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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Robert Heil Tower – Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins loop from Bad Hersfeld

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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Robert Heil Tower – Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins loop from Bad Hersfeld

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Robert Heil Tower – Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins loop from Bad Hersfeld

01:46

6.32km

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: March 20, 2026

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Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

1.39 km

Kneipp foot-treading pool Waldsportstadt

Highlight • Rest Area

Covered Kneipp system. Well preserved and no leaves can fall from above

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2

2.20 km

Robert Heil Tower

Highlight • Monument

From here you have a nice view over Hersfeld. Presumably, the door will be locked at night.

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3

3.12 km

Finstertal Gorge (Katharinenweg), Bad Hersfeld

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

I have walked it many times, the best thing is to walk the entire Katharinenweg. It starts at the Katharinenturm and runs up the Finstertal, along the Alps, Kleinshöhe, to …

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4.04 km

Nordschulteich

Lake

5

4.95 km

Statues of Konrad Duden and Konrad Zuse

Highlight • Monument

Two Konrads who are connected with the city history of Bad Hersfeld: K. Duden, author of the German standard dictionary, was the school director in Bad Hersfeld. K. Zuse, inventor …

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6

5.10 km

Bad Hersfeld Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

After a major fire in 1038, the new building began and the collegiate church was built. In 1761, when the French army withdrew, burned down the supplies they had piled …

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7

5.61 km

Park of the Seasons (Kurpark Bad Hersfeld)

Highlight • Rest Area

In 2008, the park was voted the most beautiful spa park in Germany.

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8

5.83 km

Bad Hersfeld Spa House

Highlight • Monument

In winter not quite as interesting but still worth seeing.

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9

5.93 km

Duck Pond in the Bad Hersfeld Spa Park

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful pond with many waterfowl in the spa park Bad Hersfeld.

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B

6.32 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.16 km

1.19 km

873 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.98 km

2.73 km

521 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

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Sunday 17 May

17°C

4°C

66 %

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