Eder weir on the Eder River – Eder Weir Near Fritzlar loop from Fritzlar

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Schwalm-Eder-Kreis

Fritzlar

Eder weir on the Eder River – Eder Weir Near Fritzlar loop from Fritzlar

Moderate

4.5

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156

hikers

Eder weir on the Eder River – Eder Weir Near Fritzlar loop from Fritzlar

03:19

12.3km

150m

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: July 30, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Kellerwald-Edersee

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.24 km

Eder weir on the Eder River

Highlight • River

A popular place where you can watch many animals. A rest is possible here, there is enough space

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3.50 km

Footbridge over the Eder

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Here you can cross the Eder and hike, run or cycle along the Mühlbach to explore nature.

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4.67 km

St. Brigida Church and Cemetery, Büraberg

Highlight • Religious Site

5.05 km

St. Brigida Church and Büraberg Hill

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Nice hiking trails

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5.05 km

View of Fritzlar from the Cross

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Part of an old wall hidden in the forest

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9.43 km

Eder Weir Near Fritzlar

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Here at the weir branches of the mill ditch. Through the weir, the nearby fish ponds are supplied with water. There is also a fish ladder so the fish can fish upriver.

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10.2 km

Mühlengrabenpfad (Mill Stream Trail)

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Along the mill trench runs the beautiful mill grave path

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12.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.45 km

3.60 km

2.49 km

568 m

165 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.04 km

2.13 km

2.12 km

1.77 km

907 m

329 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

15°C

4°C

0 %

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Comments

August 17, 2024,20240817_Hessen_von Ungedanken nach Fritzlar zum Kaiser-Fest 👑🏰 👑

A very beautiful and varied hike. The section back along the tracks is better replaced by the outward route, it is a cycle path parallel to the railway and road and not so scenically attractive. Hindsight is always 20/20... 😉

Information about the Kaiserfest:
stadtmarketing-fritzlar.de/die-veranstaltungen/kaiserfest

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December 26, 2024,Büraberg – Ederwehr vor Fritzlar Runde von Fritzlar

Our Christmas walk. Past the Eder dam, on the Way of the Cross to the church of St. Brigida on the Büraberg. The darkness caught up with us, but on the paved paths back to the car park it was no problem.

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March 3, 2024,20240303 Fritzlar Altstadt und Büraberg

Hurray, spring is here! 🤗🌷🌸 We used this Sunday afternoon to greet the sun.☀️☀️☀️Today we went to Fritzlar with dear friends for a nice walk through the old town and to Büraberg. It was actually really warm in the sun. March can continue like this. The event ended on the market square in the Nägel restaurant. 😋 An ice cream …

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