Söhrewald Scenic Route – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Fürstenhagen

Road cycling routes

Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Hessisch Lichtenau

Söhrewald Scenic Route – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Fürstenhagen

Moderate

4.4

(10)

riders

Söhrewald Scenic Route – The Cascades (Hirschhagen) loop from Fürstenhagen

01:47

35.0km

390m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 29.6 km for 104 m

After 30.5 km for 820 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.20 km

Söhrewald Scenic Route

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Southeast of Kassel lies the Söhre, also called Söhrewald. Here it goes up to 643 meters, the Hirschberg is the highest point. That means: If you want to get over …

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9.77 km

Brand Communication Tower

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The area is very scenic

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9.81 km

View Towards Wattenbach

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nice descent, rolls in relaxed to Melsungen :)

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13.5 km

Church in Wellerode

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Pretty village church in Wellerode. The tower is particularly striking.

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22.2 km

Kaufungen

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Kaufungen is a small, picturesque community just outside Kassel. Those who travel by car will probably never notice anything of this beautiful place, because it is bypassed by the B7 …

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28.5 km

Historic Center of Helsa

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The place is about a thousand years old and is beautifully nestled between the mountains of the Kaufunger Forest. The center consists primarily of half-timbered houses. The church has a …

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28.6 km

A beautiful and well-kept self-service beer garden. A friendly and open-minded team offers a variety of dishes and cool drinks in a beautiful half-timbered courtyard. The prices are fair and the quality of the food is good. 😋

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30.4 km

The Cascades (Hirschhagen)

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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 …

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35.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.7 km

7.82 km

7.31 km

4.75 km

251 m

237 m

Surfaces

28.8 km

5.04 km

1.05 km

198 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

13°C

4°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

May 29, 2024,Regenpause genutzt

Across the fields to Wellerode and then I actually wanted to head towards Guxhagen/R1. But as the strong wind brought some pretty dark rain clouds towards me, I preferred to drive via St. Ottilien and was home just before the rain. 👍

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March 19, 2025,Abenteuerfahrt über die Söhre 😜

After work, I was supposed to go for a short road bike ride across the Söhre River today. So, I headed towards Lohfelden. Due to the rush hour traffic, some streets were naturally busy. So I escaped to the bike path. That was a good idea at first 👍. But after Wellerode, it would have been better to stay on …

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September 22, 2023,Testrunde nach Umbau

We took advantage of the mixed weather this morning to work on the bike. Swapped the Rotor Q-Rings 50/34 for Ultegra 52/36 and changed the cassette from 11-28 to 11-30. I could never really find any advantages with the Q-Rings, but I did find a disadvantage. I had chain drops quite often because the front derailleur sometimes works more and …

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