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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Niestetal

Former Monkey House Ruins – Hertha's Altar loop from NABU-Schutzzone

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Niestetal

Former Monkey House Ruins – Hertha's Altar loop from NABU-Schutzzone

Easy

4.5

(46)

186

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Former Monkey House Ruins – Hertha's Altar loop from NABU-Schutzzone

01:23

5.01km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 1, 2026

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292 m

Windhausen Castle

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The classicist manor house from the 18th century is the central building of the Winhausen estate. The Windhausen estate was mentioned in the Middle Ages and was predominantly owned by Hessian landgraves until 1774.
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1.47 km

Bench with a view of Söhrewald

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Promising with a great view of the surrounding area

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1.59 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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1.76 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.
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4.27 km

Hertha's Altar

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"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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4.31 km

Germanic Garden of Windhausen Castle

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An entertaining tour of a former landscape park that was created by the Hessian Minister of State Martin Ernst von Schlieffen around 250 years ago. Today mainly beech forest with …

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4.35 km

Arminius Memorial Stone

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One might be tempted by the name to suspect the grave of "Hermann des Cheruskers", the winner of the battle in the Teutobug Forest, but that is deceptive. The name …

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4.39 km

Thuisco Stone

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The romantic monument is reminiscent of an ancient legend.
The boards on site explain everything well.

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5.01 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.85 km

1.05 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.38 km

1.84 km

565 m

149 m

< 100 m

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Former Monkey House Ruins – Hertha's Altar loop from NABU-Schutzzone

Windhausen Castle

Bench with a view of Söhrewald

Former Monkey House Ruins

Teufelsbrücke (Devil's Bridge) ruins near Schloss Windhausen

Hertha's Altar

Germanic Garden of Windhausen Castle

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Thuisco Stone

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