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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Kaufungen

Historic Center of Helsa – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Kaufungen

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Kaufungen

Historic Center of Helsa – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Kaufungen

Moderate

4.8

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Historic Center of Helsa – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Kaufungen

01:29

26.1km

200m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 6.92 km for 104 m

After 7.86 km for 820 m

After 13.3 km for 227 m

After 17.8 km for 820 m

After 19.4 km for 104 m

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5.54 km

Historic waterwheel at the Mittelmühle, Helsa

Highlight • Monument

In the center of Helsa you can find the historic overshot mill wheel of the Mittelmühle. The mill was in operation for over 500 years until 1949. Today it generates electricity.

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5.74 km

St. Paul Church and Historic Town Center of Helsa

Highlight • Historical Site

A very nice city center with many opportunities to take a break.

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5.86 km

Historic Center of Helsa

Highlight • Historical Site

The place is about a thousand years old and is beautifully nestled between the mountains of the Kaufunger Forest. The center consists primarily of half-timbered houses. The church has a …

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5.99 km

A beautiful and well-kept self-service beer garden. A friendly and open-minded team offers a variety of dishes and cool drinks in a beautiful half-timbered courtyard. The prices are fair and the quality of the food is good. 😋

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6.05 km

Rumpelstiltskin Fountain, Helsa

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The area around Helsa rum is said to be the home of Rumpelstiltskin. At least that's what the Brothers Grimm suspected. When you see the wooded hills of the Kaufunger …

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7.80 km

The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

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The cascades are part of the sewage system of the Hirschhagen explosives factory, which began producing TNT in 1938. Initially, the toxic wastewater was channeled into the Losse, but this …

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26.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.51 km

7.13 km

6.82 km

4.14 km

317 m

217 m

Surfaces

18.8 km

4.08 km

2.44 km

712 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

30°C

15°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

April 14, 2024,Zum Pestalozzi Denkmal und zurück

Unfortunately, the time limit today was a maximum of one hour. Given the weather, I would have liked to have been out longer.

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July 1, 2025,Abendrunde

Leaving at 9 p.m. was a good idea. Temperatures were a pleasant, almost cool 20 to 22 degrees.

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Historic Center of Helsa – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Kaufungen

Historic waterwheel at the Mittelmühle, Helsa

St. Paul Church and Historic Town Center of Helsa

Historic Center of Helsa

König von Preußen Beer Garden

Rumpelstiltskin Fountain, Helsa

The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

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