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Natural Monuments

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Kassel

The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

Natural Monuments

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Landkreis Kassel

The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

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The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

Cycling

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Mountain biking

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Hiking

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Gravel riding

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Road cycling

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Location: Helsa, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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June 20, 2024

Hiking

The cascades are part of the sewage system of the Hirschhagen explosives factory, which began producing TNT in 1938. Initially, the toxic wastewater was channeled into the Losse, but this caused considerable environmental damage in Helsa and further downstream. In 1940, a 22 km long canal was built to the Fulda to relieve the pressure. However, this was not enough. The course of the Rohrbach was changed and the cascades were built to regulate the flow rate. Jewish women were forced to do forced labor here.

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June 21, 2020

Cycling

Was built at the end of the Second World War for the waste water from the explosives factory in Hessisch Lichtenau-Hischhagen

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December 31, 2022

Hiking

The cascades are an artificial watercourse that was built at the end of the Second World War and still carries the water from the Rohrbach into the Losse today.

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View of Helsa – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Helsa

9.44km

02:40

180m

180m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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View of Helsa – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Heubruchwiesen bei Eschenstruth

9.77km

02:45

190m

190m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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5.0

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#3.

The Cascades (Hirschhagen) – Helsa Fish Ponds loop from Eschenstruth

10.3km

02:53

210m

210m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 290 m

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Location: Helsa, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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