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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Edertal

Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Sperrmauer Edertalsperre

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Edertal

Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Sperrmauer Edertalsperre

Hard

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Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Sperrmauer Edertalsperre

01:47

14.2km

390m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee

Naturpark Kellerwald-Edersee

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1.53 km

Edersee Visitor Center

Highlight • Rest Area

In the meantime the construction is finished and you can see the visitor center.

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1.68 km

Edersee Dam

Highlight • Monument

For me one of the most beautiful dams and always worth a trip. I love coming here on my tours.

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1.93 km

A very impressive structure and a highly recommended highlight.
The 400 m long and 47 m high Eder Dam was built between 1908 and 1914.

It serves to secure shipping on the Weser River in the summer, as well as to generate electricity
and as flood protection. With a capacity of up to 200 million cubic meters,
the Edersee is the third-largest reservoir in Germany and, with over 400,000 overnight stays, a popular holiday region.

Guided tours are available from June to August on Wednesdays at 4 p.m., lasting approximately 45 minutes.

Edersee Atlantis: Due to the flooding of the Eder Valley, the villages of Asel, Berich,
and Bringhausen were submerged; only at very low water levels do they still appear with their foundations.

You can still see the Asel Bridge and parts of the old cemeteries.
An old church bell was placed a little higher on the shore and still stands there today.

On May 17, 1943, a British bomb tore a huge hole in the dam. The flood killed 68 people, destroyed 213 buildings, and destroyed numerous bridges. The crops were also destroyed.

Reconstruction of the dam began that same year.

Source: willingen.de/themen/familie/sehenswertes/sperrmauer-edersee.html

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2.56 km

View of the Edersee Dam from the Kleine Kanzel

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the small pulpit you have a fantastic view of the mighty Edersperre wall.

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6.36 km

View of Waldeck Castle and the Edersee from Elsterberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Already at the starting point of the jungle trail you are expected with a magnificent view. Below the vantage point, the Edersee spreads out with its tree-covered mountains and in the north, Waldeck Castle towers far above the water. Especially in autumn, when the mighty beech forests turn golden and red, goosebumps are guaranteed.

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8.52 km

Hexenkopf

Viewpoint

13.9 km

View back to the Affoldenersee

Highlight • Lake

The reservoir serves as the lower basin for the Waldeck pumped-storage power plants, as a flood control and balancing basin for the Eder, Edersee, Fulda, Weser, and Mittelland Canal rivers, and as a storage basin for the Affoldern run-of-river power plant. The lake is part of the Kellerwald-Edersee National Park. The body of water is designated as a nature reserve, a Natura 2000 site, and a bird sanctuary, and is used for fishing.

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14.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.72 km

3.11 km

2.18 km

1.79 km

1.14 km

268 m

Surfaces

5.54 km

3.39 km

2.03 km

1.67 km

1.56 km

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

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Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Sperrmauer Edertalsperre

Edersee Visitor Center

Edersee Dam

Edersee Dam

View of the Edersee Dam from the Kleine Kanzel

View of Waldeck Castle and the Edersee from Elsterberg

View back to the Affoldenersee

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