The Terrain spa trails are seven hiking and walking trails with a total length of around 50 kilometers through the Habichtswald and the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, which since June 23, 2013 the title UNESCO World Heritage Site that have been created according to scientific criteria. In 2014, the route network of the local hiking trails previously known as Kurwege was redesigned, and seven new terrain health trails were created from the nine spa trails.
The numbering of the terrain spa trails indicates the level of difficulty of the hiking trails. While paths 1-4 are the easiest to walk, a hike on paths 5 and 6 is more strenuous, among other things because more vertical meters have to be conquered. The terrain cure path number 7 is ultimately the most physically strenuous hiking trail. The degree of difficulty depends on the power used, measured in watts for the terrain spa trails and indicated with one to three hearts, from 50 watts up to 250 watts.
Route profile
The terrain spa trails have an average length of 6.9 kilometers and usually run over paved paths, so that they are usually easy to walk on in dry weather even without special footwear. Five of the total of seven hiking trails are circular routes and, like all terrain health trails, begin and end at a large parking lot or at a tram or bus stop that is frequently used. There are several sights, excursion restaurants and a total of five Kneipp facilities on the edge of the terrain cure trails. The latter are open to the public and free of charge, from May 1st to October 3rd, just like the Water features, in operation and to be found at the Habichtswaldklinik, the Löwenburg, the Sybillengrotte, the Prinzenquelle and at the Dönchebach.
| title | length | Start point / end point | description | picture |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrain cure path K1 "thermal spring path" | 4.5 km | Parking spot /  Druseltal | The thermal spring path is the shortest and easiest terrain cure path and starts and ends at the Druseltal, where there is also a parking lot. Via Panoramaweg and Mulangstraße it leads to the pagoda and on via Burgfeldstraße and Wigandstraße to the thermal spring, from which the Kurhessentherme is fed. Then you walk back along the Luise-Greger-Weg along the Drusel. |  |
| Terrainkurweg K2 "Prinzenweg" | 7.5 km | Hercules - Wilhelmshöhe (park) | The Prinzenweg leads from the Herkules visitor center over paved forest paths to the Waldhotel Elfbuchen and further down to the Wurmberg. Downhill past the Hühnerbergwiese you reach the artists' necropolis on the Blue Lake and now walk on the Fulda-Diemel-Weg past the Rasenallee and Hessenschanze to the Prinzenquelle. The Wilhelmshöhe visitor center can be reached via Ochsenallee. |  |
| Terrainkurweg K3 "circular route to the Bismarck tower" | 6.5 km | Parking spot / Druseltal | The circular route to the Bismarck Tower starts and ends at the Druseltal, from which it runs over the Zeche-Marie-Weg past the Zeche Marie up to the Bismarck tower on the Brasselsberg. After enjoying the beautiful view, continue on the Bilsteinklippenweg to the highest point of the tour, the Fritz-Catta-Eck, and downhill back to the Druseltal. |  |
| Terrainkurweg K4 "Schlosspark-Rundweg" | 5 km | Ochsenallee car park / Wilhelmshöhe (park) | The Schlosspark-Rundweg connects all important sights of the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe and starts and ends at the Wilhelmshöhe visitor center. From there you first walk up to the castle, before you reach the highest point, the Steinhöfer waterfall, past the Temple of Apollo, the aqueduct and the Devil's Bridge. Back downhill via Löwenburg, Fontänenteich and Schlossteich (Lac). |  |
| Terrainkurweg K5 "Water Arts Circular Path" | 5 km | Ochsenallee car park / Wilhelmshöhe (park) | The Wasserkünste circular route, like the Schlosspark circular route, leads exclusively through the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe. From the Wilhelmshöhe visitor center, you first walk past the castle and the greenhouse up the Apolloberg to the aqueduct, before you reach the cascade restaurant via the Tannenchausee. From now on downhill over Steinhöfer waterfall, Teufelsbrücke, Fontänenteich and Lac. |  |
| Terrain course K6 "About the hawk game" | 9.5 km | Druseltal - Hercules | The tour around the hawk game starts at Druseltal and leads together with the K3 uphill to the Bismarck tower. From there then downhill to the coffee mill and uphill again past the Teufelsmauer in the Firnsbachtal, at the upper end of which is the forest restaurant Herbsthäuschen. About the Ehlen cross with you finally reach the Herkules visitor center after a few meters of altitude. |  |
| Terrain cure trail K7 "In the water catchment area" | 10 km | Parking spot / Hercules | The circular route in the water catchment area is the longest and most difficult terrain route and starts and ends at the Herkules visitor center. From here you walk past the Sichelbach plantation up to the large cairn and across Kastanienallee to the restaurant Zum Silbersee. Continuing slightly downhill, you continue to the Wurmbergsattel and the Seeberg, from which you reach the Hercules again uphill. |  |
Web links
- Official website from Kassel Marketing (still with old spa routes)
