View of Krukenburg near Helmarshausen

The Krukenburg, along with the Sababurg and the Trendelburg, is part of the trio of northern Hessian castles in the Reinhardswald catchment area. It is located near the Helmarshausen district of Bad Karlshafen in the Kassel district. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krukenburg

The hilltop castle ruins are located about 290 m north of the village of Helmarshausen, a district of Bad Karlshafen not far from the northern end of the Reinhardswald forest, and about 500 m southwest of the Karlshafen colony of Nollendorf. It is located on the 184.2 m above sea level[1] high Waltersberg, whose summit is about 80 m above a bend in the Diemel river; the latter flows into the Weser 1.4 km northwest of the ruins in the Karlshafen town center.The Krukenburg can be reached from Bad Karlshafen via the Graseweg side road, which branches off from the B83 in Nollendorf to the south-southwest, and from Helmarshausen via the Am Krukenberg side road, which branches off from the B83 to the east-northeast.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krukenburg

View of Krukenburg near Helmarshausen.