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Georgsteich – Heidehäuschen Shelter loop from Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid

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Georgsteich – Heidehäuschen Shelter loop from Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid

Moderate

4.7

(6)

33

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Georgsteich – Heidehäuschen Shelter loop from Kalkkuppen bei Winterscheid

03:06

11.5km

140m

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: May 6, 2026

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1.84 km

Mooshäuschen (Historic Charcoal Burner's Hut)

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Here in the Hatzbach Forest, on the historic Butterweg from Erksdorf and Hatzbach to Kassel, there is a small refuge, the Mooshäuschen.
A popular photo opportunity for many hikers. Many …

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3.09 km

Hatzbach Witches' Dance Ground

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According to the legend, this is where the Hatzbacher Hexentanzplatz takes place every year
meet the witches on Walpurgis Night. You can find out more about this here on a notice board.

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3.75 km

Rest Area at Blockkistenweg

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A table with two benches. A little further a bank. Here you can take a rest.

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5.80 km

A 7 km and a 12 km hiking trail "Around the Wetzstein" start at this hiking car park. Well marked on mostly solid paths, it leads through an intact forest. …

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5.96 km

Georgsteich

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The idyllically located Georgsteich on the boundary with the municipality of Hatzbach was artificially created around 1712 when the nearby Wolfsmühle was built, because the Hatzbach did not have enough …

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7.76 km

Heidehäuschen Shelter

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The heather house really invites you to linger. You have to pause here.

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10.2 km

Here on the road to Hatzbach (locally known as Butterweg), by the abandoned church, in the headwaters of a stream flowing towards Mengsberg, lay the village of Gerwigshain. The field …

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11.5 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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11.4 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.10 km

1.85 km

1.35 km

249 m

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Wednesday 15 July

29°C

12°C

21 %

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