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Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schäferburg Limestone Cliffs – Kolonnenweg View of Treffurt loop from Weißenborn

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Germany
Hesse
Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schäferburg Limestone Cliffs – Kolonnenweg View of Treffurt loop from Weißenborn

Intermediate

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Schäferburg Limestone Cliffs – Kolonnenweg View of Treffurt loop from Weißenborn

04:10

14.0km

400m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 22, 2025

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2.61 km

Erika Hut and view over Weißenborn

Highlight • Mountain Hut

At first I thought who knows what kind of hut it says, then we went there and were rewarded by the wonderfully beautiful view. When it rains you can take …

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3.90 km

Schäferburg Limestone Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful path along the limestone cliffs on the Schäferburg.

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5.33 km

Ziegelhaushütte Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Beautiful refuge on the edge of the forest, above the road between Rambach and Weißenborn.

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4

8.61 km

Wiehleben Shelter

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Above Weißenborn, directly on P15, is the slightly larger Wiehleben refuge. The column path runs above the refuge and offers views down to the Werra Valley.

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8.82 km

Kolonnenweg View of Treffurt

Highlight • Viewpoint

The patrol road is part of the inner-German border fortifications on the side of the former GDR.

From this spot you have a great view of Treffurt with Normannstein Castle.

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9.20 km

Schiefergrund Peak

Highlight • Summit

If you hike the P15 from/to the Kolonnenweg, you hike on a comfortable forest path over the Schiefergrundskopf (334m above sea level). You hardly notice it and the hilltop isn't excellent either.

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9.56 km

Ideal for a break on a steep hiking trail.

Incidentally, Weißenborn is the smallest independent municipality in Hesse.

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10.2 km

Weißenborn Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice shelter right next to the road. With hiking map and signpost.

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14.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.66 km

5.88 km

269 m

152 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.07 km

5.29 km

437 m

136 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (230 m)

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