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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Schauenburg

Bilstein Cliffs – Firnsbach valley on the Habichtswaldsteig trail loop from Schauenburg

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Schauenburg

Bilstein Cliffs – Firnsbach valley on the Habichtswaldsteig trail loop from Schauenburg

Moderate

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Bilstein Cliffs – Firnsbach valley on the Habichtswaldsteig trail loop from Schauenburg

03:14

11.3km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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2.52 km

Porta Lapidaria — Basalt Rock Gate

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful rock passage made of basalt columns on both sides of the path.

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2.62 km

Junction at the Bismarck Tower

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An old road stone marks this intersection near the Bismarck Tower and Porta Lapidaria.

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2.66 km

Forest Trail Roundabout

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A hiking trail roundabout. Something different than vile crossroads.

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3.20 km

Bilstein Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

Huge basalt rocks right next to the path remind you that there were also volcanoes in Germany in the past.

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7.64 km

Herbsthäuschen Restaurant & Beer Garden

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Very nice, small restaurant with an attractive beer garden and a beautiful view near the old Ziegenkopf mine and not far from Neuholland. The hosts are friendly and will happily …

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7.76 km

Tunnel in the Firnsbach Valley

Highlight • Cave

Not far from the tunnel is the autumn house with cozy furnishings

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8.25 km

Firnsbach valley on the Habichtswaldsteig trail

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The Firnsbach is not quite three and a half kilometers long and rises in the high Habichtswald not far from the Ziegenkopf summit. Below the autumn house it winds through …

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8.45 km

Wooden Bridge in Firnsbachtal

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A beautiful path for connoisseurs along the stream. Belongs to the Märchenlandweg

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11.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

1.76 km

868 m

Surfaces

3.40 km

3.03 km

2.41 km

1.85 km

593 m

Elevation

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Sunday 17 May

15°C

7°C

56 %

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Bilstein Cliffs – Firnsbach valley on the Habichtswaldsteig trail loop from Schauenburg

Porta Lapidaria — Basalt Rock Gate

Junction at the Bismarck Tower

Forest Trail Roundabout

Bilstein Cliffs

Herbsthäuschen Restaurant & Beer Garden

Tunnel in the Firnsbach Valley

Firnsbach valley on the Habichtswaldsteig trail

Wooden Bridge in Firnsbachtal

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