View of the Werratal Valley – Grube Gustav Visitor Mine loop from Todtstein

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Meißner

View of the Werratal Valley – Grube Gustav Visitor Mine loop from Todtstein

Moderate

4.8

(165)

475

hikers

View of the Werratal Valley – Grube Gustav Visitor Mine loop from Todtstein

03:15

11.2km

290m

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: August 21, 2026

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Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.91 km

View of the Werratal Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

A wonderful hiking trail with impressive boundary stones and several mining relics, so-called pingen, runs along the Iberg. The descent into Höllental is very steep and, in bad weather, only recommended with good shoes.

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3.83 km

Shelter on the Höllental hiking trail

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Hut

Very nice refuge. Also good for a break.

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4.68 km

Bilstein Ruins and View of the Höllental

Highlight • Castle

A wonderful view and a ruin where no one is suspected. The detour for nature, culture and geology is wonderful, the view from the rock that slopes almost perpendicular to the Berka is magnificent.

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6.12 km

Grube Gustav Visitor Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

Here you will find a beautiful sculpture "The miner with mallet and iron". It comes from Viktor and Ilja Donhauser's creative workshop at the VHS Witzenhausen. This very graphic sculpture was carved from oak.

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6.66 km

Viewpoint in the Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land

Highlight • Viewpoint

The climb is really tough. The rewarding view, however, is at least exactly the same.

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8.19 km

Juniper Grove Above Abterode

Highlight • Forest

Juniper is considered a universal remedy because of its strong warming effect: it improves the flushing of the kidneys and increases the excretion of water. This relieves urinary tract infections, irritable bladders and constant freezing.

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8.19 km

View of Abterode from Krösselberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

What a beautiful landscape. 😍

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8.77 km

View of the Meißner Foreland and Abterode from Hochzeitskanzel

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Wedding pulpit

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11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.54 km

2.99 km

395 m

193 m

Surfaces

5.49 km

4.55 km

668 m

228 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

10°C

4°C

87 %

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Comments

July 23, 2022,P23 Höllental (Frau-Holle-Land)

I already ran the P23 2 years ago in continuous rain and had planned to do it again when the weather was good.... And so it happened today: I started at the Gustav pit and ran in the opposite direction to the main direction. The signage was pretty bad up to the Bilstein, but it got better after that. The …

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March 9, 2024,Frühling im Höllental (P23+) 💐🐻🤩

Nature is waking up from its hibernation. It can be so beautiful - birds chirping, sunshine and a bear stretching out in its stone form towards the blue sky. The P23 shines in its first spring splendor. 🐻🤩
The first time we walked the loop was in the fall, at the opposite change of season. This time life hummed and …

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May 9, 2024,P23 - Höllental ⛪️🦋🌿

Premium trail P23 Höllental
Experience score: 68

Steep ascents and descents, narrow forest paths, fitness required, hiking boots necessary.

From the car park at the Abterode church ruins, the trail runs directly through the 14th century ruins. Within sight, the Abteröder Bär rock, a place of Frau Holle, draws attention with its distinctive shape. Through the Kupferbachtal, past juniper heaths, …

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October 27, 2021,P 23 Höllental mit Bär und Bilstein 🙃

Wonderful autumn tour after work ... and if you want to know ...... if you don't, you have to stop reading now😇 ... I am happy, FINALLY, the rock of the cover picture of the - "Wanderwegbuch" Naturpark Frau Holle Land - to have found ... I've been close sooo many times and just didn't know where the guy is🤦‍♀️💁‍♀️😅😅😅

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October 24, 2021,Im Höllental, hinauf zum Bilstein,P 23....24.10.21

No reason to fear, Hell Valley turned out to be peaceful ...

Right at the beginning of the tour, a gigantic view of the Abterode church ruins, adorned with golden leaves and the blue sky.

This premium trail leads mostly through open country with a view of the Meißner.
Nevertheless, it is varied, past the gnome holes, the visitor mine …

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October 9, 2022,Premiumweg P23 Höllental

The P23 is a really nice premium trail. Today, on a sunny, golden October day, the colorful nature came into its own. A special highlight was the view from the Bilstein.

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October 16, 2022,Premiumweg P23 Höllental (Geo-Naturpark Frau-Holle-Land)

Premium trail P23 Höllental
(Frau-Holle-Land geo-nature park)
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June 2, 2025,Premiumweg 23 - Höllental / Frau Holle-Land 🌞🌳🌲🥀

I'm thrilled with this tour. One of the most beautiful premium trails, although they're all actually great. The elevation gain is hellish, though...😁 A healthy dose of sore muscles is guaranteed. 🙂 The highlight was undoubtedly the church ruins in Abterode. ❤️

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