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Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Aschsee – Hercules Monument explained loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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Germany
Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Aschsee – Hercules Monument explained loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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Aschsee – Hercules Monument explained loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

02:16

7.52km

240m

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: March 21, 2026

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993 m

Alter Weg (Old Path) Forest Trail

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Interesting forest path that is no longer used often

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1.66 km

Aschsee

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1785 artificially created for the fountains. Embedded in the forest and romantic.

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2.12 km

Trail from Aschsee to Kleiner Herkules

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beautiful hiking trail with a "decent" ascent from the Aschsee up to the Hercules, past the old foundation walls of the so-called Little Hercules

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3.25 km

Cascades of Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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There are exactly 535 steps up to Hercules. The water features have been working for 300 years. There is even a fountain of about 50m. The water covers a distance of 2.3 km.

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3.34 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 …

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3.62 km

Hercules Monument explained

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The Herkulesbauhütte is an important historic monument of a large construction site.
The basic idea of the repair and reconstruction work on this historical witness is to present the ongoing …

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7.52 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.33 km

3.05 km

911 m

217 m

Surfaces

3.01 km

2.02 km

1.81 km

318 m

251 m

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Wednesday 20 May

19°C

12°C

31 %

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