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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Höllenteich loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Höllenteich loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Moderate

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526

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Höllenteich loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

02:35

7.46km

390m

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: July 13, 2026

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422 m

Hercules Monument, Wilhelmshöhe Mountain Park

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The park and the Hercules monument are landmarks of Kassel. The size of the park is enormous, and the Hercules monument is no exception. Anyone who wants to climb the Hercules monument from the park should be a good walker. After all, you have to climb stairs to the monument. There is of course a place to stop for refreshments, but it is a good 220 meters up. There is also a fee to climb the Hercules (but that only applies to the Hercules itself), the path and everything else in the park is free.

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587 m

View of Kassel from the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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From the Wilhelmshöhe mountain park below the Hercules statue at the Cascade Falls you have a fantastic view of Kassel and the surrounding area.

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885 m

Neptune Basin and the Cascades, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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Just very impressive - and a bit crazy to build something like this. But to create something special you always need people with crazy ideas.

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1.58 km

Höllenteich

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From the bridge you have a spectacular view of the water features.

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1.68 km

Cascades and Ruins at Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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always worth a visit

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2.14 km

Jussow Temple at the Fountain Pond (Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe)

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Since not much has been described here about the history of the temple, I would like to take this time. Nothing is easier than to take it from regiowiki.hna.de/Apollo-Tempel. So then: the above the Fountain Pond in Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe located Apollo Temple was built by Heinrich Christoph Jussow from 1816 to 1818. His namesake is the Greco-Roman god of light, the arts and the divination. The building is popularly called the Friendship or Jussow Temple. The round temple crowned by a knoll was and is a popular motif for artists. It consists of an interior and an arcade. Newlyweds bridal couples like to be photographed in front of the temple.

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2.25 km

Great Fountain in the Castle Pond, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

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Impressive, world-wide unique technical achievement. The fountain is driven only by gravity and not by a pump.

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6.65 km

Staircase at the Kassel Water Features (Cascades)

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You should allow yourself some time to climb the 539 steps and the 220 meters of elevation gain. The effort is worthwhile, however, and you can refresh yourself at the top.

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7.46 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.05 km

665 m

385 m

361 m

Surfaces

4.80 km

1.11 km

1.09 km

283 m

184 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Sunday 19 July

17°C

9°C

50 %

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Comments

January 1, 2025,Herkules-Denkmal🏛 und Bergpark ⛰️🌳🌊🌲Wilhelmshöhe

We kicked off the hiking year 2025 with a 2-hour stop near Kassel and a visit to the Wilhelmshöhe mountain park. The first 5.54km and 250m of elevation gain are done 😄. May there be many, many more!
The area is quite large and beautifully laid out, with cascades, streams, ponds, beautiful old trees and old walls. There is a …

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November 14, 2023,UNESCO-Runde: Von der Herkulesstatue zum Schloss Wilhelmshöhe

Used the business trip and quickly took a tour of the “UNESCO World Heritage Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe”.
Even if the water features don't flow in November, it is a wonderful area with a wonderful autumn atmosphere.

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May 8, 2024,Wasserspiele Bergpark Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe.. 🚂👌👭

The water features are at the heart of the world cultural heritage site Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe in Kassel.. it was a really great experience 😍..
unfortunately there is currently a construction site right next to the Hercules Cascades..

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August 4, 2024,Kassel Wilhelmshöhe

The Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe lives up to its name, it goes quite uphill towards the Hercules statue. On the left side there were 320 steps up before I could go back down on the right. My watch showed me 220 meters in altitude, Komoot counted a few less 😅.
On the way down I was also able to experience some of …

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November 10, 2023,Das alte Gewächshaus und die Kultur

Today we actually just wanted to go into the old greenhouse and look at some beautiful plants,
But afterwards we went to Wilhelmshöhe Castle and looked at a lot of great pictures by important artists.
The pictures are really awesome!!!

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July 28, 2024,Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe - Wasserspiele

On the last day in the Kassel region, we visited the special attraction, the water features in the Wilhelmshöhe mountain park. On a Sunday, of course, it was very busy, but it also spread out. It was definitely worth seeing this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
kassel.de/buerger/kunst_und_kultur/parks_und_gaerten/wilhelmshoehe/wasserspiele.php
kassel.de/buerger/kunst_und_kultur/parks_und_gaerten/wilhelmshoehe/index.php

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June 22, 2024,Autopause im Bergpark Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe

On the way back from Halle/Westphalia (🥎🎾🤩) we stopped at the beautiful Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe and climbed 535 steps to the Hercules statue 😅

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November 18, 2022,151 Kassel, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Today we made a short stop in Kassel 🏘. In this course we visited the Bergpark ⛰️🏞Wilhelmshöhe. The starting point of our short hike 🥾 was the parking lot 🅿️ at the visitor center 🏢. At first the view 👀 was still good, but on the way to the Neptune basin it suddenly closed ⚒️. Past the fountain reservoir we …

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Höllenteich loop from Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Hercules Monument, Wilhelmshöhe Mountain Park

View of Kassel from the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Neptune Basin and the Cascades, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Höllenteich

Cascades and Ruins at Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Jussow Temple at the Fountain Pond (Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe)

Great Fountain in the Castle Pond, Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe

Staircase at the Kassel Water Features (Cascades)

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