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Marburg-BiedenkopfNeustadt (Hessen)Original Butterweg Trail
DiscoverPlaces to seeGermanyHesse
Gießen District
Marburg-BiedenkopfNeustadt (Hessen)Original Butterweg Trail
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Michel ✔
January 16, 2026
Hiking
The Butterweg (Butter Path) near Hatzbach is a historic trade route used by farmers from Hatzbach and Erksdorf to sell their products, such as butter, eggs, and game, at the market in distant Kassel. Today, it forms part of a network of hiking trails that wind through the Hatzbach Forest, revealing traces of this past. The trail passes landmarks like the Nadelöhr (Needle's Eye) and shelters such as the Mooshäuschen (Moss House), offering a scenic route along the Rhine-Weser watershed.
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Nils Vaupel
June 21, 2019
Hiking
A thrilling story about the Butterweg. Great feeling to go over the Butterweg.
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Elevation 370 m
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