Mühlenberg Circular Trail 2 - Hiking between Edersee and Itter

  • Tip:
  • 11,51 km long
  • Flatly
  • Difficulty: medium
  • Condition: medium
  • Hike
  • 3: 05 pm
  • 11,51 km
  • 232 m
  • 233 m
  • 241 m
  • 471 m
  • 230 m
  • Start: Mühlenberg hiking car park
  • Destination: Mühlenberg hiking car park

Circular route 2 from the Mühlenberg hiking car park in the village of Herzhausen circles the Mühlberg.

Circular route 2 takes us on an approximately 11 km loop around the 450 m high Mühlberg. We begin by following the Kellerwaldsteig trail towards Fürstenberg. An old boundary stone marks the location of the former princely church, where the ruins can still be discerned. Before reaching Fürstenberg, we turn off and eventually join the Lichtenfels Panorama Trail. We follow this trail and arrive at an idyllic stream valley. The path through the side valley is lined with meadows and leads us down to the Itter river. Finally, we reach the source of the reservoir. Ederseeand return to the hiking parking lot.

In Herzhausen, not far from the Mühlenberg hiking car park, is the Kellerwald National Park Centre.EderseeHere we learn exciting information about the national park and also have the opportunity to stop for a bite to eat in the adjacent café.

Good to know

Path surfaces

Unknown (1%)
Street (7%)
Asphalt (19%)
gravel (41%)
Way (23%)
Path (9%)

Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

Tour features

  • Flatly

Equipment

You are well equipped with sturdy shoes, rain protection, food and a map.

Arrival & Parking

Parking

Mühlenberg hiking car park.

The hiking car parks of the Kellerwald Nature Park-Edersee are basically all free of charge.

Public transportation

Nearest bus stop/s: Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park Station

Line/s: RB97, 501.1, 501.2, 504.1, 521

All connections including AST-Taxi connections can be found on the NVV timetable information www.nvv.de/fahrplanauskunft or via the NVV mobile app.

More information / links

This circular route is completely marked.

author

Paula Schröder

Organization

Edersee | Your region: wild, colorful, healthy.

safety instructions

The circular hiking trail leads, among other things, through forests and open terrain. There may occasionally be trees and branches on the path.

Use of the hiking trail is at your own risk. You should not attempt this hiking trail in strong winds, heavy rain or snowfall.

Your cell phone may not have reception everywhere.

Map

Cycling and hiking map Kellerwald-Edersee, 6th edition (1:33.000)

Publisher: Kartografie Kommunale Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

ISBN 978-3-86973-246-6