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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Habichtswald

Silver Lake – Hohes Gras Observation Tower loop from Erlebach bei Ehlen

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Habichtswald

Silver Lake – Hohes Gras Observation Tower loop from Erlebach bei Ehlen

Moderate

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Silver Lake – Hohes Gras Observation Tower loop from Erlebach bei Ehlen

03:26

12.1km

270m

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: April 22, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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44 m

View of Ehlen from Essigberg

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In the snow you can sledge well in this place. On the trail parking lot there is plenty of room for parking

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304 m

Habichtswald TV Tower

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Beautiful hike above the rooftops of Kassel

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387 m

Habichtswald Telecommunications Tower

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The transmission tower on the Essigberg can be seen from afar

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3.84 km

Höllchen Pond in the Habichtswald

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Another small idyllic lake

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5.80 km

Silver Lake

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Great spot earth and it leads a great trail once around the lake, absolutely circle around

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5.83 km

Basalt Rocks on the Shore of Silbersee

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The basalt stones are located on the shore of the Silver Lake.

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7.55 km

View of the Hercules Monument

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In the distance you can see the eight-meter-tall statue of Hercules perched on a stone pyramid in the Wilhelmshöhe mountain park in Kassel. The copper statue of the Greek demigod …

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10.7 km

Hohes Gras Observation Tower

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Great restaurant with beer garden, a climbing park right next door and a fantastic area for biking / hiking.

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12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.37 km

4.15 km

332 m

216 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.40 km

3.53 km

2.84 km

916 m

416 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (620 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Saturday 9 May

19°C

5°C

15 %

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Silver Lake – Hohes Gras Observation Tower loop from Erlebach bei Ehlen

View of Ehlen from Essigberg

Habichtswald TV Tower

Habichtswald Telecommunications Tower

Höllchen Pond in the Habichtswald

Silver Lake

Basalt Rocks on the Shore of Silbersee

View of the Hercules Monument

Hohes Gras Observation Tower

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