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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Wilhelmshöhe Palace – Höllenteich loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Wilhelmshöhe Palace – Höllenteich loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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Wilhelmshöhe Palace – Höllenteich loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

02:24

7.48km

300m

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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873 m

Wilhelmshöhe Palace

Highlight • Castle

You can only give something historical to the castle. This works best on a portal and I have decided for the kassel.de/kultur/sehenswuerdigkeiten/Bergpark/01927/index.html. Schloss Wilhelmshöhe was under Landgrave Wilhelm IX. Built in 1786 in several stages. Previously, an Augustinian monastery and later a hunting lodge had already stood in the same place.
Especially the middle part of the castle was completely destroyed during World War II. Between 1968 and 1974, the building was rebuilt and redesigned for a museum use.
Today, the Schloss Wilhelmshöhe accommodates an antique collection, the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, the Graphische Sammlung and a library. In addition, the museum offers space for special exhibitions.
Castle rooms in the narrower sense can be visited in the Weißenstein wing.

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1.19 km

Fontänenteich

Lake

1.77 km

Höllenteich

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From the bridge you have a spectacular view of the water features.

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2.41 km

Felseneck Pavilion, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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The Felseneck was created in 1794/1795 below the cascades according to the plans of Heinrich Christoph Jussow. Divided into vestibule, cloakroom and cabinet, it served as a rest and refreshment room. (Wikipedia)

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2.63 km

Neptune Basin and the Cascades, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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Just very impressive - and a bit crazy to build something like this. But to create something special you always need people with crazy ideas.

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2.92 km

View of Kassel from the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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From the Wilhelmshöhe mountain park below the Hercules statue at the Cascade Falls you have a fantastic view of Kassel and the surrounding area.

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3.45 km

Hercules Monument, Wilhelmshöhe Mountain Park

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The park and the Hercules monument are landmarks of Kassel. The size of the park is enormous, and the Hercules monument is no exception. Anyone who wants to climb the Hercules monument from the park should be a good walker. After all, you have to climb stairs to the monument. There is of course a place to stop for refreshments, but it is a good 220 meters up. There is also a fee to climb the Hercules (but that only applies to the Hercules itself), the path and everything else in the park is free.

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Staircase at the Kassel Water Features (Cascades)

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You should allow yourself some time to climb the 539 steps and the 220 meters of elevation gain. The effort is worthwhile, however, and you can refresh yourself at the top.

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4.65 km

View of the Löwenburg

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Since July 2022, the Löwenburg and its interior can be visited as part of guided tours. Be sure to pre-register for the guided tours via the homepage of the Kassel museums museum-kassel.de/de/museen-schloesser-parks/unesco-welterbe-bergpark-wilhelmshoehe/loewenburg, as places are limited. The Hercules and the collections in Wilhelmshöhe Palace can also be viewed on the same day with the admission ticket.

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5.95 km

Tichelchen

Lake

7.48 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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5.34 km

1.00 km

660 m

465 m

Surfaces

4.53 km

1.47 km

1.05 km

343 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

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October 21, 2023,Kassel: ⛰️🌳🌿 Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe mit 😇🥰 tollen Menschen 🥾☘️

Nothing is perfect,
but some things are unique!

⛰️🌿💦 Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

This is what the "www" says in a nutshell ☝️:

Over 800 years of history can be found here on approximately 240 hectares. Wilhelmshöhe is famous for its unique wealth of trees and plants, its museums (e.g., the collection of Dutch paintings ➡️ Rubens, Van Dyck, Rembrandt, and others), …

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September 3, 2022,# SH22.86 | Nordhessen Hikes: Kurz, abschüssig und sehenswert - Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe mit Herkules, Löwenburg und Schloß - aber ohne Wasser 😩😭

Tour is part of the Collections: komoot.de/collection/1899176/-kurz-sometimes-crunchy-aber-always-seeable
and
komoot.de/collection/1220841/-wetterau-mittel-northessen-hikes-rides-%2B-trails

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In the morning a delicious breakfast in the hip Kaiser Friedrich-Strasse and a few more Documenta highlights.

Then we went to the Bergpark and Hercules (under construction).

My recommendation:
don't come on Saturdays, but better on Wednesdays, Sundays or public holidays from 2.30 p.m., then there are also the famous …

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May 17, 2025,☀️ Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe - Runde Herkules & Schloss Löwenburg

A wonderful tour through Europe's largest mountain park – for me, the heart of Kassel (and even a UNESCO World Heritage Site)!

A green oasis with beautiful trees and plants, an impressive view of the whole of Kassel from the Hercules – and unique water features!

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June 4, 2026,🇩🇪 Kassel: Besuch UNESCO Welterbe Wilhelmshöhe (Aufzeichnung abgebrochen)

We actually wanted to visit Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe tomorrow. But when we stood in front of the Markthalle in Kassel this morning, it was closed. Corpus Christi. I hadn't had the holiday on my radar. But that also meant that the water features would take place today (they only happen on Wednesdays and Sundays plus holidays). So we quickly made our …

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May 29, 2022,Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe - Kassel 🌧☔️

The long weekend is coming to an end and the journey home is on the agenda. The longer journey can sometimes be interrupted by a hiking break 😁. Said and done. Kassel Bad Wilhelmshöhe is on the way. There is the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe with the Hercules Monument on the mountain and at the foot of the Wilhelmshöhe Castle. In between …

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July 13, 2022,🥾Trip durch den Schloßpark Wilhelmshöhe mit Herkules

The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel is always worth a visit.
With the 9 € ticket I went to the Wilhelmshöhe train station and then took the number 1 tram up to the Bergpark.

From June 2013, the Hercules will be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe as an example of absolutist architecture.

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August 29, 2023,Kassel am Nachmittag (Wilhelmshöhe und Herkules)

After spending most of the morning looking around Kassel's Karlsaue, the afternoon was reserved for the Wilhelmshöhe mountain park.

At around 1:30 p.m. we took tram line 1 from Königsplatz up to the final stop “Wilhelmshöhe (Park)”.

The sensation of this park, which has been a World Heritage Site since 2013, is clearly the spectacular water features, which are only …

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August 2, 2022,Zu Füßen 👣 des Großen Herkules🥾🥾

And large in this case means 8.30m driven out of copper. Breathtakingly located above Kassel and below the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe with its unique water features.
We deliberately chose a day without water features and have to say quite clearly that it was so incredibly beautiful. There is so much to discover, water is still splashing everywhere and surprisingly few people …

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Wilhelmshöhe Palace – Höllenteich loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Wilhelmshöhe Palace

Höllenteich

Felseneck Pavilion, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Neptune Basin and the Cascades, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

View of Kassel from the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Hercules Monument, Wilhelmshöhe Mountain Park

Staircase at the Kassel Water Features (Cascades)

View of the Löwenburg

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