Best wildlife trails in Vöhl

Popular circular hike in the Kellerwald-Ebersee National Park, Hesse. This circular trail starts at the hiking car park above the national park centre. The trail is well signposted and very well developed. It goes through the Hardt and the Hundsbachgründe around the Ringelberg, with the route leading mostly through forest past streams and slopes. The way back is slightly uphill. The route mainly follows gravel paths. From time to time there are also great views of the protected area's sea of...

Section of the primeval forest trail, Hesse This section takes you around the Ochsenbühl and along the banks of the Edersee towards Herzhausen. There are many water birds to observe. You finally reach the destination of this fourth stage, Asel, on a sloping path. There are refreshment stops along the way. Highlights: - "Ederufer near Herzhausen" nature reserve - "Ederfeld" - muddy lake bed when the water recedes - Block debris pile with historic trees

Popular long-distance stage at Lake Edersee, Hesse This is the 5th stage of the popular long-distance hiking trail "Urwaldsteig", which runs around Lake Edersee over a total length of 68 kilometres. The fifth stage starts in Asel and leads to Scheid. You need to be a little sure-footed on this section - in between, the trail leads along narrow and sometimes stony paths over scree slopes and through rustic forests. The route is marked with the wild service tree leaf and follows the...

Start the route at the "Elsebach" national park car park near Schmittlotheim. The arnica flower leads the way up to Fahrentriesch. You will be accompanied at every turn by remnants of heathland, old trees from wooded pastures and narrow paths as witnesses to historical agricultural land use. The old landscape at Fahrentriesch with its rare Nardus meadow is to be preserved in the long term.

Stage 3 of the primeval forest trail, Hesse This section takes you through the wild and romantic Wieslohgraben to Lake Edersee and along its shore for a while. The hike ends in Kirchlothheim, where you can spend the night or take the bus to the next larger town. Highlights of the hike: - Five-lake view - Banfe Bay