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The Kaufunger Forest located in North Hesseabout 20 km east of kassel.
The highest elevation is the Hirschberg at 643 m, which is located southwest of Großalmerode. However, this mountain is relatively insignificant from a tourist point of view.
On the other hand, the Bilstein, which is only two meters lower with its observation tower, is well-known and worth seeing.
places
- Hann. Münden - Half-timbered metropolis on the northern edge of the mountains
- Sneezes - Small community in the mountains with a lot of forest around for hiking
- Staufenberg - Municipality with several small districts on the western slope of the Kaufunger Forest.
- Helsa - Pretty half-timbered village in the Losse valley
- Kaufungen - Half-timbered town in the Lossetal at the gates of Kassel
- Großalmerode - Mountain town below the Bilstein
- Witzenhausen - Located on the north-eastern edge of the mountains in the Werra valley
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Tourist Attractions
- Ziegenhagen adventure park - The amusement park is located on the northern edge of the mountains in Ziegenhagen near Hedemünden. In addition to many attractions, the facility also offers several museums: Folklore museum, iron museum with stove plate collection, car and motorcycle museum, animal enclosure with 100 animals.
Bilstein
The Bilstein near Großalmerode is the most famous elevation in the Kaufunger Wald with a height of 641 m. The destination is at 51 ° 17 ′ 7 ″ N.9 ° 47 '14 "E to find.
- Background: - The basalt top of the mountain was formed about 2 million years ago. A magma flow that did not erupt froze. Weather influences (wind, rain, etc.) carried away the softer rock and sediment layers and exposed the basalt cone that is visible today.
- Bilstein Tower - The observation tower was built in 1891. In 1960 the structure was raised by 7 m. With the lighthouse-like tower, the tower is now 20 m high. In 2004, numerous trees were felled on the basalt knoll. Since then you have a nice panoramic view again
- - Outlook: High Meissner, Habichtswald, Reinhardswald, Goettingen,
- - on clear days: resin With Chunks, Kellerwald, Rhön With Wasserkuppe (somewhat covered by oak)
- A donation is requested for climbing the tower (donation box at the tower entrance).
- Summit gastronomy - There is documentary evidence of hospitality for hikers since 1881. Today's Jausenhütte offers drinks and small dishes.
- Opening times and contact: The opening times of the Bilstein restaurant have changed:
- - April - October Tuesday to Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.,
- - November - March Saturday and Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
- - Open on public holidays.
- For groups also dates outside of this
Opening times: April 1 to October 31, Wed to Sun, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. until 31.3. Sat and Sun, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Approach on the road from Kassel (approx. 25 km) - Take the B 7 to Helsa. Here turn onto the B 451 towards Großalmerode. At the height above Wickenrode turn left into the Kohlenstraße to the "Bilstein" nature park. After about 1.5 km on the side road you reach the nature park at the edge of the forest at about 500 m height (at 51 ° 16 ′ 4 ″ N.9 ° 46 ′ 39 ″ E). From the parking lot you walk over gravel roads suitable for pushchairs for about 2.5 km to the Bilstein Tower. The way from the parking lot is signposted with wooden signs in yellow letters. The steep final ascent to the summit of the Bilstein is particularly strenuous.
- Circular hiking trail Premiumweg P 14 - The attractive, 10.5 km long route opens up the Bilstein and other natural sights in its area from the hiking car park mentioned above (info).
activities
Go hiking and walking
The Kaufunger Wald has extensive forests that are ideal for hiking. However, there are usually a lot of large roads - forest motorway on foot - on which hiking can be quite monotonous. In recent years, however, some attractive premium circular routes have been created that have an attractive route profile with a relatively high proportion of small paths. Those who want to run organized in groups will find appropriate tours in the hiking program of Nieste hiking school.
- Grimmsteig - 84 km long circular hiking trail between the Kaufunger Forest and the Hohen Meissner.
- Nieste-Werra-Weg - 29 kilometers long hiking trail between kassel and Hann. Münden-Hedemünden. An interesting day tour of the Steinberg Friends of Nature House, which is currently closed, exists between Uschlag, or Nienhagen and Hedemünden.
- Kaufungerwaldweg - 22 km from Kaufungen to Hann. Münden-Hedemünden. Can be used as a day-long hike by foot and train kassel to organize.
- Walk along the barefoot path in Nienhagen - On the 3 km long circuit you get to know different soils up close. The "foot massage path" begins on the southern outskirts and leads over the southern slope of the Ingelheimbach valley.
- Hike on the Eco path archeology Gläsnertal east of the village of Nieste. 5 display boards explain the history of the former forest glassworks in the upper Niestetal. Exact route map and Information on the way.
Premium hiking trails:
- Premium path P 11 "Niester Giant" - The round opens up the height of the Sensenstein from the Königsalm parking lot. They are worth seeing Sneezing giants, a hoard made from a handful of sequoia trees in the forest southwest of Nieste. There are also nice views of the Niestetal and across to the main ridge of the Kaufunger Forest. In May 2014 the round was extended to 11.5 km and now also includes the former landscape park of Gut Windhausen with the monkey monument.
Cycling and mountain biking
- Bilstein Bike Marathon - The gymnastics community 1863 Großalmerode organizes the mountain bike race annually in the summer half-year. The route is now signposted and can be followed at any time. (info)
Winter sports
Nordic skiing
From the "Bilstein" car park (above Großalmerode at 51 ° 15 ′ 40 ″ N.9 ° 45 ′ 40 ″ E), two circular trails of 5 and 10 km in length are groomed if the snow conditions allow. The preparation is carried out on a voluntary basis by active members of the TSG Großalmerode with the help of a snowmobile[1].
Sightseeing flights
- Witzenhausen airfield - Sightseeing flights with motor planes and gliders over Witzenhausen and the Werra-Meißner district every weekend and on public holidays
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nightlife
There is no nightlife in the mountains, but there is in the vicinity kassel.
climate
literature
Cycling and hiking map "Kaufunger Wald and Meißner" - The exact map on a scale of 1: 33.333 shows the entire Kaufung forest. In addition, the summit area of the Hohen Meissner drawn. The card does not have an ISBN number. However, it is available at the local tourist information offices and in local bookshops (also in Kassel). The editor is Geo publishing house by Frank-Harald Stahl from Kaufungen.
Individual evidence
- ↑Article "They are pulling the double track" of the HNA from 05.12.2010
