Kellerwaldsteig - really let your soul dangle
- 46: 10 pm
- 163,64 km
- 3.665 m
- 3.665 m
- 204 m
- 670 m
- 466 m
- Start: Frankenau, hiking car park "Kellerwaldhalle"
- Destination: Frankenau, hiking car park "Kellerwaldhalle"
All the sights in the almost 600-square-kilometer nature reserve and the centrally located Kellerwald-Edersee National Park are located on the hiking trail. True to the motto: "Really unwind for a moment," you can recharge your batteries for everyday life in the mild low mountain climate. Experience the Edersee lake with its clean and clear water, the pristine stunted forests in the north, the giant beech trees in the national park, idyllic villages with inviting country inns, and, especially in the south, the forests, fields, and meadows so popular with hikers.
There is a hiking pass along the Kellerwaldsteig with ten stations where you can collect a motif for the pass and a geocache. As a reward you will receive a unique hiking coin or a travel bug! >>>Hiking pass information<<
Tip: New to the Kellerwaldsteig are trekking sites that allow you to spend the night in nature. The first trekking sites are located on the Nordschleife, which you can find online at Website of the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park. A Alternative route between Hüddingen and Frankenau connects the Kellerwaldsteig in the middle and thus allows hiking in a north or south loop.
Good to know
Path surfaces
Best Season
Directions
The Kellerwaldsteig can be started from any location. In the official tour described here, you start in Frankenau, which is roughly in the middle of the Kellerwaldsteig. We then go clockwise towards the north or Lichtenfels, Edersee, Waldeck. From Waldeck it goes straight south, Edertalsperre, Kellerwald-Edersee National Park, small Bad Wildung villages, Bad Zwesten and back via Haina (monastery) towards the starting point in Frankenau.
Tour features
Accessibility
refreshment possibility
Culturally interesting
Flatly
Equipment
Trekking backpack (approx. 50 liters) with rain cover, sturdy and comfortable footwear, change of shoes/sandals if necessary, weather-appropriate and durable multi-layered clothing, a change of clothes, telescopic poles, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, first-aid kit, pocket knife, cell phone, headlamp, maps, travel documents, toiletry bag and travel towel, hand soap and clothesline, and camping equipment (tent, sleeping mat, sleeping bag, cooking equipment) if necessary.
Arrival & Parking
Line 520 - Bad Wildungen - Frankenberg / Eder
Frankenau is well connected to public transport via the east-west connection. In general, AST taxi should also be included in the planning.
AST - call share taxis
With CallSammelTaxis (AST), the NVV ensures mobility on routes that are not in great demand. Instead of taking the bus, you can travel here in normal taxis or rental cars. AST also have fixed timetables - you just have to register your wish to travel by telephone (usually) up to 30 minutes before the journey. Also remember that AST only run when there are no normal buses running at the same time.
Call shared taxi center: +49 (0) 5631-5062088
All connections can be clearly seen via the NVV timetable information!
More information / links
The ideal hiking time is between April and October. Before and after there may be wind breaks and increased forest work.
https://www.naturpark-kellerwald-edersee.de/wandern/wanderpass-kellerwaldsteig
Books
Kellerwaldsteig with Urwaldsteig Edersee (The path is the destination) - ISBN 978-3-86686-623-2 - Conrad Stein Verlag (3rd revised edition 2019)
https://www.edersee.com/fileadmin/samples/PDFs/Flyer/Flyer_Kellerwaldsteig_2022-web.pdf
author
Karuna Eckel
Organization
Edersee | Your region: wild, colourful, healthy.
safety instructions
The Kellerwaldsteig leads through rustic forests, most of which are no longer used for forestry purposes. Old trees may have toppled over and branches may have fallen onto the path. Use of the Kellerwaldsteig is at your own risk. You should not walk the Kellerwaldsteig in strong winds, heavy rain or snowfall.
The official rescue points (e.g. KB-240) are entered/marked on the maps and signs on site. If you are injured, you can inform the emergency services (telephone: 112) of the relevant point. The cell phone network is not comprehensive, especially in the national park.
Due to felling work and drought damage to the trees, there are currently brief closures. Current information on the situation for the entire region is available on the homepage Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park apparent.
Map
Hiking and cycling map Kellerwald-Edersee - ISBN 978-3-86973-189-6 - Kartografie Kommunale Verlagsgesellschaft mbH (1:33.000)
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