Sababurg Wildlife Park – View of Sababurg Castle loop from Urwald Sababurg

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Hofgeismar

Sababurg Wildlife Park – View of Sababurg Castle loop from Urwald Sababurg

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Sababurg Wildlife Park – View of Sababurg Castle loop from Urwald Sababurg

02:21

8.52km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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963 m

European Bison Enclosure at Sababurg Wildlife Park

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The bison are really very powerful and large. They have plenty of space here.

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1.23 km

Lynx Enclosure (Tierpark Sababurg)

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The lynx has made its home again, but due to its fine senses and the proverbial caution, it can hardly be observed. Although I'm outside a lot, even at dusk, …

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1.87 km

Sababurg Wildlife Park

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Our family has been visiting the zoo for decades. It is nice to see that most of the animals are kept in a way that is appropriate to their species. …

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2.03 km

Reindeer at Sababurg Wildlife Park

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The small reindeer group here in the zoo consists of the bull “Loki” as well as the cows “Sölvie”, “Finnja” and the calf “Lale”, born in 2022.

Reindeer were also …

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3.84 km

Wölfe

Forest

4.98 km

Sleeping Beauty Castle Sababurg,
Sababurg 12,
34369 Hofgeismar

"The famous Sleeping Beauty Castle Sababurg is one of the cultural highlights in the Reinhardswald Nature Park. The fairy tale of Sleeping …

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5.53 km

Fallow deer at Tierpark Sababurg

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European fallow deer
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"The most striking feature of the fallow deer is their antlers: in contrast to red deer and most other types of deer, fallow deer …

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6.70 km

Wolverine Enclosure, Sababurg Wildlife Park

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Best to see, of course, at the show feedings.
The feedings do NOT take place at the moment (as of June 15, 21).

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8.02 km

Wild boars at Sababurg Wildlife Park

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There is always something to see with the wild boars! 👍

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8.52 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.77 km

507 m

120 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.12 km

245 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

7°C

49 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

January 19, 2025,Sababurg: Das schöne Wetter für eine Fotowanderung durchs Tiergehege genutzt

Even the journey there offered the first photo opportunities. The frost-covered trees glittered in the sun. The parking spaces at the zoo were still fairly full at 11 a.m. and so we quickly passed the ticket booth. The first route, a detour to the penguins and past the kangaroos and the goat enclosure, as in zoos, led us to the …

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December 28, 2024,Tierpark Sababurg

3rd stage, the zoo, after refreshment we looked around the extensive grounds, saw some interesting things, the fairytale castle was also there 🤓, last day's stage completely by public transport 🧙‍♂️

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July 21, 2025,Sababurg Tierpark

Construction is currently underway in Bodenfelde. If you'd like to travel to the zoo from there by train and bus, the replacement stop is under the railway underpass on Wienser Straße 🤓🧙‍♂️

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June 21, 2022,Tour im Tierpark Sababurg

The zoo is beautiful, if you are in the vicinity, you have to plan a few hours. 🙂🦝

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August 14, 2023,tierischer Spaziergang

The sleeping wild pigs were definitely the highlight at Sababurg Zoo today 🥰

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January 6, 2024,🐗🫎 𝑻𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒖𝒓𝒈 🦌🦜

Nice tour through the Sababurg Zoo, despite the rain ☔️ No matter what time of year it is always nice to be here 🥰

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December 3, 2023,Mittelalterlicher Weihnachtsmarkt 🏰🎄🎅🏻 und Tierpark Sababurg 🐂🦙🦜🦌🐾

Today we once again went to the medieval Christmas market followed by a tour of the zoo.
Recommended in summer and winter. 👌🏼

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January 17, 2026,Tierpark Sababurg 🪿🦅🦬🐏🦌

Always so relaxing, and especially in winter you see lots of animals. 🦌🐏🪿🦅 Unfortunately, the view of the beautiful castle 😍 is now marred by wind turbines 😳 being built right behind it 🧐🤨 simply awful 😞

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