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Dörnberg circuit

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  • View from the south of the Hoher Dörnberg
    View from the south of the Hoher Dörnberg
    Photo: Andreas Skorka, DAV Sektion Kassel

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    An alternative to the usual, heavily frequented paths on the Dörnberg.
    easy
    Distance 10.3 km
    3:00 h
    239 m
    239 m
    491 m
    302 m
    A circular route with beautiful views, through - unfortunately heavily thinned - forests and unique juniper fields.

    Author’s recommendation

    A visit to the Café Friedrichstein is recommended. http://bergcafe-friedrichstein.de/

    Difficulty
    easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Experience
    Landscape
    Highest point
    South of the Hohen Dörnberg, 491 m
    Lowest point
    West of the Zierenberger Kuppe, 302 m
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    Track types

    Asphalt 2.29%Dirt road 27.68%Forested/wild trail 27%Path 30.70%Unknown 12.30%
    Asphalt
    236 m
    Dirt road
    2.9 km
    Forested/wild trail
    2.8 km
    Path
    3.2 km
    Unknown
    1.3 km
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    Rest stops

    Friedrichstein

    Safety information

    None.

    Tips and suggestions

    Info about Nature Park Habichtswald: https://www.naturpark-habichtswald.de/habichtswaldsteig/

    Roadbook

    From the starting point, walk about 100 meters towards the forest and into the forest. At the first fork, go left, then follow a wide path to the right, after 200 meters turn sharply left and then follow the wide path to the right. Leave the forest to the right, then after about 100 meters go back left into the forest. Now go straight ahead to a crossing (here the path from Weimar comes up on the right). At the crossing, turn left uphill, along the climbing rocks of the Helfensteine and past the glider camp. Now switch to the meadow at the Café Helfensteine and hike always near the road to a gate through which you leave the meadow. You now continue directly left of the road on a narrow path downhill to a shelter. There go a short distance left on the Alpen path, which is left at the first opportunity on the right downhill. Now follow the forest edge near the railway southwest, following the habichtswaldsteig extra route H 2. The path leads uphill to the asphalt road and along it back to the starting point.
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    Hoher Dörnberg
    Schutzhütte
    Helfenstein
    Cafè Helfensteine
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    Haltestelle Alpenpfad
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    Hütte am Alpenpfad
    Friedrichstein
    Wichtelkirche
    Zierenberger Kuppe

    Public transport

    Bus 110 from Wilhelmshöhe station in Kassel (only Sat./Sun.), otherwise by train to Zierenberg station. (Start the route north of Dörnberg).

    Directions

    From Kassel on B 251 to Dörnberg, turn right here, shortly before Zierenberg turn right, signposted.

    From A 44 exit Zierenberg, then via Ehlen to Dörnberg.

    Parking

    At the starting point.

    Coordinates

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    51.352247, 9.336892
    DMS
    51°21'08.1"N 9°20'12.8"E
    UTM
    32U 523460 5689051
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    Book recommendation by the author

    Habichtswaldsteig hiking guide. Stages & extra routes. Published by cognitio Verlag, Niedenstein.

    Author’s map recommendations

    Cycling and hiking map Nature Park Habichtswald, 1:35,000 (new edition 2018).

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    Equipment

    Light hiking shoes, rain protection, some provisions.

    Localization

    Parts of this content were machine translated from German.

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    Difficulty
    easy
    Overall difficulty
    easy

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    10.3 km
    Duration
    3:00 h
    Ascent
    239 m
    Descent
    239 m
    Highest point
    491 m
    Lowest point
    302 m
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