Hiking

Habichtswaldsteig

Kassel · Hesse · Germany

Habichtswaldsteig is a hike from Kassel in Germany: 86.3 km, 2058 m of climb, 1661 m of descent, high point 558 m.

• 86.3 km
• 2058 m of climb
• 1661 m of descent
• high point 558 m

About this hike

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.

Getting there

This hike starts near Kassel. Open the destination for travel time from where you are by car, train or plane, and the price of a night.

More hikes around Kassel

• Hessenweg 2 - 370.8 km, +6566 m
• Löwenweg (HWGHV) - 92.3 km, +2043 m
• Hessenweg 2 (Teilstück Warburg – Homberg (Efze)) - 92.0 km, +2013 m
• Vaake - Brunslar - 60.8 km, +748 m
• Ederseeweg - 45.4 km, +852 m
• Herkulesweg - Etappe 5 - 23.2 km, +562 m
• Habichtswaldsteig - Extratour Niedenstein - 16.2 km, +201 m
• Märchenlandweg - Etappe 16 - 16.0 km, +165 m

Before you go

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Route data from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation from open terrain data. Updated 2026-08-25.