Salzkopfhütte – Sophien Sanatorium loop from Bad Berka

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Salzkopfhütte – Sophien Sanatorium loop from Bad Berka

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Salzkopfhütte – Sophien Sanatorium loop from Bad Berka

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5.74km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

693 m

Atrium of Zentralklinik Bad Berka

Highlight • Rest Area

1.88 km

Salzkopfhütte

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice refuge with a rest area facing south and therefore nice and sunny.

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Tip by

2.21 km

Path Between Old and New Clinic

Highlight • Trail

A wonderful piece of nature

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2.95 km

Sophien-Lungenheilstätte

Highlight • Historical Site

The Sophien Lung Sanatorium for Consumptives, idyllically situated in the forest, was built in 1898 and has been empty since 1994. It became the Bad Berka Central Clinic, which still exists today.

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5.74 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.82 km

1.08 km

845 m

Surfaces

5.02 km

504 m

208 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 20 October

10°C

6°C

82 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

February 12, 2022,Lost Places Runde von Bad Berka

The Sophienheilstätte for consumptives is a former lung sanatorium in Munich near Bad Berka in Thuringia. The building, idyllically located in the forest, was built in 1898 and has been empty since 1994. (Wikipedia)

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April 9, 2022,Sophienheilstätte, 🌲🌲🌲, Zentralklinik

I had already expected that I would not be able to get into the Sophienheilstätte (built in 1898 and closed in 1997 - what was then a lung sanatorium). Last week there was an event with entry 70 euros!! to take some pictures. Since everything was newly secured and I didn't have a cordless screwdriver with me, I was unlucky …

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