View from Hoher Dörnberg – Hoher Dörnberg loop from Habichtsstein und Warmetal bei Ehlen

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Landkreis Kassel

Habichtswald

View from Hoher Dörnberg – Hoher Dörnberg loop from Habichtsstein und Warmetal bei Ehlen

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View from Hoher Dörnberg – Hoher Dörnberg loop from Habichtsstein und Warmetal bei Ehlen

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14.4km

460m

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: October 9, 2026

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4.04 km

Dörnberg Plateau Panorama Trail

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Beautiful expanse up here on the meadow paths.

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4.17 km

View of the Helfensteine

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Worth a tour at any time of the year.
Very exciting, even if there is gliding operation. Inform beforehand. There you can follow take-offs and landings from different perspectives in the extensive area.

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6.38 km

View of Zierenberg

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Nice resting place at the airfield

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7.33 km

Dörnberg Alpine Trail

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A super beautiful way to go very well and a view that is stunning. Plus a fauna - it's just really, really great to hike this path. If you want …

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8.99 km

Red Bench With View of Helfensteine

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Fantastic break area with a view of the Helfensteine 😍

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9.50 km

View from Hoher Dörnberg

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The high Dörnberg is one of the highest elevations in the district of Kassel. The place is best reached on foot, but it can also be climbed by mountain bike. …

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Bench With a View of Hoher Dörnberg

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10.2 km

Hoher Dörnberg

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With its striking shape, the Hoher Dörnberg is the landmark of the Habichtswald Nature Park, where archaeological finds confirm settlement during the Ice Age. Its geology and cultural history, as …

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14.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.16 km

6.27 km

797 m

177 m

Surfaces

9.67 km

2.49 km

1.24 km

1.01 km

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

48 %

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Comments

December 11, 2025,Eco Pfad Archäologie Dörnberg 11.12.2025

Today we went to Dörnberg and hiked the Archaeology Eco Trail. We started at the Dörnberghaus parking lot. From there, we headed towards the Helfensteine rock formations and on to the hiking hut. The path to the Hohlestein rock formation became very muddy and slippery, so we decided to change our route and return to the Dörnberg plateau. We walked …

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August 30, 2025,Indian Summer - Dörnberg Edition 🍁🐄🌤️

A Saturday hike up the Dörnberg sounds like a silly idea for an afternoon activity, but you can also just get lucky. Sunshine, clouds, and a hundred herds of cows—not people—made our hearts sing. We experienced this special landscape from a completely new perspective, yet on such familiar paths, soaking up the sun and peace of mind. At the same …

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March 17, 2024,Sonntags-Wanderung

The forest has eyes and is watching to see if you behave too 🤣😂

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September 6, 2023,Habichtswald: Dörnberg über dem Nebelmeer 🌄

Today a long-held dream came true: being on the Dörnberg at sunrise with wafts of fog in the valley. 🌄
The smell of apples hung in the cool air as the Helfenstein was bathed in morning red. It's breathtakingly beautiful to observe this natural spectacle on the hike. 🤩
Paths and narrow paths led us to the gnomes, who, in …

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May 14, 2022,Dörnberg: Helfensteine, Hoher Dörnberg (Stempel-Stelle Mittelgebirgs-Stürmer), Gnomenweg, Alpenpfad

The memories of the beautiful columbines 2 years ago drew us back to the Dörnberg. First we climbed the Helfenstein, from where we had a wonderful view of the surroundings. So many flowers and butterflies and with this sunny weather the glider pilots kept us quite busy because we had to look at and observe everything. We also watched the …

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January 6, 2022,Helfensteine und Hoher Dörnberg 👣

On recommendation, we took advantage of the nice weather and went on a trip to the Habichtswald Nature Park. Sunshine and almost blue sky were a bit deceptive, because with temperatures just above zero and muddy weather on the previous days, the paths were accordingly slippery, wet and sometimes really slippery. Surefootedness was required. On the way on H2, where …

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May 14, 2022,Dörnberg: Helfensteine, Hoher Dörnberg (Stempel-Stelle Mittelgebirgs-Stürmer), Gnomenweg, Alpenpfad

With the best hiking weather, we went to the Dörnberg for the third time. On the one hand, we absolutely wanted to see the blooming columbines on the Alpine path, on the other hand, we really like the landscape with the poor limestone meadows and juniper areas, and finally we were still missing the stamp from the Dörnberg. To warm …

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