The Ederseeweg is a 47 km long main hiking trail from kassel above Naumburg after Nieder-Werbe on Edersee. The hiking route has existed since 1928 and was set up due to the steadily increasing popularity of the Edertalsperre, which was completed in 1914, which attracted more and more tourists and visitors and is still a popular excursion destination today.
Route profile
- Length: 47 km. The Ederseeweg can be easily divided into several stages of different lengths.
- Altitude meters: About 900 meters. The two starting points, the stop Wilhelmshöhe (Park) and Nieder-Werbe am Edersee, lie at different heights.
- Stages: 3 stages, the start and end points of which can all be easily reached by public transport and often also have a place to stop for refreshments.
- Mark: The Ederseeweg is marked with a white E, usually on a black or dark background. The stickers also bear the words "Ederseeweg" and "HWGHV".
- Signposting: Most of the signposting for the Ederseeweg can be described as good. Only signposts with kilometer information are rarely found on the hiking route.
- Suitable footwear: In dry weather, the hiking trail can be walked on with normal shoes with a good profile, apart from short sections such as in the Langenberge.
- Family suitability: Only partially given, as the Ederseeweg always has steeper gradients.
- Mountain bike suitability: Yes, usually even for beginners with little experience.
- Best season: All year round, but preferably the Ederseeweg should be hiked in dry weather.
background
The Edersee, also Eder reservoirWith 11.8 km² of water surface and 199.3 million m³ of storage space, it is the second largest reservoir in terms of area and the third largest in terms of volume Germany. The Edertalsperre, which was built from 1908 to 1914, is mainly used to provide water for the Upper Weser and the Mittelland Canal, but is also a popular destination with many attractions such as Waldeck Castle, Wildlife park and Kahler Haardt. The close to the south bank of the Edersee Kellerwald-Edersee National Park and the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park which are accessible through a variety of hiking trails.
The Ederseeweg is one of the oldest still existing today Hiking routes in North Hesse and was approved by the HWGHV in 1928 due to the increasing popularity of the Edersee set up for tourists and visitors. With the marking of the Ederseeweg, the HWGHV deviated for the first time from the path marking with uniform signs and instead chose a letter as a signpost for the hiking route. Much of the wooded hiking trail runs through the Habichtswald Nature Park.
getting there
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By car
Parking spaces for hikers along the Ederseeweg can be found at Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe and in Habichtswald (mountains), between Niedenstein and Bad Emstal at the Altenburg and in Nieder-Werbe. Since the Ederseeweg is a long-distance hiking trail, the use of public transport to get there is recommended.
With public transport
Both starting points of the Ederseeweg are easily accessible by bus and train. All stops on the Ederseeweg or in the immediate vicinity have been linked with a photo. In addition, all bus and AST lines operating there are listed, the timetables can be downloaded directly as PDF.
Route description
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The Ederseeweg can be divided into three stages and runs mainly over paved forest and farm roads. But even these can quickly become muddy and difficult to walk on when the weather is appropriate. Alternatively, you can also take the hiking routes that run roughly parallel to the Ederseeweg Habichtswaldsteig (Zierenberg-Edersee) and Herkulesweg X7 (Battenberg (Eder)-Heilbad Heiligenstadt) dodge. For a detailed hiking map, please simply click on the POIs that will immediately direct you to the described position.
1st stage: Wilhelmshöhe - Niedenstein 17.0 km
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Of the 1 Stop Wilhelmshöhe (Park)
(Lines 1 and 23) you first follow Wilhelmshöher Allee, then after crossing Königschaussee you reach Mulangstraße via an asphalt footpath along a small waterfall. On the sidewalk you now walk on the edge of the Bergparkes Wilhelmshöhe uphill, in between the winding course of the Mulangstraße is shortened via a more direct, initially paved, later graveled footpath. Not far from Mulangstrasse are several smaller sights of the Bergparkes Wilhelmshöhe, like the Chinese Pagoda, which are always worth a little detour. After all, that is 2 Mulang Street Edge of the forest of Habichtswaldes reached and the Ederseeweg branches off from the Mulangstraße into the Anthoniweg and further into the graveled Panoramaweg. From this small footpath, which runs right along the edge of the forest, you have a beautiful view of the Bad Wilhelmshöhe district Kassel basin. After the Druselpfad (D) has crossed the Ederseeweg you cross the Drusel and walk on narrow gravel footpaths between the YMCA campus and the Augustinum to the street Im Druseltal, on the opposite side of the street the 3 Druseltal stop (Lines 3, 12, 22, 23, 51, 52 and 53) lies.
Once you have passed the end of the tram, you walk past a walking board up a small, steep gravel footpath and into the Habichtswald into it. The Ederseeweg now runs on unpaved forest paths roughly parallel to Konrad-Adenauer-Straße, before it leads down past a water tank to this and the Zeche-Marie-Weg (Lines 12, 51, 52 and 53) is achieved. From there you walk a bit along Konrad-Adenauer-Straße to 4 Blossomweg stop (Lines 12, 51, 52 and 53), behind which the Ederseeweg leads back into the forest. On a gravel forest path it is now slightly uphill the eastern slope of the Brasselsberg, on the highest point of the Bismarck Tower stands up before the 5 Crossing the coffee grinder Crossroads is reached, via which other hiking trails such as the Kassel-Steig run away. From the coffee grinder you hike steadily downhill on gravel forest roads to the edge of the forest Habichtswaldes and with beautiful views over Schauenburg and direction Baunatal at the height of the Hirzstein hiking car park under the 6 Federal motorway 44 through to Elgershausen. In the village you follow the Hirtenstraße further downhill past the fairground, the DRK house (Line 59), a small fountain and across the Bauna to Korbacher Strasse, where you turn right and the 7 Cemetery stop[1] (Lines 51, 52, 53 and 59) reached.
After crossing Korbacher Strasse, Ederseeweg branches off into Hilgenhofstrasse, which is under the railway line kassel-Naumburg (Hessencourrier) leads out of Elgershausen. You now hike further and further on paved farm roads towards the wooded Langenberge, but at first the 8 State road 3215 (formerly federal highway 520) crossed and the Ederseeweg changes to meadow paths. These run through the source area of the Lützel to the edge of the forest of the Langenberge, where you hike a short distance before you join the Kassel-Steig runs steeply uphill on gravel forest roads into the forest. During the 9 Kassel-Steig branches off again quite soon, the Edeerseeweg continues steadily uphill. But in the end the worst climb has been mastered and you hike uphill in a southerly direction, both over gravel forest roads and a short stretch over a narrow, unpaved path. After a right turn is then the 10 Vogelrain rest area reached, where there are also two signposts. At the same time, most of the ascent up the Langenberge has been overcome, only to the south of the Vogelrain rest area there is a barely noticeable ascent up a ridge. Instead, the Ederseeweg now runs a little steeper downhill on gravel forest roads and later mostly at the same height through the forest west of the Schwengeberges. After a while you follow the markings of the Ederseeweg down to the 11 Edge of the Langenberge forest and past a single house together with the extra tour H5 des Habichtswaldsteiges along this. Over unpaved paths through a small coniferous forest you finally come to the Löwenweg (X2), with which you now hike identically in the route, past a larger and a smaller refuge north of the Niedensteiner Kopf. If you want, you can take a short detour up to the Hessenturm on the Niedensteiner Kopf via local hiking trails, from whose viewing platform you have a beautiful view in all directions. Meanwhile, the Ederseeweg runs along with the Löwenweg over the Kasseler path Niedenstein into it. Either via a staircase along the cemetery or via the streets Schöne Aussicht and Schwasebachstraße (both routes are marked) you finally reach the Niedensteiner half-timbered town hall at Oberntor, from which it is not far to the main street 12 Ratskeller stop[2] (Lines 54 and 401) is where the first stage of the Ederseeweg ends after 17 kilometers.
2nd stage: Niedenstein - Naumburg (Hessen) 14.0 km
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Of the Ratskeller (Lines 54 and 401) you first follow the main road downhill past the bridge (Lines 54 and 401) down to Breitenbacher Straße / Wichdorfer Straße, before crossing it and following Altenburger Weg uphill. This soon turns into an asphalt farm road, on which the Ederseeweg up to 13 Altenburg hiking car park runs along the edge of the forest (starting point of Eco path archeology Altenburg and Falkenstein). Continue along the edge of the forest, now together with the Habichtswaldsteig and over gravel forest roads, you walk past the Forstgartenborn to 14 Angel's peace . This resting place is named after Elisabeth Engel, who in the late 19th century took a short break every week on her way from Sand to here kassel put in to the market. From Engels Ruh you walk on gravel paths through the forest downhill into the Emstal, where the Ederseeweg and the Habichtswaldsteig separate again. The Ederseeweg now runs together with the Herkulesweg (X7) on paved paths and roads past the holiday village to Sand. Via Feriendorfstraße, Niedensteiner Weg and Pfarrstraße you finally reach the 15 Evangelical Church of Sand, as well as past this the Kasseler Straße. Those who want to end their hike in sand will not find the two stops far away town hall (Lines 55, 59, 142, 144, 152 and 154) and graveyard (Lines 53, 59, 142, 144, 152 and 154).
After crossing Kasseler Strasse at the Raiffeisenbank, follow the markings for Ederseeweg over Fischbachstrasse and Am Langen Garten, past a small park with a sand pond. Soon after, the 16 Bundesstrasse 450 at the Offenhausen settlement, north of this in Wolfhager Strasse (Kreisstrasse 110) you will find the eponymous one Offenhausen (Lines 53, 59, 142, 144, 152 and 154). From Offenhausen you now follow gravel farm roads up to the edge of the forest east of the Kuhberg, from which you have a beautiful view over the whole of sand. At the same time, shortly after entering the forest, an unpaved forest path begins, which you can use to return to a paved forest path after a short time. Follow this in a northerly direction to the county road 113, follow it for a few meters and then circle the Wartberg over a gravel forest path. On the west side you finally reach the 17 Wartberg refuge the forest enthusiasts Elbenberg, from which one now usually slightly downhill further in a westerly direction Naumburg wanders. You walk down a partly winding forest path into a depression, step out of the forest, cross it 18 Sporle Brook and shortly afterwards it reaches the railway line via an asphalt farm road kassel-Naumburg, which from the museum railway Hessencourrier is driven on. You now follow this via the Hattenhäuser Weg Naumburg inside, past the guest house and the Naumburg train station (Bz Kassel) with the railway museum, as well as the railway station (Lines 53, 55, 142, 144, 152, 154 and 585.3). Passing a refuge and the Evangelical Church, you walk down Bahnhofstrasse and finally reach it along with the Volkmarser way after 14 kilometers the stage destination, the 19 Naumburg with the two opposite stops In the grove and In front of the gate(formerly cemetery) (Lines 53, 55, 142, 144, 152, 154 and 585.3).
3rd stage: Naumburg (Hessen) - Nieder-Werbe 16.0 km
From the stops In the grove / In front of the gate(formerly cemetery) (Lines 53, 55, 142, 144, 152, 154 and 585.3) follow the streets In der Rhöde and Im Rehmbach slightly uphill Naumburg out. Initially along the Rehmbach, the Ederseeweg soon branches off into Wintersgrund, where it follows the asphalt access road to the Sankt Martin house, referred to on the map as the rest home, to the edge of the forest. At this point, the markings of the Ederseeweg lead the hiker along into the upper part of the background, while the paved access road was previously together with the 20 Habichtswaldsteig branches off. Finally, the Ederseeweg also crosses the ground via a small wooden footbridge, and then continues on the other side in the forest on gravel forest paths. Slightly but steadily rising, after a while you meet the markings of the student path (X13) southwest of the Rabenkopf. Both hiking routes now lead together to 21 Bosselplatz, over which the Diemel-Eder-Weg (D) also leads. While the other hiking trails branch off at this point to Freienhagen, Netze or the Grenzsteinpfad, hikers walk on the Ederseeweg on graveled forest roads past the breakfast beech downhill to state road 3083. After crossing this you reach the settlement a little later on paved farm roads 22 Netzer Tiergarten, where you change again to unpaved paths and walk not far from the edge of the forest through the forest area to the west of the settlement. Shortly afterwards, a graveled forest path leads to the graveled Busoldweg, which you now follow downhill past the Friedrichsthal hunting lodge down to Kreisstraße 19 and continue into Selbach.
At the 23 Bus stop MitteLine 510.2, or a covered resting place with a model of the Friedrichsthal hunting lodge, you turn along with the Kassel-Edersee cycle path and the Waldecker Weg (W) (Hessenweg 4) into a residential street, which turns into an asphalt farm road after a few meters and runs uphill towards the Ederseebahn. This, today for the paved Ederseebahn cycle path rebuilt, is finally reached and crossed under a gravel path, it is worth a detour over the Railway cycle path to the nearby Reiherbachtalbrücke, also called Selbach Viaduct. On the other side of the embankment, you then walk steeply and curvy over a paved farm road downhill to the federal highway 485, on which the Selbach junction (Lines 510, 510.1, 510.2 and 581.4), which, in contrast to the local bus stop, is approached much more often (even on weekends).
The Ederseeweg has now arrived in the Reiherbachtal, through which you will hike steadily downhill to Nieder-Werbe. To do this, after crossing the federal highway 485, first follow the access road to Hof In der Reiherbach, where the 24 Reiherbachtal refuge and later a partly graveled, partly badly paved road. Meanwhile, the Waldecker Weg branches off (W) (Hessenweg 4) up to the Waldeck airfield and on to Waldeck and the Elbe-Twiste-Weg (⊥) crosses the Ederseeweg. Shortly before the Landesstraße 3200, or before the Klingebach, you change the bank of the 25 Reiherbachesin order to then hike along forest and meadow paths to Nieder-Werbe. The district of Waldeck is reached via the Reiherbachstraße, after 16 kilometers along the Reiherbach Vorstaubeckens you are finally at the 26 Nieder-Werbe stop[3] (Lines 503, 510.2, 585.1 and 585.5) arrived, which is also the destination of the Ederseeweg.
trips
From Nieder-Werbe there are several hiking trails such as the Urwaldsteig Edersee or that Kellerwaldsteig continue to Scheid peninsula or to Bald Hardt with the lookout point Beautiful view hike. The two circular hiking trails connect directly to the Ederseeweg and mostly lead over unpaved and near-natural forest paths and paths. Of the Divorce you can then take the bus routes 510.2 and 585.5 drive back to Nieder-Werbe. The length of the route between Nieder-Werbe and Scheid over the Urwaldsteig Edersee, or the Kellerwaldsteig is simply five kilometers at an altitude of 150 meters.
literature
- Cycling and hiking map of the Habichtswald Nature Park - scale 1:35 000, ISBN 978-3-86973-031-8 , € 4.50, published by Kartographische Kommunalen Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (2011).
- HR Habichtswald / Reinhardswald Nature Park - Topographic leisure map 1:50 000, ISBN 978-3-89446-319-9 , 9.50 €, published jointly by the Hessisch-Waldeckischer Gebirgs- und Heimatverein e.V. and the Hessian State Office for Soil Management and Geoinformation (2012).
- WL Waldecker Land National and Nature Park Kellerwald / Edersee / Nature Park Diemelsee - topographic leisure map 1:50 000, ISBN 978-3-89446-320-5 , 9.50 €, published jointly by the Hessisch-Waldeckischer Gebirgs- und Heimatverein e.V. and the Hessian State Office for Soil Management and Geoinformation (2012).
