Best long trails in Edertal
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- 4.5 (36)·Moderate·11.9 km·Est. 3–3.5 hrVaried circular route in the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park, Hesse. Everywhere around the Edersee there is beautiful wild nature to be discovered. From Rehbach, the route leads along the shore and past the Edersee wildlife park. The hike also leads to the dam and some great viewpoints. Highlights of the hike: - Wildlife Park - Lake Eder - Dam of the Edersee
- 4.5 (25)·Moderate·12.6 km·Est. 4–4.5 hrPopular circular route in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse. This is a varied round that starts on the east bank of the Eder (when arriving by bus or train: stop at the Sperrmauer Ostseite stop). From here it goes through beautiful fields, meadows, quiet forest passages and smaller villages once around the Affolderner See. A relatively short part goes along the main road. There are places to stop for refreshments. Attention: In several places the way is through e.g. fallen trees...
- 4.5 (27)·Moderate·50.9 km·Est. 13.5–15 hrPopular cycle tour in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse. This cycle route is located in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park and starts in Waldeck. A particularly beautiful tour around the Edersee, often on forest paths. You can take a lunch break in Herzhausen about halfway along the route. You pass many campsites, so the route can also be completed in several shorter daily stages. Highlights of the route: - Views of the Edersee - Waldeck - Edersee shore near Herzhausen - Idyllic...
- 4.2 (21)·Moderate·10 km·Est. 3–3.5 hrPopular circular hike in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse. A beautiful loop around the Dicken Kopf and the Elmsberg. There is a nice refuge at Tannendriesch. The hike is marked throughout with a beech leaf. Highlights of the hike: - Dicker Kopf - Elmsberg - Waldeck II upper reservoir - Romantic Heimbach Valley
- 4.9 (8)·Moderate·58.9 km·Est. 15.5–17 hrPanoramic bike tour in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse. This loop trail leads around the Edersee. On the way there are places to stop for refreshments, campsites and pretty little towns, so that the tour can be tailored to individual needs. There is also a train station in Herzhausen, on the western shore of Lake Edersee. Highlights of the tour: - Views of the Edersee - Wildlife Park Edersee - Edersee shore near Herzhausen nature reserve - Dam of the Edersee - Affoldern reservoir
- 4.5 (12)·Moderate·10.1 km·Est. 3–3.5 hrPopular circular hike in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse. This 10-kilometre hike takes you around the Traddelkopf, the highest mountain in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park. Among other things, you pass the former Ruhlauber nature reserve, where you can marvel at some ancient beech trees. Highlights of the hike: - Natural forest paths - Traddelkopt
- 4.3 (6)·Hard·40.2 km·Est. 11–12.5 hrPopular cycle tour in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse. Starting from Rehbach (or any other place along the route), you cycle once around Lake Edersee. The tour can be completed in one day or in several shorter daily stages. There are numerous campsites and other accommodation options on the shores of the lake. Highlights of the cycle tour: - Views of the Edersee - Edersee wildlife park - Hünselburg nature reserve - Side trip to Waldeck Castle (optional)
- 4.0 (1)·Hard·16.4 km·Est. 5–5.5 hrVaried and popular youth hiking trail near Edertal, Hesse. This varied circular hike starts at the dam wall of Lake Edersee. It immediately climbs quite steeply and leads directly onto the jungle trail to Hemfurth. Numerous sights line the route, such as the Edersee trolley, the Great House (the house is upside down), the E.on waterworks and the Edersee Wildlife Park. There is even a bird of prey show here. If you don't fancy the wildlife park, there are other attractions along the way, such...
- 5.0 (3)·Moderate·10.1 km·Est. 3–3.5 hrSection of the primeval forest trail, Hesse The second section starts at the car park on Kraftwerkstraße Hemfurt. It goes up to the Großer Hegekopf, this ascent is quite demanding. If you want to avoid it, you can take the cable car to Peterskopf and then follow the signs back to the Urwaldsteig. Highlights: - White Stone - Refuge at the Sauermilchplatz
- 4.0 (1)·Moderate·60.5 km·Est. 18–19.5 hrPromising mountain bike tour in the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, Hesse. This moderately difficult MTB route in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, which takes about 5.5 hours, is best tackled with a full suspension bike but can also be easily managed with a hardtail. In summer, swimming is possible in the deep blue Edersee. In many places, the route follows the jungle trail; it is essential to be considerate of hikers here. Highlights of the route: - great views - Lake Eder - varied trails
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- Uhrenkopf
- Auf den Klippen
- Edersee
- Mühlteich
- Michelskopf
- Sperrmauer Edertalsperre
- Kletterwald
- Alter Grundablassschieber der Edertalsperre
- Kanzel
- Bloßenberg
- Oberbecken Waldeck II
- Greifvogelshow
- Affolderner See (Unterbecken)
- Nietring alte Rohrbahn
- Trifthütte
- Fünfseenblick Edersee
- Kanu-Rastplatz Anraff
- Eder
- Hammerbergspitze
- Eschelberg