Lippold's Cave loop from Gerzen

03:19

11.3km

320m

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: August 8, 2026

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2.34 km

Reuber Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The cute Reuberghütte is located in the middle of the forest and invites you to take a break. There are some seats inside and outside and there is even a …

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2.34 km

Waldläufer Beech

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An impressive beech tree. Ideally suited as a crossing point or waypoint with a resting place as a bench around the tree. The rangers feed the nearby Reuberghütte.

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3.91 km

View of Brunkensen and surroundings

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A very nice view of Alfeld and surroundings

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4.62 km

Glene Stream

Highlight • River

A beautiful creek Names Glene.

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4.85 km

Lippoldshöhle Parking Area

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Free hiking car park with hiking map and rest areas

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5.12 km

Lippold's Cave

Highlight • Cave

Robber Lippold
About an hour west of Alfeld, at the village of Brunkensen, lies the Lippoldshöhle. It consists of several rooms, one of which is called the kitchen, another is …

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7.98 km

Reuberg

Forest

9.38 km

Reuberg Telecommunications Tower

Highlight • Monument

On the main peak of the Reuberg (328.2 m above sea level) is the telecommunications tower of the Telekom

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9.92 km

Reuberg Communications Tower

Highlight • Monument

The path is very beautiful, but also quite steep. But once you get to the top, the cool radio tower awaits you and it's worth the effort!

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10.8 km

Viewpoint

11.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.60 km

2.02 km

468 m

177 m

Surfaces

4.45 km

3.54 km

2.93 km

177 m

163 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 26 August

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Comments

June 1, 2025,Reuberghütte – Lippoldshöhle Runde von Gerzen

A beautiful hike up to the Lippold Cave. After that, however, I wouldn't follow the route suggested by Komoot, as it didn't make sense to me, and due to previous forestry work, the "path" resembled more of a muddy field.

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December 25, 2021,HI Brunkensen Lippoldshöhle zum Reuberg🥾🏠

Please do not follow the path exactly as we are partly across the forest. The planned paths either no longer existed or were not recognizable through the foliage.

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September 24, 2025,Hohe Warte > Lippoldshöhle > Reuberg

"The journey is the destination" is a good description of my hike today. First, I scrambled to find paths around the Lippold Cave, which I only viewed from the outside today. Impressive rock formations, especially from below.
Searching for my way through the beautiful beech forest, I found the "von Löhneysen Memorial Stone" and the family grave.
From there, a …

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February 8, 2023,Reuberg-Höhenzug (Lippoldshöhlen, Steinbrüche und Gerzer Klippen)

Beautiful and strenuous round tour in the Reuberg ridge, west of Alfeld. The starting point was the hiker's car park in Glenetal. From there it wasn't far to the Lippold Caves, which you could already see from the parking lot.
On the west side of the ridge it went over the Helleberg to an old quarry and from there back …

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Reuber Hut – Lippold's Cave loop from Gerzen

Reuber Hut

Waldläufer Beech

View of Brunkensen and surroundings

Glene Stream

Lippoldshöhle Parking Area

Lippold's Cave

Reuberg Telecommunications Tower

Reuberg Communications Tower

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