Best backpacking trails in Frankenau

Varied long-distance hiking trail in the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park, Hesse. The certified Kellerwaldsteig quality trail leads hikers into the varied and uniquely beautiful nature of the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park and the surrounding nature park of the same name. It is recommended to divide the Kellerwaldsteig into 12 daily stages. A particular highlight of the route is Lake Edersee with its clear water. You also hike through rustic cripple forests, dense beech forests and some...

Stage 1 of the "Kellerwaldsteig" long-distance hiking trail, Hesse. This is the first stage of the Kellerwaldsteig, a certified quality trail that runs for almost 160 kilometres through the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park. The national park town of Frankenau marks the starting point of the 13 km long first section. On the way to the climatic health resort of Oberorke, you pass several castle ruins and a beautiful nature reserve in the Lengelbach valley. There are several places to stay...