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Katzenloch Basalt Quarry – Weidelsburg Ruins loop from Weidelsberg

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Wolfhagen

Katzenloch Basalt Quarry – Weidelsburg Ruins loop from Weidelsberg

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4.7

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Katzenloch Basalt Quarry – Weidelsburg Ruins loop from Weidelsberg

01:01

3.35km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

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41 m

Weidelsburg Spring (Tränkeborn)

Highlight • Natural Monument

A very interesting story about this former spring.

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128 m

Weidelsburg Trailhead Parking

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From the parking lot below the Weidelsburg, it goes straight up to the castle.

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233 m

View of the Helfensteine

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From this point you have a particularly good view of Ippinghausen

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1.73 km

Katzenloch Basalt Quarry

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The refuge makes a good and well-kept impression

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2.35 km

Weidelsburg Ruins

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The Weidelsburg was one of the most important castles in the Landgraviate of Hesse in the late Middle Ages. You reach the imposing castle ruins via a narrow serpentine path. …

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2.51 km

Basalt Stools Below the Castle

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Several different basalt stools in the forest below the castle

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2.55 km

Gnome's dwelling in the tree root 🌳

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Small door on a tree root 🌳 on the path up to Weidelsburg ruin 🏰. Nice idea 💡 for children, but also for adults. 😁

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2.74 km

The properties attributed to tree spirits vary from culture to culture. In many cases, however, there is the idea that trees and plants are animated by the tree spirits and thus come closer to the gods and humans.

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3.35 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.31 km

963 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.12 km

1.07 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 31 August

21°C

12°C

80 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

August 9, 2024,Wanderung auf die Weidelsburg

I had originally planned a hike near Naumburg, but Google Maps couldn't get me there! Several closed roads.😔

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March 10, 2024,Weidelsburg wir kommen 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🕍🏞⛰️⬆️🌳🌲🌥

Since I did the hike to the Odenberg Tower and got the 1st stamp there on Friday, we set off today to explore the Weidelsburg and get the 2nd stamp. We went up the nature park circular route 1️⃣, which climbed quite steeply, the paths are pretty battered due to massive logging work.
The Weidelsburg is very impressive and you …

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Katzenloch Basalt Quarry – Weidelsburg Ruins loop from Weidelsberg

Weidelsburg Spring (Tränkeborn)

Weidelsburg Trailhead Parking

View of the Helfensteine

Katzenloch Basalt Quarry

Weidelsburg Ruins

Basalt Stools Below the Castle

Gnome's dwelling in the tree root 🌳

Tree Spirits in the Roots

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