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Hesse
Landkreis Gießen
Biebertal

View of Vetzberg Castle – Celtic homestead at Dünsberg loop from Vetzberg

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Germany
Hesse
Landkreis Gießen
Biebertal

View of Vetzberg Castle – Celtic homestead at Dünsberg loop from Vetzberg

Hard

5.0

(4)

9

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View of Vetzberg Castle – Celtic homestead at Dünsberg loop from Vetzberg

05:30

19.6km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very 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 8, 2026

Waypoints

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614 m

Vetzberg Castle Ruins

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The ruins of the summit castle stand on the extinct volcano of the same name, Vetzberg. The upper castle of the hilltop castle with the keep was probably built in …

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778 m

Vetzberg Gate Tower

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Medieval backdrop below Vetzberg Castle.

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3

1.12 km

View of Vetzberg Castle

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Visible from afar, the two castles of Vetzberg and Gleiberg shape the landscape. The first part of the Vetzberg castle complex was built between 1100 and 1150 at the earliest …

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2.62 km

A nice view of Gleiberg and Vetzberg.

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6.88 km

Celtic homestead at Dünsberg

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The reconstruction of a Celtic farmstead on the Dünsberg, built in 2006, consists of a residential building (main building) and two outbuildings, which are modeled …

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7.14 km

Albiorix Wooden Totem Sculpture

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Video 17: The Celtic mythology was shaped very differently from region to region, so that one does not assume a cultural, traditional or political unit. Hence, their gods should have …

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7.75 km

Kunstweg 11. "Wild boar hunters from Schulborn" Artist: Gerhard Rehberg, Fernwald-Albach. A Celtic deity of the hunt and the forest. He is a killer, but also a protector of the …

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7.77 km

Another Celtic figure from the art trail around the Dünsberg.

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19.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

2.85 km

1.60 km

427 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

4.41 km

2.96 km

1.64 km

201 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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Saturday 22 August

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