Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Waldeck

View of the Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Waldeck

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Waldeck

View of the Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Waldeck

Moderate

4.8

(424)

1,137

hikers

View of the Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Waldeck

03:41

12.3km

380m

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: June 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee

Naturpark Kellerwald-Edersee

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1.13 km

Hexenkopf

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very quaint paths until then, Edersee-typical steep slope stop. :-) From the square itself you then have a good view. The same applies to the Hexenplatz, but it is still …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.99 km

Kanzel Viewpoint: View of Edersee and Waldeck Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

The vantage point "Kanzel" (399 meters) with the Friedrich-Meyer-Hütte (shelter) is always worth a detour. From here you have a great view of the Edersee, especially the Hammerbergspitze (when the …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.18 km

View of the Edersee Dam from the Kleine Kanzel

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the small pulpit you have a fantastic view of the mighty Edersperre wall.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.41 km

View of the Edersee Dam

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the path there is a beautiful view of the Eder and the dam.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.42 km

View of the Edersee

Highlight • Viewpoint

There are great views and beautiful impressions on and around the lake

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.17 km

Edersee Dam

Highlight • Monument

A very impressive structure and a highly recommended highlight.
The 400 m long and 47 m high Eder Dam was built between 1908 and 1914.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

9.95 km

View of Waldeck Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

View of Waldeck Castle, built in the 11th century - it is now a 4-star hotel.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

11.5 km

View of the Edersee from Hermannshöhe

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the must-haves on the trail... Fantastic views.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.14 km

1.09 km

896 m

831 m

299 m

Surfaces

6.34 km

2.68 km

1.43 km

1.19 km

621 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Weather

Friday 10 July

27°C

12°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

April 25, 2025,Wandern: Schloss Waldeck - Edertalsperre

Such a gift is a pleasure to redeem: a weekend package at the Hotel Schloss Waldeck 🤩.
Until the hotel rooms were ready, we were able to explore the area with a long hike.

Showing Translation

March 8, 2025,Schloss Waldeck und Edertalsperre

Great and varied tour from Waldeck Castle via Hemfurth and the Eder Dam back to Waldeck - and all in the best weather 😀☀️

Showing Translation

July 21, 2024,... Waldpfad 🌳🍃🪵Waldeck🏰⛈️💦Edersee⛵🛥️

... today on foot again 🥾🏞️😃
By car to "Zündstoff" 🔥🏍️🅿️, at the Peterskopf stop on the Urwaldpfad or Kellerwaldsteig, whichever 🤷🏼‍♂️🥾🌳🍃⛰️🏞️ The main thing is that it's beautiful 🤩. Challenging forest paths, over roots, sticks and stones, up to viewing platforms, every now and then a whole tree was in the way. Really cool, 👍🏼🌳🌲🪵🏞️, always a beautiful view …

Showing Translation

August 11, 2023,Edersee Staumauer

From the beautiful Waldeck we are on the Urwaldsteig to the Hermannshöhe. A great vantage point on the Edersee.
Incidentally, it is the third largest reservoir in Germany.
After nice conversations with other hikers, we then headed towards the dam.
A really impressive building, 400 meters long and 48 meters high.
The Edersee is 27 km long and 47 meters …

Showing Translation

April 21, 2025,Edersee🤩🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️🌤⛵️

Easter Monday hike at Lake Edersee in great hiking weather 😀
We started in Waldeck, where we first enjoyed the magnificent view of the lake from the castle.
We continued along the Urwaldsteig trail via Hermannshöhe and the Kanzel to Hemfurt. We enjoyed a delicious 🍔 at Zündstoff, and of course, the obligatory ice cream at the dam was a …

Showing Translation

May 13, 2022,Edersee (über den Urwaldsteig zum Schloss Waldeck)

Our plan to circumnavigate the Edersee in three stages via the Urwaldsteig failed due to the local accommodation options. So we planned two short tours for the arrival and departure days and one longer tour for the third day.

Our first round begins close to the Edertalsperre, which we crossed and then continued to Hemfurth to the edge of the …

Showing Translation

July 1, 2023,🏖EDERSEE🏖 Urwaldstieg 🌳 ab Hemfurth

The jungle climb 🌳 in 11 stages or: 106 km around the Edersee 😍

Since I would not have been able to hike the suggested stages due to illness, I divided the tour into hikeable sections 😊
This resulted in 11 circular routes.

Showing Translation

January 28, 2024,Edersee mit Aussicht von der Kanzel – Blick auf die Staumauer Runde von Waldeck

Bad Wildungen: Hiking at Edersee - January 2024 - Travel Vlog #3

Showing Translation

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.8

2,245

Schlossberg circular trail 2 - Kellerwald-Edersee

02:37h

8.82km

270m

Moderate

4.7

1,659

Europahain Route - Kellerwald-Edersee

02:01h

7.08km

160m

Moderate

4.8

686

Mühlecke-Route on the Urwaldsteig Edersee

02:13h

7.73km

190m

Easy

4.8

638

View of the countryside (Kahle Pön) - Sauerland quality hiking trail

01:54h

6.89km

120m

Moderate

4.6

700

Ochsenwurzelkopf route - Kellerwald-Edersee

02:10h

7.13km

250m

Easy

4.5

234

Geological Circuit Düdinghausen (Medebach)

01:58h

6.43km

230m

Easy

4.5

219

Geological circular trail in Düdinghausen - day tours in the Sauerland

01:58h

6.53km

210m

Moderate

4.7

206

The Orketal circular trail - day tours in the Sauerland

04:36h

16.1km

380m

Easy

4.5

298

Eddies Edersee adventure tour - Kellerwald-Edersee

01:24h

5.15km

70m

Moderate

4.8

2,041

Dörnberg Alpine Trail – Dörnberg Juniper Heath loop from Dörnberg

02:11h

7.93km

130m

Moderate

4.7

205

Eimelrod Gold Track

02:13h

8.01km

150m

Moderate

4.8

1,859

View of the Edersee Dam – View of Schloss Waldeck loop from Sperrmauer Edertalsperre

03:36h

13.0km

220m

View of the Edersee Dam – Edersee Dam loop from Waldeck

Hexenkopf

Kanzel Viewpoint: View of Edersee and Waldeck Castle

View of the Edersee Dam from the Kleine Kanzel

View of the Edersee Dam

View of the Edersee

Edersee Dam

View of Waldeck Castle

View of the Edersee from Hermannshöhe

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️