Urwaldsteig Kellerwald – Rest area loop from Vöhl

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Vöhl

Urwaldsteig Kellerwald – Rest area loop from Vöhl

Moderate

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Urwaldsteig Kellerwald – Rest area loop from Vöhl

02:16

7.55km

230m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee

Naturpark Kellerwald-Edersee

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.63 km

Beech Forest in Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

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Beautiful and pristine forest.

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1.64 km

Primeval Forest Trail Below the Hardt

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Art makes nature itself

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1.88 km

Bronze Age Burial Mounds in Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

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Interesting evidence of early settlement.

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2.16 km

Mixed Forest With Foxgloves in Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

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It is not for nothing that these forests are national parks and some of them are UNESCO World Heritage sites!

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2.32 km

Fallen Trees on the Urwaldsteig Trail

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The Urwaldsteig lives up to its name here. Fallen trees are partly on the paths. Only the bike path is well cleared.

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2.80 km

Urwaldsteig Kellerwald

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This route is very well signposted and leads through very different forest areas (pine, beech, mixed forest). The trails are also very promising, especially in winter.

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4.48 km

Beech Forest in Kellerwald-Edersee National Park

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Nice big parking lot

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4.78 km

Rest area

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There are many beautiful places here.

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7.55 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.97 km

1.34 km

251 m

Surfaces

3.26 km

2.36 km

521 m

251 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

11°C

6°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

June 2, 2024,Mit dem Ranger durch den Nationalpark (Weltnaturerbe Buchenland) am Edersee

Beech trees grow wherever the winter is mild and the summer cool. So Germany is actually a natural beech country.
Nevertheless, there are only a few original beech forests left, because over the centuries beech trees have been felled and replaced by other tree species.
In the Kellerwald-Edersee national parks in Hesse, Hainich in Thuringia, Jasmund and Müritz in Mecklenburg-Western …

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March 16, 2025,Ringelsberg-Route (kurz)

Unfortunately, I couldn't photograph the wild boars that crossed our hiking trail; my hands were shaking too much. I don't know when I last felt so much respect... not to mention fear 🙈😂

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