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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Nieste

Gläsnertal Glassmaker Statue – Nieste Stream loop from Nieste

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Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Nieste

Gläsnertal Glassmaker Statue – Nieste Stream loop from Nieste

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Gläsnertal Glassmaker Statue – Nieste Stream loop from Nieste

03:19

12.3km

160m

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: August 9, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Naturpark Münden

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1.36 km

Nieste Fish Ladder

Highlight • Structure

The Nieste River babbles merrily through the valley here. 😉

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1.39 km

Gläsnertal Glassmaker Statue

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In the Gläsnertal you will find historic glassworks from the pre-industrial era in a green landscape. A path leads through gentle meadows and dense forests.

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1.48 km

Bridge Over the Endschlagbach

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The Gläsnertal Archaeology Eco Trail has a distinctly Romanesque feel to it. 😉
Here begins a beautiful section of the trail on the state border between Hesse and Lower Saxony.

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1.84 km

Historic Border Stones of Frau-Holle-Land

Highlight • Historical Site

The trail runs along the state border between Hesse and Lower Saxony, so you'll see a particularly large number of beautiful 19th-century border stones. These were erected by the predecessor …

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2.16 km

Nieste Stream

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Meandering stream running parallel to the path

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2.73 km

Hidden Pond in Naturpark Münden

Highlight • Lake

A bit hidden, just below the main path, is this pretty little natural pond

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4.40 km

Glashütte Information Board in Upper Hanetal

Highlight • Monument

Apart from the information boards, you can't see anything of the old glassworks. But these signs on the Eco Trail are very informative.

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5.90 km

Große Niestehütte Glassworks Archaeological Site

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Small rest area with educational information boards about the Gläsnertal. Start/end of the “Archaeology Gläsnertal” eco path.

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6.65 km

Oberes Niestetal

Nature Reserve

12.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.08 km

2.77 km

362 m

114 m

Surfaces

9.32 km

1.60 km

969 m

291 m

139 m

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Comments

October 3, 2025,Eco Pfad Archäologie Gläsnertal

German Unity Day arrived in a friendly manner 🌤 and it was time again for an eco trail. 😊

The municipality of Nieste is located in the east of the Kassel district and is somewhat geographically unusual. The municipal area consists of only the single district of Nieste and hangs like a thorn on the district. It forms a kind …

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May 20, 2024,Kaufunger Wald - Rundweg 7 - Gläsnertal 🌿🍃🌳

🗣 "Stretch your legs a bit"

To round off the Whitsun weekend, there was a relaxed walk through the forest on circular route 7 in the Gläsnertal.

The path runs mainly on a wide gravel path. At the beginning and end of the first section, the path runs along a small forest and root path. At the beginning of the …

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May 5, 2024,Grimm-Steig Rundtour 13 (Nieste)

Started from the Edeka in Nieste. There is also a bakery that is open on Sundays, which we also used at the end of the hike ☕️🍰. First we went along the Nieste through the Nieste valley. There are a few information boards about the old glassworks that stood here in the 15th and 16th centuries. The path is varied …

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October 7, 2023,Im Gläsnertal – Die Nieste Runde von Nieste

Beautiful hike in the Kaufungerwald with a starting point at the Königsalm.

The hike does not require a high level of basic fitness. Beautiful path conditions. No big highlights but an easy circular route.

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November 16, 2023,Gläsnertal-Runde (9,9km)

A really nice route in itself, but given the weather it is currently only suitable for hiking to a limited extent. Some of the paths are extremely wet (flooded), muddy and slippery (due to mud and wet leaves). Twice I stood up to my ankles in mud because, thanks to the leaves, you couldn't see that there was a huge …

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March 29, 2024,🌧️🌳Kaufunger Wald🌳Nieste🌳Rundweg Gläsnertal Nr. 7️⃣🌳💦

You should definitely go hiking here after heavy rain in spring! Streams and springs trickle idyllically from all sides down to the Nieste (stream in the valley). It was beautiful!! 💦

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March 26, 2024,Im Gläsnertal - eine Wanderung mit Hindernissen 🥾

Unfortunately, we weren't able to run our lap as planned. Part of the trail was impassable due to fallen trees and muddy, slippery paths. A pity. 🤷 But we will try again in the summer. It was still a nice round. The main thing is to be in the fresh air 😎☀️

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Gläsnertal Glassmaker Statue – Nieste Stream loop from Nieste

Nieste Fish Ladder

Gläsnertal Glassmaker Statue

Bridge Over the Endschlagbach

Historic Border Stones of Frau-Holle-Land

Nieste Stream

Hidden Pond in Naturpark Münden

Glashütte Information Board in Upper Hanetal

Große Niestehütte Glassworks Archaeological Site

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