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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Habichtswald

Silver Lake – Hohes Gras Observation Tower loop from Habichtswald

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Habichtswald

Silver Lake – Hohes Gras Observation Tower loop from Habichtswald

Moderate

4.8

(226)

738

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Silver Lake – Hohes Gras Observation Tower loop from Habichtswald

03:45

13.1km

310m

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: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

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462 m

Kranich-Tränke Kneipp Facility Dörnberg

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A beautiful water treading facility above Dörnberg

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2.16 km

Silver Lake

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Great spot earth and it leads a great trail once around the lake, absolutely circle around

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2.18 km

Basalt Rocks on the Shore of Silbersee

Highlight • Natural Monument

The basalt stones are located on the shore of the Silver Lake.

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3.90 km

View of the Hercules Monument

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In the distance you can see the eight-meter-tall statue of Hercules perched on a stone pyramid in the Wilhelmshöhe mountain park in Kassel. The copper statue of the Greek demigod …

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7.06 km

Hohes Gras Observation Tower

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Great restaurant with beer garden, a climbing park right next door and a fantastic area for biking / hiking.

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7.14 km

Climbing park at Hohen Gras

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A great thing for old and young

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11.6 km

Emperor Beech

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Nice place to rest

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12.4 km

Höllchen Pond in the Habichtswald

Highlight • Lake

Another small idyllic lake

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13.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.52 km

4.11 km

269 m

216 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.43 km

4.08 km

3.44 km

705 m

489 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 19 August

23°C

14°C

45 %

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Comments

August 9, 2025,Habichtswaldweg - Extratour H3 - GC43ABH

...a great circular hike in the "Kassel Alps" area, which we found through this GC hiking guide. Due to the bycatch and several detours (e.g., the Igelsburg Castle), we needed quite a bit more time than expected...

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November 19, 2023,Habichtswaldsteig Extratour H3 "Im Glanz des Herkules" (Bus-Kassel-Hohes Gras - Bus-Kassel-Hohes Gras)

Tour template: wanderinstitut.de/premiumwege/hessen/h3-habichtswald
Today this extra tour to the Habichtswaldsteig fit into the program quite well, although I now want to go on the actual main route including the additional extra tours in the near future. The tour has 50 experience points. So you shouldn't expect too much. Quarry lakes, some basalt and some nice views of the surrounding mountains. …

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December 30, 2025,Habichtswaldsteig Extratour H3 "Im Glanze des Herkules"

Today was the day: the last, missing extra tour through the Habichtswald.

And it was a lovely hike; admittedly, the weather was perfect – frozen ground in sunshine, crisp and cold.

I really enjoyed the hike itself, always in the forest or along its edge, with beautiful panoramic views every now and then, and for today: not too much climbing! …

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February 1, 2025,H3

Today the sun was shining from the sky. I wanted to enjoy it. So I went for a ride on the H3 through the Habichtswald. There was even snow and the landscape was magical.

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May 25, 2022,H 3 Im Glanz des Herkules mit Simone 🌳🌲☀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🐕🐕🌼☘️🌳

In the best hiking weather, sun, light wind and clear air, Simone and I were out and about with the dogs on the extra tour of the Habichtswaldsteig.
Always beautiful in every season! 🤩

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December 3, 2023,Adventswanderung im Habichtswald 🕯️❄️🤩 - Im Glanze des Herkules

Hiking in the snowy Habichtswald again today! Many people are out and about on Sunday mornings to enjoy the snowy landscape around Hercules. Nice entertaining, but overcrowded tour in the west of Kassel.

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August 29, 2023,Habichtswaldsteig Extratour H3

Nice extra tour. Although the really big highlights are missing, the path leads through varied forests, pastures and lakes. The path conditions are excellent and the signage is really very clear and more than sufficient.

Gladly again 😊

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December 24, 2021,Habichtswaldsteig H3 „Im Glanze des Herkules“

Another wonderful round in the dreamlike Habichtswald.
I wish you all a Merry Christmas! 🙋🏻‍♀️😄🎄

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Silver Lake – Hohes Gras Observation Tower loop from Habichtswald

Kranich-Tränke Kneipp Facility Dörnberg

Silver Lake

Basalt Rocks on the Shore of Silbersee

View of the Hercules Monument

Hohes Gras Observation Tower

Climbing park at Hohen Gras

Emperor Beech

Höllchen Pond in the Habichtswald

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