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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Bad Hersfeld

Robert Heil Tower – Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins loop from Bad Hersfeld

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Bad Hersfeld

Robert Heil Tower – Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins loop from Bad Hersfeld

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Robert Heil Tower – Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins loop from Bad Hersfeld

01:46

6.33km

120m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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1.39 km

Kneipp foot-treading pool Waldsportstadt

Highlight • Rest Area

Covered Kneipp system. Well preserved and no leaves can fall from above

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2.20 km

Robert Heil Tower

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From here you have a nice view over Hersfeld. Presumably, the door will be locked at night.

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3.13 km

Finstertal Gorge (Katharinenweg), Bad Hersfeld

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

I have walked it many times, the best thing is to walk the entire Katharinenweg. It starts at the Katharinenturm and runs up the Finstertal, along the Alps, Kleinshöhe, to the Robert Heil Turm, Kneipp Becken, Hamburger Hütte, down to the Kurpark and back to the starting point at the Katharinenturm.

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4.04 km

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4.96 km

Statues of Konrad Duden and Konrad Zuse

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Two Konrads who are connected with the city history of Bad Hersfeld: K. Duden, author of the German standard dictionary, was the school director in Bad Hersfeld. K. Zuse, inventor of the computer, opened a factory in Bad Hersfeld to manufacture the same. Although they lived in Bad Hersfeld at completely different times, the monument suggests a lively discussion between the two. So it couldn't have been like that. Should the viewer think about what the two should say to each other.

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5.10 km

Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

After a major fire in 1038, the new building began and the collegiate church was built. In 1761, when the French army withdrew, burned down the supplies they had piled up in the collegiate church. One of the largest sacred halls in Germany went up in flames and was almost completely destroyed.

The Katharinenturm only houses one bell today: the Lullus bell. As the inscription shows, it dates from 1038 and is Germany's oldest cast bell.

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5.62 km

Park of the Seasons (Kurpark Bad Hersfeld)

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In 2008, the park was voted the most beautiful spa park in Germany.

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5.84 km

Bad Hersfeld Spa House

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In winter not quite as interesting but still worth seeing.

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5.93 km

Duck Pond in the Bad Hersfeld Spa Park

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Beautiful pond with many waterfowl in the spa park Bad Hersfeld.

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6.33 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.00 km

1.19 km

873 m

207 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.98 km

2.60 km

521 m

164 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Comments

June 4, 2022,Katharinenweg Bad Hersfeld

Very nice to walk on different surfaces and environments. It's fantastic if you go "into the Alps" from above.

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August 16, 2025,Vom Tageberg durch die Bad Hersfelder Altstadt

You don't have to leave Bad Hersfeld's city limits to enjoy stunning views and beautiful forest trails!
From the Robert Heil Tower, the trail leads through the Carl Strauss Park and the Finstertal Gorge down to the old town. It continues along the picturesque city wall, across Linggplatz to the abbey ruins, and through the beautiful spa gardens back to …

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July 13, 2024,Katharinenweg vor A Chorus Line - ein Tag in Bad Hersfeld 🫶😘😍🥂

A day to my taste. Art, culture, hiking, food. Bad Hersfeld makes it possible. In the morning I took the train 🚆 to Bad Hersfeld, I had already picked out the Katharinenweg because it was just over 5 km long and suited the performance. A nice circular route over a lot of asphalt, which is OK.
After that I did …

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July 12, 2025,Katharinenweg in Bad Hersfeld

Original Katharinenweg in Bad Hersfeld with a stop at the coffee shop and ice cream parlor

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November 5, 2024,Verkürzter Katharinenweg

This circular route starts at the spa park. It provides interesting insights into the southwest and the town center of Bad Hersfeld.

The spa park was created in 1906 and redesigned in 2007 as the “Park of the Seasons”. At the end of the park, the path goes uphill for a short stretch along Am Hainberg and in a wide …

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June 7, 2025,Katharinenweg in Bad Hersfeld - leichte Abwandlung

A beautiful, well-marked hiking trail along the edge of the forest, through the forest, across the city, and past the sights.

The paths are mostly paved or forest trails with gentle inclines.

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June 12, 2022,Katharinenweg a la Carmen 😅

... not the complete original path, because I chose a different start and spontaneously took a lot of the way... but it was very varied 😃

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Robert Heil Tower – Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins loop from Bad Hersfeld

Kneipp foot-treading pool Waldsportstadt

Robert Heil Tower

Finstertal Gorge (Katharinenweg), Bad Hersfeld

Statues of Konrad Duden and Konrad Zuse

Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins

Park of the Seasons (Kurpark Bad Hersfeld)

Bad Hersfeld Spa House

Duck Pond in the Bad Hersfeld Spa Park

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