Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve – Niedersfeld High Heath loop from Neuer Hagen

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Germany

Hesse

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Waldeck-Frankenberg

Willingen (Upland)

Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve – Niedersfeld High Heath loop from Neuer Hagen

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Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve – Niedersfeld High Heath loop from Neuer Hagen

01:56

6.96km

130m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

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458 m

Rest Area by the Hoppecke Stream

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One of the most beautiful rest areas on this tour, unspectacular without a great view, but incredibly beautifully situated on the Hoppecke in the forest, pure relaxation with ambient music from the creek. Don't walk past!

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1.28 km

Border Trail Hesse–North Rhine-Westphalia

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After a beautiful forest path from Willingen, you eventually come to a barrier. Do not continue here! The "border path" from Hesse to NRW is a few meters lower and …

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3.81 km

Neuer Hagen Nature Reserve

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A landscape with many facets

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4.00 km

Niedersfeld High Heath

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The landscape in the Neuer Hagen nature reserve is unique. A nice open area with lots of views. In late summer the colorful Besenheide, in winter when there is snow it is a beautiful cross-country skiing area.

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4.41 km

Hochheide Heather Field

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4.46 km

Niedersfeld High Heath

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Beautiful heathland on the Niedersfelder plateau. The most beautiful flowering period is from August to mid-September.

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4.50 km

Hochheide Nature Reserve Neuer Hagen

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While this area was still a treeless tundra around 10,000 years ago, forests conquered large parts of the region with the subsequent warming. Only in some places has the tundra …

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4.84 km

Hoppecke Spring

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The Hoppecke 34.7 km long is an inlet to the Diemel, in the Hoppeketal and the source you can hike well

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6.96 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.98 km

987 m

Surfaces

4.30 km

2.33 km

334 m

Elevation

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Highest point (810 m)

Lowest point (680 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

August 17, 2024,Niedersfeld Hochheide

The hike started with some small drizzle and beautiful views of the flowering heather. Halfway it started raining and we decided to skip the highest point of the route.