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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Hertha's Altar – Former Monkey House Ruins loop from Parkplatz Mühlenberg

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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Niestetal

Hertha's Altar – Former Monkey House Ruins loop from Parkplatz Mühlenberg

Moderate

4.8

(470)

1,545

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Hertha's Altar – Former Monkey House Ruins loop from Parkplatz Mühlenberg

03:08

11.3km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 13, 2026

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424 m

Hertha's Altar

Highlight • Monument

"A boulder surrounded by a ring of unhewn stones in the style of megalithic graves is dedicated to Hertha (Frigga), who was responsible for the fields and groves, and is …

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2.47 km

Former Monkey House Ruins

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Only a few witnesses remember the monkey house here.
The monkeys fell victim to an illness.

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2.64 km

Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge) ruins near Schloss Windhausen

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The “Devil’s Bridge” spanned the Windhäuser Bach at a height of just 4 m. It collapsed in 1956 and now the stones lie in the mostly dry stream bed.
(Source: information board on site)

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2.88 km

Mausoleum of Martin Ernst von Schlieffen

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The scientifically interested and reclusive General von Schlieffen spent his retirement in a reed-covered hermitage, and not in the manor house. He was buried in 1825 in the local mausoleum, …

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4.70 km

Viewpoint

5.59 km

Lion's Head Tree near Schullandheim

Highlight • Natural Monument

A tree veteran on the side of the path. I didn't see any burn marks.

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5.85 km

Ancient Oak near Jugendburg Sensenstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

A massive ancient oak trunk that was used as a hat oak

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6.87 km

Niester Riesen Giant Sequoias

Highlight • Natural Monument

You don't see what kind of trees every day. Must see!

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9.37 km

Panoramic View of Dahlheim, Escherode, and Nieste

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11.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.40 km

5.37 km

424 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.67 km

4.17 km

350 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (350 m)

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Wednesday 26 August

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Comments

March 26, 2024,𝐏𝟏𝟏 Niester Riesen 🌳🌳🌳 Geschichtliches - Wunderschöne Pfade & Ausblicke

Today I ran the P11 with two and four legged companions. Therefore completely relaxed. Pretty tour with great paths and views. Plus a little history and archaeology.

Conclusion: Definitely again when it's green.

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April 20, 2024,P11 - Niester Riesen 🌳🐒🪨

Premium trail P11 Niester Riesen
Experience score: 69

Narrow forest paths, hiking boots recommended.

The predominantly path-based premium trail P11 leads through varied forests and fields around the Gerholdsberg, the Mühlenberg and the Windhausen estate. Very close to the hiking car park of the same name is the Niester Riesen natural monument with its giant trees from North America.

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April 26, 2024,P11 Niester Riesen 🌤🌿🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🌼

Today it was supposed to be the P11 again. That always works somehow. There were a few trees and branches on the path, probably broken snow from last weekend.
I've been wanting to stop at the Königsalm for a long time - it's basically on the path.
The salad was very good, it's very rustic there.
The weather was perfect …

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July 12, 2021,P11 Niester Riesen

The penultimate premium route we were still missing was the P11. It was now on the program today, after a long break from hiking.
Start at the hiking car park Niester Giant. No rain today, maybe a little too humid and humid for that, just as the brakes love. We then had our burden with them in some places.

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November 8, 2021,Premiumweg P11 ✅ Niester Riesen

Today I was on the P11. Really mega beautiful! With rustling leaves, a little sun and a little rain.
Incredible the sneezing giants!

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January 19, 2025,Die Riesen bei Nieste P11

Today we went to see the giant trees in Nieste. I had no idea that such giant trees were in our area. It's really worth seeing. Otherwise a very nice hike that is easy to do. This morning when the sun came up and the trees were still covered in frost, it was really great in nature. A bit of …

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July 10, 2022,Premiumweg 11

Nice relaxed tour through fields, forest and meadows. Not to be despised is the old, overgrown park with a monkey monument and a mausoleum

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January 9, 2024,Sonne tanken auf dem P11 Niester Riesen

I am very familiar with a few sections of the P11 thanks to the many geocache adventures. However, I never walked the entire premium hiking trail. This should change today!
With temperatures below zero, blue skies and lots of sunshine, we set off from the parking lot in a good mood. In addition to catching the sun's rays, my favorite …

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Hertha's Altar – Former Monkey House Ruins loop from Parkplatz Mühlenberg

Hertha's Altar

Former Monkey House Ruins

Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge) ruins near Schloss Windhausen

Mausoleum of Martin Ernst von Schlieffen

Lion's Head Tree near Schullandheim

Ancient Oak near Jugendburg Sensenstein

Niester Riesen Giant Sequoias

Panoramic View of Dahlheim, Escherode, and Nieste

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