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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

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Zierenberg

Dörnberg Alpine Trail – Dörnberg Juniper Heath loop from Dörnberg

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Zierenberg

Dörnberg Alpine Trail – Dörnberg Juniper Heath loop from Dörnberg

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1,978

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Dörnberg Alpine Trail – Dörnberg Juniper Heath loop from Dörnberg

02:11

7.93km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Dörnberg

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Parking

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32 m

View of Bärenberg

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Great view

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56 m

Friedrichstein Trailhead Parking (Habichtswald Nature Park)

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There is a parking lot past the riding stables and Café Friedrichstein, here you often get a place and there you can start nice laps ... for example the H2👍😍🧙

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1.08 km

Kuhwiese Hill with Rocky Outcrops

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2.10 km

Dörnberg Alpine Trail

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A super beautiful way to go very well and a view that is stunning. Plus a fauna - it's just really, really great to hike this path. If you want …

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2.66 km

Dörnberg Juniper Heath

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A great landscape - you sometimes feel like you are in the Alps. And what is blooming there, great!

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3.03 km

View from Little Dörnberg and the Zierenberg Kuppe

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Quiet place with a wonderful view into the distance.

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3.12 km

View of the Zierenberg Viaduct

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A view from the Alpine path to the Zierenberger Viaduct is a real eye-catcher.

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5.89 km

Dörnberg Plateau Panorama Trail

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Up here on the Dörnberg plateau you have the opportunity to hike beautiful circular hikes (of shorter or longer duration) at an almost even height.

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7.93 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.79 km

3.53 km

603 m

Surfaces

3.79 km

3.70 km

408 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

Weather

Wednesday 2 September

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Comments

June 10, 2023,Alpenpfad – Wacholdermagerrasen Runde von Dörnberg

I would like to classify the hiking route as moderately difficult. The alpine panorama trail runs around the large Dörnberg without having to climb many meters in altitude. Only if you want to climb the nearby Helper Stones and/or the Dörnberg yourself, or if you want to extend the route to include the adjacent Jägerpfad, do you have to climb …

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August 30, 2025,Indian Summer - Dörnberg Edition 🍁🐄🌤️

A Saturday hike up the Dörnberg sounds like a silly idea for an afternoon activity, but you can also just get lucky. Sunshine, clouds, and a hundred herds of cows—not people—made our hearts sing. We experienced this special landscape from a completely new perspective, yet on such familiar paths, soaking up the sun and peace of mind. At the same …

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