Kassel
About Kassel
A cultural hub where Brothers Grimm folklore meets the monumental water features of the hilltop Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe.
Highlights
- Baroque water displays
- Brothers Grimm history
- UNESCO hillside park
- Contemporary art scene
Key Facts
- Altitude: 523m
- Top lift: 595m
- Ski pistes: 0.4km
- Ski lifts: 1
- Lakes nearby: 10
- MTB trails: 33.8km
Ski Area
Weather and 10-day forecast for Kassel
- Today: 11 to 16 °C, partly cloudy, 5 h of sunshine
- Freezing level today: about 3347 m (2790 to 3940 m)
| Day | Min / max | Sky | Precipitation | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pá 2. 10. | 11 / 16 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 5 h sun |
| so 3. 10. | 11 / 17 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 6 h sun |
| ne 4. 10. | 10 / 16 °C | rain | dry | 1 h sun |
| po 5. 10. | 11 / 16 °C | overcast | dry | 2 h sun |
| út 6. 10. | 8 / 17 °C | clear sky | dry | 11 h sun |
| st 7. 10. | 10 / 14 °C | rain | dry | 1 h sun |
| čt 8. 10. | 6 / 10 °C | overcast | dry | 1 h sun |
| pá 9. 10. | 4 / 11 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 5 h sun |
| so 10. 10. | 6 / 10 °C | drizzle | dry | 3 h sun |
| ne 11. 10. | 5 / 12 °C | partly cloudy | dry | 6 h sun |
Things to do in Kassel
Hikes nearby - Kassel (20)
20+ curated hiking trails around Kassel, sourced from OpenStreetMap and enriched with distance, elevation gain and difficulty.
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Herkulesweg - Etappe 5
Bad Emstal Sand - Altenburg - Ruine Falkenstein - Hoof - Herkules - Bad Wilhelmshöhe
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Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze))
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Vaake - Brunslar
Vaake - Roter Stock - Immenhausen - Wilhelmsthal - Fürstenwald - Igelsburg - Hohes Gras - Herbsthäuschen - Hoof - Vogelrain - Gestecke - Odenberg - Dissen - Brunslar
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Kasselsteig Etappe 10
Großenritte - Im Gerott - Hoof
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Löwenweg (HWGHV)
Warburg - Volkmarsen - Homberg (Efze)
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Eco Pfad Archäologie Altenburg und Falkenstein
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Märchenlandweg - Etappe 16
Breitenbach > Bad Emstal > Naumburg
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Habichtswaldsteig
Volcanic terrain shapes the Habichtswaldsteig's gentle slopes and hilltops, where forests, meadows, juniper heaths, and bizarre rock formations give way to medieval castle ruins and half-timbered villages. The trail runs through Habichtswald Nature Park from Zierenberg to the Edersee, passing landmarks like the Silbersee — a former open-cast mining lake near Dörnberg — in a landscape where the shy goshawk still flies.
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Ederseeweg
Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe - Brasselsberg - Elgershausen - Niedenstein - Bad Emstal - Naumburg - Nieder-Werbe
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Niedenstein, N5 - Rundweg zur Ruine Falkenstein
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Eco Pfad Großenritte
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Hoof - Bad Emstal
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Großenritte - Elmshagen
Großenritte - Trine Eck - Vogelrain - Elmshagen
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Rundwanderweg "1" des Naturpark Habichtswald ab Wanderparkplatz Falkenstein
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Habichtswaldsteig - Extratour Niedenstein
Habichtswaldsteig Extratour H5 "Im Bann der Chatten"
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Hessenweg 2
Warburg – Homberg (Efze) – Knüll – Alsfeld – Vogelsberg – Gelnhausen – Groß-Umstadt – Hirschhorn
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Bad Emstal, E1 - Burgenweg
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Bad Emstal, E12 - Kuppenweg
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Bad Emstal, E7
Rundweg E7 - Merxhäuser Weg, Bad Emstal
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Bad Emstal, E7 - Alternativ
Alternativer Rundweg E7 - Merxhäuser Weg, Bad Emstal
Horská kola u Kassel
- MTB-Strecke "Um das Habichtsspiel"
Getting to Kassel
Door-to-door travel times as used by the MR. ALPS ranking.
- Nearest airport: Kassel Airport (KSF), 13 km away, about 23 min by road
- Frankfurt am Main: 1h53 by car, 181 km
- Mannheim: 2h33 by car, 256 km
- Koblenz: 2h35 by car, 238 km
- Nürnberg: 3h17 by car, 317 km
- Stuttgart: 3h48 by car, 375 km
- Strasbourg: 3h56 by car, 392 km
Where to stay in Kassel
200 places to stay for a night on 2026-10-02, from 83 EUR per night, median 151 EUR. Prices are direct with hotels and destinations, compared live on the Kassel page.