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Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Breitenbach am Herzberg

View of Herzberg Castle – Herzberg Castle loop from Burg Herzberg

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel
Hersfeld-Rotenburg
Breitenbach am Herzberg

View of Herzberg Castle – Herzberg Castle loop from Burg Herzberg

Easy

4.5

(17)

45

hikers

View of Herzberg Castle – Herzberg Castle loop from Burg Herzberg

01:49

6.55km

120m

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 18, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Knüll

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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24 m

Chapel at Herzberg Castle

Highlight • Religious Site

As a former fortified church, the castle chapel belongs to the oldest part of the castle and dates from the 13th century. It is available, together with the outdoor areas, for church weddings on request.

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222 m

View of Herzberg Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

From up here you have a wonderful view of the Schwalm, the Marburg area and even the Taunus. This place invites you to linger, you constantly discover something new.

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330 m

Herzberg Castle

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Worth seeing is the castle chapel from the 13th century

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412 m

Only built in 2020. At the foot of the cross lie all kinds of painted stones. The whole point is that you can symbolically put down everything that weighs you down and weighs you down.

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4.18 km

Bench at Berg Gründen

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Here at 430 m (NN) there is a new bench that invites you to linger.

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4.82 km

An old boundary stone in the forest around Herzberg Castle. There is a small pond above.

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6.42 km

Burg Herzberg trailhead parking

Highlight • Parking

Top starting point for hikes in the region. I can recommend the premium hiking trail - fable trail "Herzberger Ritter".

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6.55 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.24 km

810 m

351 m

144 m

Surfaces

3.23 km

2.10 km

780 m

291 m

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< 100 m

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

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Saturday 10 October

12°C

6°C

45 %

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